RexSeven
RexSeven Dork
9/30/09 6:39 p.m.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8283798.stm

The BBC said: Top Gear presenter James May escaped unhurt when an airship he was travelling in crash-landed in a field. May was filming a feature for the TV show in which a caravan was attached to the bright orange airship and flown across Cambridgeshire. It was supposed to land on a cricket pitch but strong winds blew it off course and it landed on its side in a farmer's field near the A428. Emergency services were on stand-by, but were not needed, the BBC said. Eyewitness Peter Clarke told the Daily Mail newspaper the caravan-carrying airship was "a very strange sight". He said: "I understand they were planning to land on the village cricket green in the middle of a match. "All the cricketers were there dressed in their whites waiting for it to appear, but it started drifting off in the wrong direction. "The film crew were a bit fed up as they'd been hanging around the village all day waiting for the wind to drop so they could film." A spokeswoman for Top Gear confirmed May was uninjured, but refused to disclose any further details about the stunt. "Viewers will have to wait until the next series to find out what happens," she added.
Carson
Carson Dork
9/30/09 6:45 p.m.
"Viewers will have to wait until the next series to find out what happens," she added.

Get this woman a raise! Talk about capitalising on the opportunity to promote the show.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
9/30/09 7:05 p.m.

Only on Top Gear would it seem normal to hang a Caravan from an Airship

carguy123
carguy123 Dork
9/30/09 10:18 p.m.

What's a caravan?

xci_ed6
xci_ed6 Reader
9/30/09 10:29 p.m.

A camper.

You know, you get them from gypsies, and they'll try to include a dag with it.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
9/30/09 10:34 p.m.

why does this not really surprise me?

RossD
RossD HalfDork
9/30/09 10:37 p.m.

Whats an airship?

xci_ed6
xci_ed6 Reader
9/30/09 10:42 p.m.

Well, there's a picture on that link...

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand Reader
9/30/09 10:56 p.m.
xci_ed6 wrote: A camper. You know, you get them from gypsies, and they'll try to include a dag with it.

great movie

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand Reader
10/1/09 8:24 a.m.
EvanB wrote:
xci_ed6 wrote: A camper. You know, you get them from gypsies, and they'll try to include a dag with it.
great movie

Yes it is, right up until you are in Limerick Ireland and a whole bunch of people in Tracksuits are at an outdoor fest. Talking EXACTLY LIKE THAT! I checked my pockets for my Belongings and stepped away from the travelers..

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 Reader
10/1/09 8:40 a.m.
xci_ed6 wrote: A camper. You know, you get them from gypsies, and they'll try to include a dag with it.

HAHAHAHA

81gtv6
81gtv6 GRM+ Memberand Reader
10/1/09 8:46 a.m.
xci_ed6 wrote: A camper. You know, you get them from gypsies, and they'll try to include a dag with it.

That was awesome.

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