There's a little bit of each host in all of us. Just look at the board for proof. But you gravitate a little to one or the other.
So are you a Clarkson, a Hammond, or a May?
I think I'm a May. I'm usually the first guy to say "That's probably not a good idea," and then reluctantly go along with it. I methodical. I'm a pilot as well. And I don't run. Ever.
I'm just not slow.
I am more a Hammond. I like musclecars. I might not be the fastest, but ill let the tail slide out a bit, and have fun with it.
Then again, I would probably put more faith in Henning Solbergs skills in an Evo than 4 dudes in a bobsled.
I'm a mix of all of them, really. I love big muscle, I like refined cars, I like POOOWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I'm methodical in my maniacal attempts at power slides.
mtn
SuperDork
9/27/10 10:05 p.m.
I'm pretty sure I'm the Stig
I'd go with May myself. I get carried away with pointless interesting tech, to the point where I bore everyone I know.
I'm Hammond. I like adventure and I can get into mischief pretty easily, especially if I hang around with a Clarkson-type.
I'm probably closer to Clarkson then the other two. "Rubbish, complete rubbish." "I'd buy this one, only for the simple fact the cupholder is perfectly positioned for nothing of usefulness." As May and Hammond look on thinking to themselves "WTF are you thinking/smoking/drinking."
This is why I align myself with may
http://www.topgear.com/AU/james-may/james-may-carbon-fibre-2007-12-01
Cliffs notes in his own words
James May said:
Drink beer. Drive a metal car. Don’t be a ponce
^^^
There we go. Another reason I'm James May.
Salanis
SuperDork
9/27/10 11:20 p.m.
I think it's like a sliding scale with three points. I can't decide if I'm more May or Hammond. I'd say I'm probably:
45% May, 40% Hammond, 15% Clarkson
Clarkson & May. All the best of both of course.
ddavidv
SuperDork
9/28/10 6:04 a.m.
Clarkson, by far. After watching the episode where he can't get the nav system to shut up in the BMW I just know we are distantly related.
I must be 10% Hammond though, as I do like Porsches and Jeremy thinks they are ugly.
Clarkson all the way. i don't think i've ever seen him say anything that i disagreed with, and his sense of humor is almost exactly like mine.. except he's more British.
mndsm
Dork
9/28/10 3:25 p.m.
I'd say Clarkson, because he's kind of a dick about cars he doesn't like, and isn't ashamed of it at all. Plus he's a little more subtle in his shenanigans, and I have attempted to fix a car with a hammer, more than once.
Definitely James May, if for nothing else but being Captain Slow.
While I'd honestly rather be James, and I'd definitely rather hang out with May or Hammond, I think I'm 100% Clarkson.
I've never strapped roadkill to the top of my car, though.
Duke
SuperDork
9/28/10 3:57 p.m.
I tend to agree with the sliding scale thing. I think I'm 65% May, 25% Hammond, and 10% Clarkson. I definitely like the nerdy historical stuff and I can swing a wrench on my own car (possibly not was well as May, somewhat better than Hammond, and MUCH better than Clarkson), but I'm not all that fast (though faster than Captain Slow). I don't tend to get lost, though, so that keeps me a bit away from the May vertex.
oldsaw
SuperDork
9/28/10 4:07 p.m.
mndsm wrote:
I'd say Clarkson, because he's kind of a dick about cars he doesn't like, and isn't ashamed of it at all. Plus he's a little more subtle in his shenanigans, and I have attempted to fix a car with a hammer, more than once.
I happened to catch the Top Gear episode where Clarkson drove a three-wheeled Reliant 14 miles; he put it on its' side at least once for every mile.
Subtle is not one of the first words I'd pick to describe him.
10 points for the first person who can guess my answer
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Truth be told I took this screen name because like the real captain slow, I was the slowest driver amongst my group of friends...
He went pretty damn fast in that Veyron.
I turn a wrench like Clarkson, navigate (and sometimes dress) like May, and have the sage judgement and maturity of Hammond.
Honestly, though, I'm a mix of Jason Plato (awkward, grateful to be here, but don't exactly fit in...easily replaced) and the Stig's American Cousin (just the girth, not the skill)
TJ
SuperDork
9/28/10 8:01 p.m.
Appleseed wrote:
So are you a Clarkson, a Hammond, or a May?
Do I really have to be any of them? Which one doesn't like the other two the most? I guess I'll be that one.
TJ wrote:
Appleseed wrote:
So are you a Clarkson, a Hammond, or a May?
Do I really have to be any of them? Which one doesn't like the other two the most? I guess I'll be that one.
You would be Clarkson then.
The reason I left out the Stig, is everyone would be (on some level) the Stig.
I have Clarkson's judgement(How hard can it be...), but otherwise, I'de have to be James May