PRESENTER PROFILES

JEREMY CLARKSON

The tall one. Believes he is always right and, frighteningly, occasionally is.

Born: 11th April 1960

Location: Doncaster, England

Cars Destroyed: Porshe 911, Perodua Kelisa, Yugo, Hyundai Accent, Lada, Maserati Biturbo, Chevrolet Corvette, Morris Marina, Austin Allegro, Montego, Nissan Sunny, Toyota Prius and really tried to destroy a Toyota Hilux which proved itself "unkillable"

Fav Quote: " We all know small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And Jogging. I want to drive in a Terminator,not the heroine in an EM Forster novel"

JAMES MAY

"Captain Slow" as he always finishes last in high speed track races and generally presents us in a laconic style.

Born: 16th January 1963
Location: Bristol, England
In stark constrast to Captain Slow, May has carried out some exceptionally high-speed driving. He has become one of the very few in the world to have taken a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed of nearly 253mph (407km/hr), or precisely one-third of the speed of sound.

TOP GEAR LIVE STUNT TEAM

TERRY GRANT

Terry Grant found himself behind handlebars of his first motorbike at a mere five years old. Since then Terry has cemented his place in record breaking history by becoming one of the ‘Top 10 Record Holders of the Decade’ smashing 10 world records between 1 January 2000 and present day.
Now, an incredible 15 World Records later, Terry is widely regarded as one of the greatest performers in the business. He’s travelled all over the World performing at some of the most prestigious events on the global calendar from the Race Of Champions in Paris, to the London Motorshow and the TV studio of Guinness World Records in Madrid.

PAUL SWIFT

Paul Swift kick started his driving career in 1987 performing stunts on the family sit on lawn-mover. Having competed at 7 with his father’s display team by 16 Paul began competing in a form of motorsport called Autotesting, rapidly moving up to the UK’s National series in 1999.
In the years to follow he won over 50 national events outright as well as representing England on many occasions. After winning his Seventh British Auto test title, Paul announced his retirement from competitive motor sport and left his job as an Engineer to concentrate fully on his Stunt Driving career.
Now age 30 Paul has over 20 years experience behind the wheel and employs a whole team of precision drivers.

NEIL CUNNINGHAM

Neil Cunningham was born in Papakura , the family originally from Whangarei. Neil was brought up in Mamberewa and his first school was Hill Park Primary School. At the age of 7 Neil and his family moved to Australia and settled on the Gold Coast. Neil’s cousin is also a fan of horsepower , (but the four legged variety!) being Blyth Tait, 3 times Olympic Gold medal winner n 3 day Eventing.
Neil still has family ties in NZ with both his father and sister still living there He still regards it as home even though he has been in the UK now for 26 years. His aim is still to move back to the Coromandel.
This is Neil’s 2nd year with the Top Gear Live Stunt team. He currently lives in Wales with his wife Rachael and daughter Bo and his main interest apart from driving is surfing.

THE STIG

The Stig:
The anonymous test driver

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Occupation: Silence
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