My Day At Top Gear

[Dr.Drew]

So here's the photos and videos we got today. There's a lot of content so please wait to post comments for me to get it all up.

I also took great care to avoid putting the words Top Gear into the Youtube videos as I really don't want History Channel getting pissed off at me for revealing anything. In fact I'll probably take them down in a few days. I ask that no one repost them.


So as many of you know the new Top Gear America was filming a segment in Griffin Today. The premise was a "Cat and Mouse" chase between a new Viper SRT and a Cobra Gunship. Filming took place at the Airport and then Downtown. We were there for both!!

When we got to the airport the entire crew was hanging out about 20 yards from the fence. Rutledge Wood and Tanner Faust were both there getting into the Viper and the Cobra was getting ready for takeoff:



Ovbiously their crew was bigger than this but it was small compared to the BBC version.


They did a few runs back and forth and then disappeared behind the hangers for more shots. It was spectacular watching the helicopter fly just a few feet from the ground before going straight up and turning around!

[Dr.Drew]

Now I got a few videos of the actual cuts, keep in mind they're from my phone so not brilliant but I think you'll get the idea.

[Dr.Drew]

Then something great happened. A friend of mine knows the city planner so he came out and we got to meet Rutledge and Tanner. They are both very nice guys and quite funny!!



I also snagged this which should dispel any rumors that our version will be called "Gear" instead of "Top Gear"

[Dr.Drew]

Apparently some old cat who lives out by the airport has two Ford GT's which he volunteered for film cars. While the guy himself was an idiot his cars were very nice!!





The second picture was taken moments before he drove it over the curb it's parked next to and scratched the hell out of the front clip.

[Dr.Drew]

So then filming took a break for lunch and about an hour later it resumed downtown. We first went atop the parking deck for the courthouse and got some great flyovers from the Cobra:

I know this vid is longer but wait it out till the end for the best one:



This video is from them filming a chase scene down some backroads:

[Dr.Drew]

Finally everyone gathered in a backlot where we got to spend some time talking with the guys. I feel a lot better about this show after seeing two of the personalities interact. They're both very cordial. We spent about 45 minutes talking cars, Top Gear, local landmarks, and just general bull****ting.

Also, Tanner is much smaller in person than you would think

[miata5620]

cool stuff do we know when the show is going to hit the air?

[Dr.Drew]

"As early as mid-fall as late as December, or at least that's what they tell me to tell people" - Rutledge Wood

[miata5620]

"As early as mid-fall as late as December, or at least that's what they tell me to tell people" - Rutledge Wood

That sounds like the" I don't have a clue because the producers don't even know" answer.
Thanks for the heads up though ill watch it just to see if its any good or not.

[ben91]

Looks like a fun day.

If it's worth anything, Adam Corolla was milling about at the Mitty. I saw him but didn't approach him or anything. Those that did reported that he wasn't cold but also wasn't terribly personable.

[darknessprevails]

hell ya looks like you had a good time i deff missed out on this.

but thanks a ton for reporting for us ive been kinda in and out about how this would turn out but seems like its gonna be a good show after all you should of hinted at how they need to get some real cars out ther "miatas" and show them how its done!

[Dr.Drew]

Well this segment is kind of a sendoff to the Viper. If you notice in the last pic there's an ACR in the background but I want to keep that a surprise

Overall I'm amazed at how approachable the guys were. There were a few people who showed up and asked them stupid *** questions like "Who's the Stig" and "Where's Hammond" which were ignored but otherwise they were just like any other car guys hanging out in a parking lot.

[darknessprevails]

lmao whos the stig ... huncha buncha retards

[blk95r]

Thanks for the great coverage! Your pictures and videos were awesome. It's great to hear they were such cool guys, it's always a let down when you meet people like them in person and they turn out to be a-holes.

[Dr.Drew]

This is cool. Here's Rutledge's Twitter page. Click the first link. He and Tanner thought this sign was hilarious

http://twitter.com/RUTLEDGEWOOD

[shadow102]

reminds me of the old clip of the exige vs apache they did on the original show.

Glad to hear the guys are really cool...it seems things like that go a long way with celebs these days especially in the automotive scene

[RotorNutFD3S]

That is awesome! I wanted to get out of work today so badly... And that pilot can definitely move his bird.

[Dr.Drew]

We got to chat with the pilot and gunner and the gunner explained that he is the best, seriously.

He just filmed a Toyota commercial where he had to fly under a bridge in the LA river and had about 45inches of clearance. The pilot said when he got to the bridge he "closed his eyes and hoped for the best"

[RotorNutFD3S]

Awesome! I'd love to fly with someone like that.

[Doppelgänger]

F*k you Drew.....now f*king with your car is really on!