ad

Ex-driver from Wrexham to reveal The Stig’s identity

Published date: 27 August 2010 |
Published by: Staff reporter


 

A FORMER racing driver from Wrexham claims he knows the identity of Top Gear’s famous masked track ace, The Stig.

And James Baker says he will be revealing all in Wrexham General Market on bank holiday Monday.

The Stig is brought in to do the most dangerous stunts and driving on the smash-hit BBC show.

But his secret identity has been kept strictly under wraps since 2003, adding an air of mystery to the show.

The battle to unmask him took a new twist earlier this week when publisher Harper Collins and the BBC became locked in a legal battle over a book that claims to reveal his identity, with both sides appearing in London's High Court on Monday.

Now James Baker has roared into the controversy with his claim he has evidence of who The Stig really is.

James, 33, raced professionally for a number of years and his career peaked when he drove in Formula Honda in 2002.

He claims he met the man behind the darkened helmet a number of times on the national racing circuit.

He said: “On bank holiday Monday I will be having a display about The Stig – and his real identity – on one of the stalls at the market.

“The display will detail who he is, the evidence for this, such as the report from Richard Hammond’s crash, and general information about him from the show.

“It is being given to the market traders as a gift to help encourage people to come into the market, especially on bank holiday.”

You must be a registered user to leave a comment. Register or login here.

  1. Posted by: truth hurts at 16:25 on 27 August 2010 Report

    The BBC has a right to protect Stig's anonymity "from a bunch of chancers" who are "hoping to cash in on it". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11108795

  2. Posted by: idesign at 17:50 on 27 August 2010 Report

    probably announce the old stig perry mccarthy.

  3. Posted by: Boycs at 23:59 on 28 August 2010 Report

    its Ben Collins, a fairly successful British racing driver who has knocked about in various motor racing series. The only reason he is so fast around the top gear track is that he knows it off by heart, Hamilton et al. would blow him away upon having serious mileage around the circuit.

  4. Posted by: common sense at 20:04 on 30 August 2010 Report

    It's a bit sad,even i this day and age we can't have a popular harmless TV character be able to be what it was supposed to be without chancers and greedy people wanting to ruin the image.

  5. Posted by: WoofyandFluffy at 22:09 on 01 September 2010 Report

    Boycs, you havent got the 6 winning numbers for saturday have you?

Featured Businesses

  • Cliftons Of Wrexham Ltd
    Special offer. Service your gas fire for £60 and get your central heating boiler serviced free. Call for an appointment.
    More »
  • First Glimpse
    All types of pregnancy ultrasound scans SCANS FROM £50 ALL TYPES OF PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND NOW OFFERED INCLUDING Early Dating Scans Anatomy Scans Fetal Well-Being Scans Sexing Scans NT Scans PLUS 3D/4D ULTRASOUND BABY SCANNING
    More »
  • Khs Heating Direct
    Only £1995 + vat for Condensing Combi Boiler and 7 Radators supplied and fitted. Supplied & Fitted £1995 + VAT
    More »
  • New Wave Hairdressing
    Call is for all Hair Offers.
    View website »
View all adverts

Resources