Top Gear Richard Hammond Critically Injured in Jet Car Crash

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm

Hopefully a speedy recovery for Richard Hammond.

(Feel free to move this to entertainment, but felt it had some automotive value).

EDIT: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006400691,00.html

The sun reports he was going 280mph when he crashed. :frowning:

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thats poopy…hope he gets better and comes back to the show…

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Damn that SUCKS

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That sucks.

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Ugg, Thats shitty. Hope he recovers soon.

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http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/09/vampire_dragster.jpg

Pic of the “car” he was in.

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Oh shit, that is one hell of a… death machine? That looks absoultly insane.

Hopefully he’ll pull though. :frowning:

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This is terrible news.
I like him and wish him well.

“He has turned Top Gear into a gang show with Jeremy and James and the three of them have wowed audiences all over the world and he is an international personality.”

agreed.

I want top gear seasons to be on dvds.

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dam i hope he gets better

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wow i hope he makes a quick, full recovery

:frowning:

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That blows…

Think they will ever air the crash? I bet if he lives, they will.

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oh man, hope he heals quickly.

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:word:

it’ll be interesting to see what they say on the first episode of the upcoming season. here’s hoping he makes a full recovery!

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Poor Hamster. :frowning:

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That’s terrible.

:frowning:

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I like him on brainiac as well

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DAMN!

James May says Hammond is doing well and is acting just like his old self! :tup:

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:tup:

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^^^word

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Good news. Im surprised the car didn’t roll at that speed…