Top Gear Tv Host In Critcial Condition

[SPACED]

Richard Hammond, Star of Britains tv show Top Gear is currently in hospital in a critical state after becoming injured in a high powered jet car whilst filming for the new series, he was airlifted to the Leeds hospital whilst he is currently in the neuro department with head injuries

my thoughts are with him at this time


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm

[Todd]

Damn, I hope he gets better. I love Top Gear

[Dean]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5366422.stm

[Dean]

Crap, I just made a thread about this.

Anyway, his condition is meant to be improving, which is good to hear. Brainiac and Top Gear are great.

[Mark]

Crap, I just made a thread about this.

Anyway, his condition is meant to be improving, which is good to hear. Brainiac and Top Gear are great.

Huh? What thread? I only see one now. :P

[Nikki]

Hammond is a legend. He's a really watchable and talented presenter.

Get well soon, Hamster Hammond.

[Messy Marj]

Aaah this sucks...I hope he gets wel soon!

[Dave+Kay]

Poor Hamster.. I heard about this on the way to college this morning.. Apparently he'll pull through (doctors are 'Optimistic'), but he's suffered serious brain injury. When they say doctors are optimistic though i'm not sure if that's about the brain damage getting better or just him being able to get out of hospital. I only found out today he actualy lives in the same town as me aswell. Weird.. Anyway, i seriously hope he getrs better.. and back to Top Gear if that's possible. It wouldn't be the same without him..

EDIT: On a side note, is there a reason this is in kickback cafe? it just seems more serious than that to me..

[Dedicated]

I hope that he gets well soon.

Top Gear is awesome and Brainiac is pretty cool too.

[Jon[athan]]

Wow. I always knew something like that would happen though. He's lucky he didnt get killed. Top Gear is more or less my favorite show on the earth. I miss Tiff Needell as the presenter though, but Hammond is pretty damn good too.

I hope he can recover.

[Derek The Infamous]

S**T! It's the brainiac guy!

I hope he gets better, Brainiac is one of the best shows I've ever watched.

[Mark]

EDIT: On a side note, is there a reason this is in kickback cafe? it just seems more serious than that to me..

When I merged, I acccidentally merged them into the KBC topic instead of the SC topic. M'bad. Thanks.

[Derek The Infamous]

I really hope he pulls through alright, he's the main reason I tuned into brainiac in the first place. Although, Jon Tickle is quite the character as well.

[Feenix]

I had no idea they aired Brainiac in the states.
Well, the latest news is that he's suffering from "Serious brain injury", don't know any more specific than that. Hopefully he'll be okay.

[SPACED]

i just keep wondering what top gear will be like without him, i mean after the doctors saying he has a severe injury, i doubt he will ever be able to drive again, but it allways happens to the best presenters

[Derek The Infamous]

Keep in mind they haven't said permanent injuries though.

[SPACED]

yeah i know, im being proactive about it all, its just a big shock to me

[Dave+Kay]

Keep in mind they haven't said permanent injuries though.

I don't know much about science or anything, but.. serious brain injuries sounds pretty permanent to me... that seriously fucking sucks.

[Todd]

I don't know much about science or anything, but.. serious brain injuries sounds pretty permanent to me... that seriously fucking sucks.

Depends on what part of the brain and how bad the injuries are....its possible to sustain a brain injury in a serious accident like this, and a month later, you wouldn't even know you had that injury.

I'm hoping for the best and hope he gets better. Top Gear won't be the same without him

[Dave+Kay]

Depends on what part of the brain and how bad the injuries are....its possible to sustain a brain injury in a serious accident like this, and a month later, you wouldn't even know you had that injury.

I'm hoping for the best and hope he gets better. Top Gear won't be the same without him

Like i said, i'm no scientist, so you're probably right :) But yeah, although, to me, Top Gear has always been Jeremy Clarksons show, Richard has always been an amazing part of it, doing the stuff that Jeremy can't do. I really do hope he can come back.. it really wouldn't be the same..

[Derek The Infamous]

Any updates on his condition?

[Todd]

http://www.finalgear.com/

Updates will be posted there I'd imagine

[Anthony.]

Damn, just learned about this... Top Gear is one of my favourite shows, and Hammond is one heck of a funny and interesting host. Hope he recovers rapidly...

[Todd]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/22/nhammond122.xml

It's looking very optomistic

[Dean]

In the Metro it said that there's still a chance he could die.

[Nikki]

Out of Intensive Care and into "High Dependancy" ward. Next 10 days will be critical but everyone is looking hopefull.

Clarkson called him a crap driver and got a grin from him. Hearing that made me smile as well.

[JJ]

hope he makes a full recovery. i love hammond and his work :)

[SPACED]

its good to see all these posts, means that its just a serious matter to me as everyone else


@nikki - cool hammond art

[Nikki]

May has been telling journalists a few moments ago that he has had a conversation with Hammond. May says "It wasn't a very long conversation. But it was a conversation".

