American TOP GEAR presenter line up

[suffolk009]

One of the mainly American yahoo-groups that I subscribe to has just been chatting about the new american TOP GEAR programme. They seem to really like it (but then they also like the american version of the office!). Someone suggested an alternative presenter line up, so here's my suggestion.

Norm Abraham
Martha Stewart
Captain Sig (the Nordic looking captain from Deadliest Catch).

Who would you choose?

[amir_j]

Jay Leno surely has to be on there?

[CraigyMc]

amir_j said:

Jay Leno surely has to be on there?

Top Gear US already has a comedian, so presumably you'd rather he was dropped?

The guy in question (Adam Ferrara) had the balls to get an unmodified 500ci Cadillac Coupe DeVille so far into the air over a dirt jump (Season1, episode 3) that when it landed, the chassis visibly bent (looked like a banana).

I'd rather they didn't remove him, he has some character.

The other presenters are Tanner Foust (D1 drifting champion, a very handy driver) and Rutledge Wood, a sort of whiney version of James Allam.

Can you see where I'm going with this?



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Edited to add: I found a photo of said act -

Edited by CraigyMc on Thursday 23 December 16:54

[suffolk009]

...sure, everyone likes Leno. Frankly, I think he could have a good second career presenting motoring programmes if the bottom ever falls out of talking to Hollywood stars.

[obscene]

amir_j said:

Jay Leno surely has to be on there?

This.

[Variel]

I actually think that the 3 presenters are pretty perfect as is. I'd even venture that US Top Gear is better than the UK version (aside from Clarkson).

[HDM]

Think they need to replace Rutledge Wood, the one episode I watched seemed to be dominated by him whining about the Aston he was testing. I'm all for constructive criticism but he was relentless, nothing was good enough.

[Lucas Ayde]

They're all competent presenters individually but they don't really gel together, IMO. All of them seem very reserved (maybe nerves and a case of finding their style) and as a result there's not a lot of camaraderie right now. Maybe with time this will improve.

That said, the show is still pretty watchable and considerably better than the 'modern' Top Gear was on the BBC for the first few series.

Also I reckon, better than the Aussie effort.

[brillomaster]

the group as it is is growing on me - you have to keep tanner for the driving ability, and adam does have his moments, even if the studio pieces are pretty scripted.

Rutleidge is a bit whiny though - i think swap him for someone else.

Still not as good as Topgear UK IMO, but on a par with top gear Australia (interested to see how they both develop)

Im just thankful theres a new episode of top gear three times as often now!

[CraigyMc]

brillomaster said:

the group as it is is growing on me - you have to keep tanner for the driving ability, and adam does have his moments, even if the studio pieces are pretty scripted.

Rutleidge is a bit whiny though - i think swap him for someone else.

Still not as good as Topgear UK IMO, but on a par with top gear Australia (interested to see how they both develop)

Im just thankful theres a new episode of top gear three times as often now!

Have they stopped making Top Gear in Russia now?

[HD Adam]

Pick any combo of 3

Jay Leno

Tim Allen

Christopher Titus

Joe Rogan

Chris Jacobs

Stacey David

Adam Carrolla

[davepoth]

I'm pretty sure American Top Gear will get good, UK Top Gear took ages.

[suffolk009]

Just thought of another combo:

Jason Dawe
Ben Collins
Raymond Baxter

[Major Fallout]

obscene said:

amir_j said:

Jay Leno surely has to be on there?

This.

He has a column in octane magazine.
He said he was asked, but he said it would never be a patch on the UK top-gear, so he declined.

[XitUp]

HD Adam said:

Joe Rogan

fk no. He probably knows less about cars than he does about fighting.


Anyone less annoying than Clarkson and Hammond...so, most people would do.

Edited by XitUp on Thursday 23 December 19:45

[Gizmo!]

I'd be interested to watch some of their efforts. Dave will show it sooner or later, surely?

[Wills2]

William Woollard
Mike Brewer
James Allen

Sorted...

[Eggman]

CraigyMc said:

Have they stopped making Top Gear in Russia now?

Don't know, but in the clip I watched on YouTube a somewhat wooden trio of 'boorish one', 'earnest one' and 'boyish one' appeared to be having a rather contrived comedy parking mishap.

Is the US version similarly formulaic? If so, let's see the bit where an AMC Pacer 'accidentally' clobbers a Pinto.

(ETA: illustrative links)

Edited by Eggman on Thursday 23 December 20:25

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Tanner Foust is a pretty good driver imo.

At least he has experience racing various types of motorsport!


More than could be said about 'our' presenters!

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Thursday 23 December 19:35

[HD Adam]

XitUp said:

HD Adam said:

Joe Rogan

fk no. He probably knows less about cars than he does about fighting.


Anyone less annoying than Clarkson and Hammond...so, most people would do.

Edited by XitUp on Thursday 23 December 19:45

Really?

Seeing as he had this designed for him by Chip Foose and built by Troy Trepannier, I'm going to call you out on that one.



There was an episode of Rides on Discovery devoted to this build. Rogan knows his cars.