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The Stig Revealed

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The Stig is Revealed

Rumors about the true identity of The Stig, a mysterious test driver on television show Top Gear, have been circling around for years. The grapevine has been particularly chatty in recent months, with speculation ranging from Jenson Button to Damon Hill.

Most recently, Stig was identified as NASCAR and F3 driver Ben Collins. After ordering a portrait of the ambiguous driver, Collins allegedly confided in the print-maker that it is Collins who is the Stig. A contractor working at Collins' home told a newspaper that he found the Stig's track suit and helmet in the NASCAR driver's abode.

The Top Gear team and the BBC emphatically denies Collins' involvement. One spokesman for the show told the Telegraph, "We never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is."

But one Top Gear blogger is breaking ranks. Online columnist The Mole is putting forth several new theories, each backed by a confidential source. Three such notions were published yesterday, beginning with the legendary Graham Hill. Mr. Hill supposedly died in a plane crash in 1975 after a career marked by two F1 World Championships, 14 winning races, and 36 finishes on the podium.

One source tells the Mole that Hill, the father of GP World Champion and suspected Stig portrayer Damon Hill, was in on an elaborate plan hatched by the BBC years before the television show's debut. Sources say the BBC, "asked him to crash a plane and then hide in a bush until he got the call from the Top Gear team 20 odd years later."

It was the discovery of moustache wax, found inside a Mclaren SLR at the Top Gear test track, that led to the potential break in the case.

However, hours later, the Mole published new speculation pointing to Royal Bank of Scotland head Sir Tom McKillop. Realizing that the Stig could never be asked to run something as complex as a public bank, one RBS shareholder was quoted as saying, "No wonder we're

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I thought Nick Fry was the tooth fairy.

You might be right about the tooth part. But as far as the F1 fairy goes, I am quite sure it is

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You might be right about the tooth part. But as far as the F1 fairy goes, I am quite sure it is

:lol: He's just so butch.

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Yes I get it now.

No different to me running though.

We still love you, Team Fairy One.

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Ben Collins is a hottie!

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