Craig 6700 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme. The presenter, 36, was taken by air ambulance to a Leeds hospital which has a special neurological unit. A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene but was regaining consciousness at the hospital. A BBC spokesman confirmed the presenter had been injured during a shoot. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_y...ire/5365676.stm Get well soon Richard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Get well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Poor Hamster <_< Get well soon Top Gear is fffffffffffffffffffffffffb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Get well soon little fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Top Gear Man In Crash Updated: 21:00, Wednesday September 20, 2006 Richard Hammond, one of the presenters of TV's Top Gear programme, is reportedly in critical condition following a car crash. Mr Hammond was hurt while filming an edition of the show and taken to Leeds General Infirmary. He was reportedly trying to set a new land speed record for England in a jet-powered Vampire car when it overturned. Mr Hammond was said to have been reaching speeds of up to 280mph as the accident happened. Firefighter Dave Ogden, who witnessed the crash, told Sky News that the 36-year-old presenter was able to speak as he was taken out of the wreckage of the car. Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police, said officers were dealing with the incident at the airfield northeast of York where the filming was taking place. He said: "At 5.45pm this evening we received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in what was described as an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield. "The male occupant has received serious injuries and has been airlifted to hospital at Leeds." A spokeswoman for the BBC, which produces Top Gear, said: "The incident happened quite recently and the focus of our attention is on Richard at this stage." Mr Hammond, who lives near Cheltenham with his wife Amanda and their two daughters, has also presented Sky's Brainiac and shows including Time Commanders and Petrolheads. More follows ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 All the best Hamster. Critical in a special neurological unit sounds extremely worring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Mr Hammond was said to have been reaching speeds of up to 280mph as the accident happened. Oh fuck, that does NOT sound good at all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 (edited) God, that's awful news. I've recently been reading his articles in one of the papers and he comes across as a lovely bloke. He's also got a young kiddie iirc. Wishing him all the best... EDIT Didn't read the article properly - he's got 2 little'uns.. Edited September 20, 2006 by catmag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Nasty Get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't want to go all Germaine Greer but surely good drivers that they are they are still amateurs. Speeds like that should be F1 professionals territory. Hope he makes it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46023 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Crashing at 280 mph. Jesus. Hope he's alright, but it doesn't sound promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikko 20 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't want to go all Germaine Greer but surely good drivers that they are they are still amateurs. Speeds like that should be F1 professionals territory. Hope he makes it though. F1 cars max out at about 210mph, or that seems to be the fastest they get to on the circuits. 280 is psycho airforce pilot speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Said on the news that the fact he was taken to a Neuro ward in Leeds rather than some of the hospitals closer to the accident suggests the seriousness of the injuries. He'll be getting the best care there I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't want to go all Germaine Greer but surely good drivers that they are they are still amateurs. Speeds like that should be F1 professionals territory. Hope he makes it though. F1 cars max out at about 210mph, or that seems to be the fastest they get to on the circuits. 280 is psycho airforce pilot speeds. I just meant in terms of driving ability - I'm sure Schumacher could cope better than Hammond is all I'm saying - even if it wasn't driver error the ability to deal with a crash would make the difference surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't want to go all Germaine Greer but surely good drivers that they are they are still amateurs. Speeds like that should be F1 professionals territory. Hope he makes it though. F1 cars max out at about 210mph, or that seems to be the fastest they get to on the circuits. 280 is psycho airforce pilot speeds. I just meant in terms of driving ability - I'm sure Schumacher could cope better than Hammond is all I'm saying - even if it wasn't driver error the ability to deal with a crash would make the difference surely? At that speed from an engineering point of view anything could have happened !! Lets just wish the bloke well rather than arguing the toss over stuff we honestly don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4411 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Lets just wish the bloke well rather than arguing the toss over stuff we honestly don't know. Of course - soz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 ...even if it wasn't driver error the ability to deal with a crash would make the difference surely? How do you "deal" with a car flipping at 280mph? Whether it was Schumacher, Hammond or me driving it, we're all going to sustain horrific injuries. This is going to sound really morbid and horrible but a friend of mine was knocked down by a car and hit the back of her head on a lamp-post. The force was enough to leave her brain-dead and she ended up having her life-support switched off after a week. Fuck only knows what kind of trauma Hammond has sustained in this accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Fuck, hope he pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 ...even if it wasn't driver error the ability to deal with a crash would make the difference surely? How do you "deal" with a car flipping at 280mph? Whether it was Schumacher, Hammond or me driving it, we're all going to sustain horrific injuries. This is going to sound really morbid and horrible but a friend of mine was knocked down by a car and hit the back of her head on a lamp-post. The force was enough to leave her brain-dead and she ended up having her life-support switched off after a week. Fuck only knows what kind of trauma Hammond has sustained in this accident. That's what's really concerning. It's not so much the crash, but the trauma the body goes through as part of the deceleration process. I hate to consider the G forces he's undergone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toplass-101 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 ...even if it wasn't driver error the ability to deal with a crash would make the difference surely? How do you "deal" with a car flipping at 280mph? Whether it was Schumacher, Hammond or me driving it, we're all going to sustain horrific injuries. This is going to sound really morbid and horrible but a friend of mine was knocked down by a car and hit the back of her head on a lamp-post. The force was enough to leave her brain-dead and she ended up having her life-support switched off after a week. Fuck only knows what kind of trauma Hammond has sustained in this accident. That's what's really concerning. It's not so much the crash, but the trauma the body goes through as part of the deceleration process. I hate to consider the G forces he's undergone! ooh what a horrible thought, hope he will be ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 They've just said on the BBC News that the remains of the car was in 'many pieces' all over the runway. Sky News suggesting that the parachute which they use to slow down such high-powered vehicles may have failed to deploy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 They've just said on the BBC News that the remains of the car was in 'many pieces' all over the runway. Sky News suggesting that the parachute which they use to slow down such high-powered vehicles may have failed to deploy... Sounding very bad this like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Sky News now reporting him as "stable" apparently Come on Hamster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Sky News now reporting him as "stable" apparently Come on Hamster Well that's promising.... Was hopeful that it might not be as bad as they said he regained conciousness when he got to hospital. The more details that come through, the more grave the situation it seems - hope this is a sign that things are looking better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'm really fucking shaken by this, I can't say how gutted I am. Top Gear is a brilliant show and Clarkson, May and Hammond are top presenters. Get well soon Hamster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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