Please, please, please replace the god awful "American" for the next series. I realize they can't use the stig, but this new guy is a complete dick and irritating as fvck. Get a more professional acting driver for the love of god. If they think this guys quips are funny or something, they aren't. Who's with me on this?
shareYeah they should forget about trying to please the american audience and get tiff needell on board.
Btw american driver is fat as hell, i dunno how much of a difference 30kg in weight makes in nascar, but I've never seen a fat formula one driver...
When Danica Patrick was racing Indy cars she gained a big advantage from only weighing 110 they then changed the rules I think Nascar also adds weights for lighter drivers
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I have to agree that "The American" is an irritating twonk! He is NOT funny and his inane quips whilst putting the cars through their paces detract from the main reason he is there... to drive the bloody car! In The Police advanced driving manual concentration is defined as "The full application of mind and body to a particular endeavour, to the complete exclusion of everything NOT relevant to that endeavour." In simple terms, "Shut the f*$! up and just drive the soddin' car."
shareYou can't talk and do another thing at the same time?
shareTo be fair it's not like he's ad-libbing his stupidity. They're making him say this, probably as a dig at Amazon for not letting them choose their own driver.
I fail to see how the drivel that comes out of his mouth is any worse than what comes out of Clarkson's. You know, the man who liked the Audi R8 so much he literally sexually assaulted it.
He is gone, no sign of him in episode 3
shareWell... who knows? Perhaps he'll go the way of "Top Gear Stuntman" (anyone remember *him*?) :D
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Im curious as to why people hate the american? I just finished the first episode, I liked it a lot.
I am not from the from the USA or the UK so I don't really care but I find it funny that they make fun of the stereotypical trump voter american who says everything is communist, etc. Maybe its because I am not american that I like him, who knows?
Anyway, I thought it was funny, its funny to have a fat old guy driving a ferrari saying it sucks.
But yeah I wouldn't care if they get rid of him.
I'm the guy who makes the "worst movie ever" thread in your favorite movie board
This Show is funded by Amazon, which is American. They are trying to appeal to an American audience and have someone the masses there can understand and identify with.
shareYeah. I'm a NASCAR fan. Mike Skinner? He's an "Also Ran". Few career wins, no championships, no Daytona wins. Aside from friends and family, no fan base to speak of.
He's overweight, and looks ridiculous wedged in the car. His face looks like it's oozing out the front of his helmet(if you don't believe me, check him out in ep 2). And then that hillbilly/Cartman accent. It's bad. and the offensive hillbilly banter makes it worse.
If they wanted a Nascar driver, they should have tried to pick up Darryl or Michael Waltrip. They're winners, they're funny and personable, have huge fan bases. And they fit in a race car without buttering the doorjambs.
Yeah. I'm a NASCAR fan. Mike Skinner? He's an "Also Ran". Few career wins, no championships, no Daytona wins. Aside from friends and family, no fan base to speak of.
Nikki Lauda has a job and Michael Schumacher would be useless in his current state. Jenson Button would be awesome though.
Btw, too bad MS never got to do "reasonably priced car" for real. When he was on, he was still with Ferrari and they did not allow him to drive a non-Fiat car.
Well, Ben Collins wasnt also THAT good.But, the Stig was way better.I mean,in The Worst Car Ever, he's awesome.
Personally, I like the stig better.
Didn't Jeff Gordon just retire? He can actually enunciate, which is what Jeff Foxworthy thinks is the reason why so many true blue NADCAR fans hate him.
My Chimp DNA seems to have lost its password temporarily. Sluggr-2
Nico Rossberg just retired....imagine that....
I'm the guy who makes the "worst movie ever" thread in your favorite movie board
Yeah. I'm a NASCAR fan. Mike Skinner? He's an "Also Ran". Few career wins, no championships, no Daytona wins. Aside from friends and family, no fan base to speak of.
but how many races, pray tell have you won?
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. The only difference is that he's won at Daytona
As an American, I hate the American. They need to bring a Russian or German. The American is meant to be the opposite of the Stig. He talks more and is fat, blah blah blah. Said that Jeremy created the Stig, it was his idea and sadly he couldn't use it. I wonder what would of happened if Jeremy never sold his part of Top Gear some 4-5 years ago to the BBC so they would have full control.
Either way, GT is awesome. As a true car guy, I appreciate their work so much. I love almost all good production car shows, from Jay Leno's Garage, Top Gear US, Top Gear UK, GT, Motortrend, and Fifth Gear. I do hate car bloggers like Shmee, TJ Hunt,and the likes, and stupid American restoration shows. Appreciate what the trio is giving us.
Don't get hurt kid. I'm not your daddy, I'll beat you senseless.
As a true car guy, I appreciate their work so much. I love almost all good production car shows, from Jay Leno's Garage, Top Gear US, Top Gear UK, GT, Motortrend, and Fifth Gear. I do hate car bloggers like Shmee, TJ Hunt,and the likes, and stupid American restoration shows. Appreciate what the trio is giving us.
Redneck? I drive an e90 3 series, I wear nothing $150+ Air Max, Zoom, and casual shoes, just ordered a pair of Fly Knit Air Max for $225. I wear fitted clothing, have an Oyster Perpetual Rolex that I bought in 2003 for $4000 and now is worth $5600. I live in the city all of my life, I'm 40 minutes from Boston, 3 hours from NYC, but somehow I'm a redneck? I do have guns though, I love my guns, wouldn't mind pistol whipping a little bitch like you with it.
shareRedneck? I drive an e90 3 series, I wear nothing $150+ Air Max, Zoom, and casual shoes, just ordered a pair of Fly Knit Air Max for $225. I wear fitted clothing, have an Oyster Perpetual Rolex that I bought in 2003 for $4000 and now is worth $5600. I live in the city all of my life, I'm 40 minutes from Boston, 3 hours from NYC, but somehow I'm a redneck? I do have guns though, I love my guns, wouldn't mind pistol whipping a little bitch like you with it.
Why are you stalking me? You must have nothing better to do in life than to stalk someone randomly on IMDb. Did I hurt your feelings somehow? Angry little nerd feeling all powerful on the internet. Lol.
shareWhy are you stalking me? You must have nothing better to do in life than to stalk someone randomly on IMDb. Did I hurt your feelings somehow? Angry little nerd feeling all powerful on the internet. Lol.
agreed, or make him funny, or make him play it straight and just effin' tell me what he thinks of the car and how it handles
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I was kind of hoping the "unexploded bomb" bit in the 1st episode was a setup to kill-off "the American" during the opening episode. I was sad when I realised that wasn't the case.
Well, maybe if we're lucky, he'll drive on that "thing" before the end of this season.
"Professional acting driver" lol? The stig drove cars and nothing else, he wore an all-white outfit and barely even moved aside from steering automobiles
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