Ian C Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Go hamster, this is one race you've got to win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 OMG this is terrible Such a nice guy and a brilliant character, married with a kid too I think. Really really hope he pulls through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 OMG this is terrible Such a nice guy and a brilliant character, married with a kid too I think. Really really hope he pulls through. I believe he has 2 daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 as above go hamster, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Not sure if this was mentioned but it was actually at Elvington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Just seen the full repost on sky news, apparently he had already broke the record and was going for a final run to get some good footage for the cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 The sun are running the story tomorrow saying the car was doing 315mph when it crashed, that's just plain crazy. Really hope he pulls through. Im not defending The Sun, but Sky News are saying the car is theoretically capable of 370mph. Hope he's ok and makes a fully recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithaldo Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Just watching Sky News and there're saying that he's been critically injured but is stable in hospital. Here's hoping there's nothing to seriously wrong with him and he makes a full recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Catt Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Not good. Hope he makes a full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Terrible news Good luck matie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh no First they take Steve Irwin from us, now Hammond too Hope he pulls through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 BBC News24 are reporting that Hammond's condition has been downgraded from Critical to Stable So it looks like he's gonna be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hopefully, reminds me a bit of Karl Fiesta though. Glimmers of hope but then it can change.... let's hope he pulls through though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hopefully, reminds me a bit of Karl Fiesta though. Glimmers of hope but then it can change.... let's hope he pulls through though! Wow. Glad to hear there's still memory of that on here. Fingers crossed this works out better than karl's accident eh? Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 It was at an airfield in york so unlikely to have any crash barriers It's the same airfield that TOTB is held on... There ain't no crash barriers there, but there is lots of soft-ish grass and fairly large run-offs so it could have been worse. Hope he pulls through. He does seem like a genuine guy and obviously loves his job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 obviously loves his job. Who wouldn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 sad news hope he pulls through top gear wont be the same without him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Let's hope the Hamster pulls through. He's definitely one of the better guys on TV. My Mum's going to be gutted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cruisin' Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hey, I'm a new member here, but thought this may be of interest to you guys. Sorry if some of it has already been mentioned above. At approximately 5:45pm BST (British Summer Time) on 20 September 2006 Richard Hammond was injured in a car crash while filming for Top Gear at the former RAF Elvington airfield near York. He is said to be in a stable condition in hospital. He was piloting a Jet powered "Vampire" car, capable of travelling at 300mph, in an attempt to break the UK land speed record. He is being treated at the specialist neurological hospital Leeds General Infirmary and is currently in a critical condition. BBC reports suggest that he was air-lifted from the crash scene unconscious. North Yorkshire Police have said that they "received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield." Sky News reports that he was driving a Vampire rocket car powered by a Rolls Royce Orpheus Turbo-Jet Engine; the very same car that currently holds the landspeed record at 300.3mph. The Sun newspaper reports that Richard was travelling at speeds up to 315mph when the crash took place. ITV News reported that Hammond had broken the land speed record and was on a last run, filming extra scenes for Top Gear, when the accident took place. Hammond's family are with him, along with doctors and Top Gear representatives who were there when the accident took place. BBC News has since reported that Hammond's condition is "stable". Courtesy of Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Latest update from the BBC site: Mr Hammond had been driving a dragster-style car capable of reaching 300mph at the former RAF airfield in Elvington, near York. Former firefighter Dave Ogden, who runs private firm Event Fire Services, was one of the first people at the scene of the crash. He said: "We were down there with Top Gear who were filming him trying to break the British land speed record. "On the previous run, the car had just gone over 300mph but I am not sure if it had broken the record. "They had just done one more run and were planning to finish when it veered off to the right. "One of the parachutes had deployed but it went on to the grass and spun over and over before coming to a rest about 100 yards from us." He said his crew and an ambulance that was already on the airfield rushed over and found the car upside down and "dug in" to the grass. Mr Ogden said he felt for a pulse and heard Mr Hammond breathing before the emergency crews worked together to turn the car the right way up and then cut him free. He added: "He was regaining consciousness at that point and said he had some lower back pain. But he was drifting in and out of consciousness a little bit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Glad he's going to be ok, he's a good presenter and seems like a genuine guy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_Fraser Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Shit bad news, hope he pulls through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 really hope he pulls through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 He was the only one I liked from Top Gear really, it's a shame he felt the need to keep pushing it and pushing it. Best wishes to him and his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Glad he's going to be ok, he's a good presenter and seems like a genuine guy too. Oh have they said that? I'm so pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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