D!ck johnson

he is still kicking!

allan jones, he did race F1's

Glenn seaton

wane gardener - surely he could work as a presenter - did 500cc (multiple world champion) and 5.0L v8's

Mark Skaiffe (although his voice will make me go to sleep after 1/2 an hour)

the long hair bloke on the first series was infact an ex racer - but still dont remember who he was

i did a formula ford track day once so i must be an ex-racer too

instead they get people who can kinda drive but their focus is not cars - its about cars and their persona

AAArgh i get so angry when i think about it!

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"the 910 is the poor man's 510"

I've seen two episodes all up - and that was enough for me. Bring back the UK Top Gear!

All of the above-mentioned drivers would be awesome, but for what I'm guessing the budget for the Australian Top Gear is they couldn't afford them. So that's why we have a cartoonist, a 'hairy driving instructor' and a musician. But at least we don't have that other idiot from the first season, the wannabee-Jeremy-Clarkson. He was what really turned me off the program.

Although if I'm honest, I am a bit biased. I am English, and to be honest I can't stand the Australian slang that they insist on talking in to make it sound more Aussie.

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

the 4x4 thing was a bit sh*t last night how has a petrol cars goes into water turns it off for 2mins then starts it up ???? pitty the drive had no balls to go down the hill pfttt

should of drove that smart car on the rim **** it they give it back to the dealer at the end anyway

good to see the the gtr get second spot but i wonder how stock it was ?? it had a racing seat

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datsun 1200 SR
Silvia s13 SR
XR8 tow car
stocko 1200 ute

Ummm none of the top gear uk guys are racers???? in fact only 1 was trained to be a jorno. they all love cars, so do the top gear oz people.

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Building a Datsun 1600 hopefully it will be finished this century............ L18 SSS motor with trx wheels

Let's face it, the thing that makes Top Gear UK what it is, is the presenters. You can't replace Clarkson, Hammond and May with a buch of aussies, get a studio that looks similar, and call it Top Gear. They will never live up to the original version. It's like photocopying the Mona Lisa and expecting people not to notice.

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