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    Unhappy Hampster (Richard Hammond) in critical condition after crash

    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 Leeds General Infirmary which has a special neurological unit.

    A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene and a hospital spokesman described him as "critical".

    The BBC confirmed the presenter had been injured during a Top Gear shoot.

    Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police, said officers were dealing with the incident at Elvington airfield, a former RAF base, in North Yorkshire.

    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."

    The presenter was born in Birmingham, educated in Yorkshire and lives near Cheltenham.

    In addition to presenting Top Gear for the BBC, he also fronted Brainiac on Sky One until recently.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/5365676.stm

    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/20092006/34...-accident.html

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    All these TV guys getting injured while filming now

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    poor hampster

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    That's no good. Hope he gets better. Definitely not good...but I guess that can happen in an overtuned jet-powered car.
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    ohhh man

    Hope he is OK

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    hope he is OK...

    I love the teeth whitening jokes that Clarkson always hits him with.

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    I hope that he is alright....best of luck to him for sure....


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    Poor little Hamster... Best of luck to him. He's a big part of the Top Gear crew!

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    Of all the Top Gear presenters, Hammond has always been my fav. His jokes with Jeremy are halarious.

    I just hope he recovers and Top Gear Dog doesn't take his job.

    Didn't Jeremy screw up his back 2 years ago because he was pulling too many sideways G?

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    Ya I remember that... wasn't it in a TVR or something... He still complains about it.

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    damn poor hampster, coolest top gear guy of them all....at least he got into this trouble doing what he loved

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    Originally posted by euro_racer
    damn poor hampster, coolest top gear guy of them all....at least he got into this trouble doing what he loved
    and he got raped by an old lady in the Camper episode... their kids are gonna be beautiful....

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    Wow, you can be certain that clip will never be on the show

    Such a shame, he was one of my favorite TV show hosts. I hope he's okay!
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    No way... Thats a damn shame. Hope he recovers fully. Like others he was definately my favorite on top gear, he has a great personality and definately adds a lot to the show.

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    Crappy news.

    Heres to a speedy recovery!

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    poor hampster, my fav of the guys at top gear!!!

    lets hope for a quick recovery!!!

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    Damnit, I was hoping that this thread would be a joke or something.

    After Steve Irwin, we don't need anymore cool TV personalities getting hurt!

    EDIT: Here's some info from Gizmodo about the car:

    Here's a 300MPH Jet car that weighs 2,200 lbs, is 30 feet long and drinks 7-10 gallons of fuel per mile. The jet-car accelerates from 0 to 272 mph in six seconds and is powered by a Rolls Royce Orpheus jet engine theoretically capable of 370mph. The car holds the "Outright British Land Speed Record" and doesn't like to be told what to do. Top Gear's Richard Hammond is in the hospital after the car ate shit at about 270MPH. Bad jet-car, bad!

    www.gizmodo.com
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    Originally posted by Zero102
    Wow, you can be certain that clip will never be on the show

    I donno... did they ever show the clip of the Black Stig?

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    I love top gear, I hope for him to have a speedy recovery.

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