"Top Gear" presenter Hammond hurt in jet car crash
09-23-2006 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BBC website
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is continuing to recover in hospital, with friend Jeremy Clarkson saying the crash victim has taken his first steps.
The 36-year-old may be moved to a general medical ward in coming days, Leeds General Infirmary said.
The 36-year-old may be moved to a general medical ward in coming days, Leeds General Infirmary said.
SO it is not initially THAT critical afterall
09-23-2006 | 08:11 AM
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Yup, luckily its not a spinal injury - that could have resulted in para/quadriplegia; which would have been very, very sad.
The downside is, its not usually inherently clear what effect a (particular) brain injury has on the body due to the complexities of the human brain.
The downside is, its not usually inherently clear what effect a (particular) brain injury has on the body due to the complexities of the human brain.
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09-23-2006 | 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kunz
Yup, luckily its not a spinal injury - that could have resulted in para/quadriplegia; which would have been very, very sad.
The downside is, its not usually inherently clear what effect a (particular) brain injury has on the body due to the complexities of the human brain.
The downside is, its not usually inherently clear what effect a (particular) brain injury has on the body due to the complexities of the human brain.
But he can mummble (high cortical function), walk to dunny (cortical and spinal function) and have a pee (autonomic nerve function). These are very good signs.
He prob may have PTSD later in life though.
09-23-2006 | 05:04 PM
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This is what Clarkson wrote:
Two years ago, Richard Hammond, James May and I agreed on a plan of action should one of us be killed while making our show, Top Gear.
We decided that after the announcement of the death was made in the following week’s show, the next word should be “anyway”.
Full article http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006440317,00.html
Two years ago, Richard Hammond, James May and I agreed on a plan of action should one of us be killed while making our show, Top Gear.
We decided that after the announcement of the death was made in the following week’s show, the next word should be “anyway”.
Full article http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006440317,00.html
09-23-2006 | 05:32 PM
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Old Clarkson is a great writer..
The show is at risk, but they could take a leaf out of the Mythbuster book and actually show the things that they do to make their activities safer...
Personally, there are some things that they could do a litle safer like demonstrate the value of two drivers each swapping after 2 hours when they do those long races across Europe...
The show is at risk, but they could take a leaf out of the Mythbuster book and actually show the things that they do to make their activities safer...
Personally, there are some things that they could do a litle safer like demonstrate the value of two drivers each swapping after 2 hours when they do those long races across Europe...
09-23-2006 | 09:51 PM
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hahaha... typical JC article.. loved it...
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“You’ve been in a car accident,” I said. “Was I driving like a tw*t?” he asked, before getting out of bed and walking, shakily, to the lavatory.
Later, he looked across at James May and said: “Hello C**k face.”
So if the Hamster had ever careered through the Pearly Gates in a flaming 200mph fireball, I would put on a sombre face, say that Richard Hammond had died and then, after a small pause, say: “Anyway, the new Jag . . .”
The idea to drive a jet car actually came from Hammond. He skedaddled into the office one day and, bubbling with his trademark enthusiasm, said: “Hey, why don’t we go somewhere and drive really fast? I don’t mean supercar fast. I mean REALLY fast.”
We all liked the idea. But what we liked even more was the idea of James May being given the assignment
James is known to his fans as Captain Slow.
That left Hammond, who was bouncing around like the donkey in Shrek shouting, “Pick me. Pick me”.
Rubbish. Our producers spend their whole lives filling in health and safety forms and asking “are you sure?”
How fast was Richard going? Well on the run before, he’d reached 315mph. So it’s likely he’d hit that speed again. Richard isn’t the sort of man who goes backwards. If he thought he’d done 315, he’d be trying to do 317. Or 320. Or five million if he’d thought there was half a chance.
When I first heard of the crash, I was doing a rather miserable 175mph in an Aston Martin at our test track in Surrey. Everyone was quite upbeat. He didn’t appear to be badly hurt. So I carried on driving round corners a little too quickly while shouting. I even went out for dinner with friends that night.
She’d told daughters Willow and Izzy that Daddy had crashed another car and messed up his clothes. So she was taking him some clean ones. Richard had a bad night. At four he was giving very serious cause for concern but as the sun rose, he’d rallied a bit.
And there was some hope. While James was leaning over, whispering to our bashed-up friend, Mindy started to stroke his hair and I noticed the hamster’s heart rate had shot up from 60 to 75 beats per minute.
Quickly, the heart beat settled down again. Then came the moment when I said: “The reason you’re here mate is because you’re a c**p driver.”
The only thing I knew was this: he was going to live.
And the next day after he said, “Hello C**kface” to James May, it looked like he might just win back everything else as well.
And the next day after he said, “Hello C**kface” to James May, it looked like he might just win back everything else as well.
Richard is winning his fight. And now mine begins. To make sure that he has a show to come back to.
09-24-2006 | 01:28 AM
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Hammond making "excellent progress"
Hammond’s Family Says He Is Making “Excellent Progress”
Originally Posted by # Posted Sunday, Sep. 24th, 2006 at 04:06 GMT by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond
BBC News reports:
BBC News reports:
Top Gear host Richard Hammond is making “excellent progress” after his crash in a jet-powered car and is now on a general hospital ward, his family say.
The 36-year-old, who suffered a brain injury during filming for the BBC show, has been joking with his wife about the amount of flowers he has been sent.
The 36-year-old, who suffered a brain injury during filming for the BBC show, has been joking with his wife about the amount of flowers he has been sent.
10-23-2006 | 10:26 PM
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