Murphy and Courtney drive together.... on Top Gear

[Aeron]

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of going to the filming of Top Gear Australia. To my surprise, Greg Murphy and James Courtney were the Stars In The Bog Standard Car.
In the end James posted a time slightly quicker than Murph, but it was all good fun.

So keep an eye out for Top Gear Australia on November 10th (next week) @ 7:30 on SBS.
It should be a laugh! :

[blueoval]

thanks for the heads up Aeron. Will be interesting to hear what the handbag says

[HSE2]

It’s continuing to get better. Enjoyed last nights episode and IMO was the best yet.

[ch33z1l]

I dunno...we saw hot the offroaders/softroaders could do in the first episode.

Something on the Xr5 would have been good

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by ch33z1l

I dunno...we saw hot the offroaders/softroaders could do in the first episode.

Something on the Xr5 would have been good

Well, the week after there will be a Ford Vs. Holden story so fingers crossed

[Swordsman88]

Originally Posted by Aeron

Well, the week after there will be a Ford Vs. Holden story so fingers crossed

Do you know which cars are involved? There are some good pairings where ford should crap all over the holden. Perhaps mondeo vs epica, or territory vs captiva etc.

[The G6ET Spot]

Originally Posted by blueoval

thanks for the heads up Aeron. Will be interesting to hear what the handbag says

I was there as well that night, surprisingly he was almost funny a couple of times.

After seeing it made, I would have to say that they should get rid of Charlie ( he's so up himself) and keep Warren and Steve.

Steve is very audience savvy and interacts with them very well and is quite a funny little bugger when he just ad libs instead of going by the script.

Warren interacts with the audience as well but not to the same extent.

Where as Charlie is too busy worrying what his hair looks like.

[Hally]

Where is the show filmed? I am guessing Sydney going by the track, but the set looks like a warehouse.

[Lightning Strike XR6]

I thought it was Vic?

Pretty sure Toorak is in Vic and they talk about it often and thats where they took the tractor.

[peachey80]

Originally Posted by RAPID XR8

I was there as well that night, surprisingly he was almost funny a couple of times.

After seeing it made, I would have to say that they should get rid of Charlie ( he's so up himself) and keep Warren and Steve.

Steve is very audience savvy and interacts with them very well and is quite a funny little bugger when he just ad libs instead of going by the script.

Warren interacts with the audience as well but not to the same extent.

Where as Charlie is too busy worrying what his hair looks like.

I agree mate, I think Charlie is a complete tool, too busy thinking about what the script says and just doesn't come accross as being natural. I guess it would be diferent if he could 'act' but he can't.
But the show is getting better i think.

Did they get near or beat the stigs time ???

[The G6ET Spot]

Originally Posted by Hally

Where is the show filmed? I am guessing Sydney going by the track, but the set looks like a warehouse.

It is filmed at Bankstown Airport and the track is at Camden Airport

Originally Posted by peachey80

Did they get near or beat the stigs time ???

They put their times up on the guest board so didn't see Stig's time.

I think Steve is the Aussie Stig. Has the same seating positions as each other.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by HSE2

It’s continuing to get better. Enjoyed last nights episode and IMO was the best yet.

If that was the best episode, I'd be worried bout the ones before. I finally watched the show and turned it off as it was :

[burnz]

Originally Posted by blueoval

thanks for the heads up Aeron. Will be interesting to hear what the handbag says

i have to ask.
how or why did murph get a name handbags

[pauljh74]

Originally Posted by burnz

i have to ask.
how or why did murph get a name handbags

Probably because he would need to carry one to hold the tissues he'd consume when he has a good cry about something. Basically it is a common opinion here that Murphy is a bit of a girly man with all his whingeing

Murphy will probably complain that Courtney put the alignment out on the Proton and that is why his time was bad.

[Rob's 76 Effy]

He's call "Handbag" cause his team keeps carrying him LOL

[guzzis3]

The (au) stig is an australian rally driver, one of two brothers I believe. A friend was there for the filming saw who he was and told me, but I can't remember the name.

[Cobra]

So they host and film it in Sydney yet just about all the drives they do are in Vic and all the cars they drive are Vic plated as well?

I have to say the Toorak tractor was funny, although set up I believe.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by guzzis3

The (au) stig is an australian rally driver, one of two brothers I believe. A friend was there for the filming saw who he was and told me, but I can't remember the name.

Neil or Rick Bates.


Whats with all the 4WD segments, UK TG only does it once in a blue moon and we have already had them on twice in 5 episodes.


Did Murphy install sheepskin steering wheel and seat covers?

[BlackLS]

I enjoyed the 4wd parts more than the Merc cruise around Syd, and Lambo vs GT2

[mad cow]

it is filmed in sydney, but most of the cars will be vic registered as they will be registered by the manafacturer who has supplied them, then sent them out from head office. so for example all fords will be regoed to ford head office in broadmeadows then billited out as the media requests them. It will be interesting to see if handbag cries for parity as courtney may be 1 or 2 kilos lighter, hence effecting power to weight and drag going into the corners.

[irlewy86]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Whats with all the 4WD segments, UK TG only does it once in a blue moon and we have already had them on twice in 5 episodes.

The more I watch it the more I think they are trying for UK syndication. The shark segment and the jaunts in the outback feels to me like the typical Australian sales pitch.

[DeansXR8]

i was there at this one too..
three good cars this episode, one bright orange one which, despite the cries to "start it up!!" the top gear guys wouldn't have a bar of.
And two, big difference in price, but even in performance, cars.

Courtneys hotlap was odd..he seemed to be looking around as to find cars/walls/tyres to crash into. Go Murph :

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Cobra

So they host and film it in Sydney yet just about all the drives they do are in Vic and all the cars they drive are Vic plated as well?

I have to say the Toorak tractor was funny, although set up I believe.

Vic reg cars doesnt mean a thing, i see alot of new model cars with Vic rego up here in QLD there was a heap of Vic reg FG falcons up here for a little while and afew at the local dealer.
But the Toorak tractor story was gold

[Sorted]

Cant miss Eastlink though when they road test some cars - so there is your proof for cars road tested in Vic

[TOASTED]

Originally Posted by guzzis3

The (au) stig is an australian rally driver, one of two brothers I believe. A friend was there for the filming saw who he was and told me, but I can't remember the name.

BAAHHHHH!! enough with your propaganda....

[TOASTED]

I think the biggest thing missing so far on this program was to give stig a hot lap in the Ford v Holden episode in each of the cars then to put the times against the worlds supercars
/ramble

[guzzis3]

Originally Posted by craigosmoddedEF

BAAHHHHH!! enough with your propaganda....

I don't understand. Are you suggesting my friend was wrong ? I think the Bates name is correct.