Couple of snaps!

[Dan]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

On the contrary... Clarkson is useless behind the wheel and probably fluffed every gear change when he drove it . He should have left it in AUTO mode with SPORTS off.

I would have thought he is fairly competent, can certainly hustle a car around a track ok!

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by Dan

I would have thought he is fairly competent, can certainly hustle a car around a track ok!

Yeah SURE... when U have an Airfield the size of Belgium at your disposal and someone else's car/tyres to play with (Press hacks) even a chimp can do power slides like Clarkson .
Don't believe everything you see on TV (the power of creative editing ) It's a myth about Press cars being extra special. Sure, they are exceptionally well looked after and serviced every time they comeback from a loan, but having extra BHP & being specially build for the Press ... that would be faulcifying the truth and neither magazine Editors/Road testers, nor the readers would appreciate that. Usually, Press Cars lead a hard life... the higher the BHP the harder the life. How do I know this... 13 years working in the Motoring Press and numerous Long Term, Press Cars under my belt . Sadly NEVER the M3 CSL

[Dan]

I would be awesome on an airfield in someone else's car, your right!

What I'm saying mate is he's no mug, he can control a car and has got to be better than the average Joe just due to the fact that he is used to a car stepping/sitting out etc

As for Press Car's, I've never known much about them so I'll take your work for it!

[glendog74]

I've seen Clarkson's car control first hand - albeit on a beach - and he seemed pretty competent.

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...ghlight=office

He also seemed quite a normal, down to earth bloke, unlike the smug pretentious TV image that people tend to have of him!

He also likes CSLs which makes him pretty cool of sorts...

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by Dan

I would be awesome on an airfield in someone else's car, your right!

What I'm saying mate is he's no mug, he can control a car and has got to be better than the average Joe just due to the fact that he is used to a car stepping/sitting out etc

As for Press Car's, I've never known much about them so I'll take your work for it!

Ahh... message received Don't get me wrong, I've met him on couple of occasions and he seem a very approachable, laid back, down to earth kind of chap who, as U said is better driver then your average Jo, but he's not in the same league of great drivers such as Tiff Needell or Jason Plato. Now, these guys can pedal

[Dan]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Ahh... message received Don't get me wrong, I've met him on couple of occasions and he seem a very approachable, laid back, down to earth kind of chap who, as U said is better driver then your average Jo, but he's not in the same league of great drivers such as Tiff Needell or Jason Plato. Now, these guys can pedal

That's because Tiff & Jason are race drivers! Not some fat middle aged TV presenter who loves pratting about in cars!

Tiff Needell presented me with a Trophy at Castle Combe a few years ago for me coming second in a show and shine competition with my old Concours Series 1 RS Turbo Really, really nice guy

Ps. Cool pics of you and Jezza Rob! lol

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by Dan

Not some fat middle aged TV presenter who loves pratting about in cars!

Easy Dan, whats wrong with fat middle aged people !!??

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by DuncanR

Easy Dan, whats wrong with fat middle aged people !!??

+1

[Dan]

Originally Posted by DuncanR

Easy Dan, whats wrong with fat middle aged people !!??

Hmmm how long have you got!? Nothing my old bean!