The little guy is a right fighter. Tiny people are like that.

And meeeh - made it in 10 minutes. Fancied a change.

[Todd]

May has been telling journalists a few moments ago that he has had a conversation with Hammond. May says "It wasn't a very long conversation. But it was a conversation".

The little guy is a right fighter. Tiny people are like that.

And meeeh - made it in 10 minutes. Fancied a change.


Yeah, May told reporters something along the lines of "He's still the same irritating little shit we all know and love" :D

And according to Clarkson, the only physical injury is a black eye...not even a broken bone. I'm no doctor, but with that news, I'm sure he'll make a full recovery

[Nikki]

XD

The line actually was "deep down, the Hammond I know is still intact" - but I see where that could have come from XD

And yeah, I've been glued to SKY News all day

[Todd]

XD

The line actually was "deep down, the Hammond I know is still intact" - but I see where that could have come from XD

And yeah, I've been glued to SKY News all day


According to finalgear.com, it was:

“I was chuffed to see him and although he’s muttering, he seems much like the irritating little shit I know and love. Even when he can’t say much, he seemed to make as much sense as he does when he can talk normally.”

I dont know how much I believe that coming from May, he doesn't seem like the type of person to have a sense of humor like that, but I suppose it's possible. But the crap driver bit from Jeremy didn't surprise me at all

[Nikki]

May? Making a swear? Showing modern humor?

Definately doesn't sound like him.

[SPACED]

i met james may at a bike exhibiotn a couple of years ago, i got his autogrpaph and a phto XD, anyway, when everyone gathered around him to get autogrpahs, he said "Fuck me, im a really this popular?" we all laughed.

[Derek The Infamous]

Hammond is walking!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2371688,00.html

What an amazing bloke.

[Nikki]

Well fuck me. That's a bloody miracle.

That hamster has some massive balls on him I'll give him that o_o

[Dave+Kay]

Yeeees.. looks like a full recovery is on the way then. Good old hamster

[Messy Marj]

That's really good to hear. ^_^

[SPACED]

thats the best news iv heard in a while! YAY! GO HAMSTER!

[Dean]

Either his injuries have been exaggerated or he's went through an amazing recovery.

[Derek The Infamous]

"Was I driving like an idiot?"

Yup thats Hammond alright lol.

[Evan™]

S**T! It's the brainiac guy!

I hope he gets better, Brainiac is one of the best shows I've ever watched.

hell yeah!


i hope he gets better...

[Tom]

gah i hope Hammond get's better, i love top gear, and think he's great.

[Messy Marj]

Mm...if Hammond doesn't come back in the show, they're gonna quit the show :(

[GrafiTTied]

no they cant quit the show i absolutely love top gear i cant bear to live with out it :cry:
Oh please get better Hammond! i'll sacrifice my i-pod to the sun god if i have to..........anything to keep top gear on screens

[SPACED]

they wont quit the show if richard doesnt return, theyve been doing top gear for about 20 years, i think theyd carry on, but top gear would not be the same without him, but hey, if the doctors say he is recovering, i can wait for top gear, as long as hammond is ok, safety first

[Messy Marj]

they wont quit the show if richard doesnt return, theyve been doing top gear for about 20 years, i think theyd carry on, but top gear would not be the same without him, but hey, if the doctors say he is recovering, i can wait for top gear, as long as hammond is ok, safety first

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1879669,00.html

[Dave+Kay]

Hammond will come back. Even if he was permanently injured, he'd come back just to stop Top Gear being cancled. But anyway, apparently, people raised so much money for the air ambulance (that lifted him to hospital after his crash) that they are going to name one after him.

[Tom]

Hammond will come back. Even if he was permanently injured, he'd come back just to stop Top Gear being cancled. But anyway, apparently, people raised so much money for the air ambulance (that lifted him to hospital after his crash) that they are going to name one after him.


The Hammond Heli, he'd prbably drive one of those fast aswell lol

ah i rekon he will come back though =)

[Messy Marj]

Seriously though, if I was his wife I would have a realllllly hard time if he would tell me he wants to come back into the show.

[Derek The Infamous]

Hammond has been moved out of the hospital to a location closer to his home. Seems that little Hamster is quite the strong little bastard.

Here he is giving the airlift people a cheeky grin:

http://www.finalgear.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/hammondmove.jpg

He is making a LOT of progress.

Source: http://www.finalgear.com/

[Todd]

Hammond has been moved out of the hospital to a location closer to his home. Seems that little Hamster is quite the strong little bastard.

Here he is giving the airlift people a cheeky grin:

http://www.finalgear.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/hammondmove.jpg

He is making a LOT of progress.

Source: http://www.finalgear.com/

pwn3d by the hotlink protection :p

[Tom]

=D w00t for hammond!

[Evan™]

great to see he can still smile about it...