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POur rappel, après le crash de Richard Hammond, de nombreuses voix s'étaient élevées (y compris à la BBC) pour stopper l'émission, qualifiée de "mauvais exemple" ou "d'incitation à des comportements dangereux".

Il semblerait néanmoins que la décision de continuer TopGear ait été prise (notamment grâce à la pression de milliers de fans).
Le tournage reprend dès demain.

TV's Top Gear is saved

By CAROLINE IGGULDEN and VIRGINIA WHEELER
October 05, 2006

TOP Gear host Richard Hammond’s horror 300mph crash will NOT spell the end of the show.

BBC crews resume work on the next series today — filming TV co-host and Sun columnist Jeremy Clarkson test-driving a Lotus.

The news comes as it was revealed Hammond could have died had he crashed FIVE minutes later — as his air ambulance rescuers were just finishing work.

Hammond was furious the BBC postponed the new series following his accident. Executive producer Andy Wilman vowed to quit if the emphasis on speed was toned down.

And Clarkson — filming at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey today — stressed: “It’s what we do.”

Pals say the decision to continue has delighted Richard, who is making an amazing recovery after crashing a jet-powered dragster.

A show source said: “The time seemed right to start filming again. The team need to get as much stuff in the can as possible before the weather turns for the winter and it becomes impossible to film outside.”

Dad-of-two Richard, 36, crashed at Elvington airfield, near York.

He suffered a brain injury and is recovering at a BUPA hospital.

It emerged yesterday that Yorkshire Air Ambulance, who flew him to hospital, were about to close when news of the 5.30pm crash came in.

The part-time crew, who rely on donations, are only allowed to fly in daylight.

Boss Martin Eade said: “They were just leaving work to go for a pint.”

Pfff ils sont c... ces british !!! Arreter cette emission a cause d'un accident

Et alors, la prochaine fois que leur equipe national perd un joueur blessé ils vont arreter le football ??

Ouais, mais là c'est du foot. C'est sacré le foot. Pas toucher.

Tandis que la vitesse c'est MAL.

ouai c'est toujours ce fameux puritanisme anglo saxon a deux balles, aux problemes complexes (les morts sur la route) il y a des solutions simples (supprimer une emission sous pretexte d'un accident).

Probablement des raisons politiques derriere....

on n'est pas mieux en france. voire même pire, puisqu'on est déjà passer aux publi reportages entre auto moto et turbo...

En tout cas on a eu chaud!

Nathan

http://news.caradisiac.com/Hammond-OK-p ... cident-365

Series 9 was scheduled to air on BBC Two from 8 October and end "sometime in November". However, on 20 September 2006 Richard Hammond was seriously injured while driving a jet-propelled drag-racing car at 460+ km/h for a feature for the show. On Sunday 24 September the BBC said: "It also confirmed the final part of the Best of Top Gear had been postponed indefinitely and the new series, due to begin on 8 October, will be delayed", and is not due to air until Richard Hammond is well enough to participate fully. Both the BBC and the Health and Safety Executive are carrying out their own internal inquiries. On 5 October, filming resumed on features for the new series that Richard was not involved with.[4]. On ITV daytime program This Morning on 31st October James May strongly hinted that the show was scheduled to begin in early 2007, and Jeremy Clarkson said in a recent interview that if all goes to plan, it will begin in January 2007.