I'm sorry that I interrupt Ben a few times in this interview. It was my first ever one and I was quite nervous. I'll know better for next time!

@TheLightsLab

7 жыл бұрын

You did well, don't sweat it

@nekto34

7 жыл бұрын

No, that is a great interview. Very interesting.

@peterphile8118

7 жыл бұрын

Road and Race I

@cvtataryn

7 жыл бұрын

Was alright... bu..... please never imply that Ben Collins was scared of a little spinout again.... seriously.... you had me cursing at you.... Do not drop "your" fears onto others.

@cvtataryn

7 жыл бұрын

Fuck you did it again when he's talking about Romania and an accident.... STOP putting YOUR FEARS onto others.... FUCK

Fake. Everyone knows if you are chosen to be “The Stig” your vocal chords are removed

@chiefdenis

5 жыл бұрын

@ColdHeart 😂😂😂😂😂 nice one both of you

@brantnuttall

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@Lakhshamana

5 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about man? Everyone knows The Stig is born in Jerusalem if the current one dies.

@TheJudge064

5 жыл бұрын

Ok, what the fuck is that profile picture? I've seen it in so many fucking videos. I dunno if you're like trying to be another Justin y. But if you are please stop, it's creeping me out.

@purplex_purple7717

5 жыл бұрын

Real JarHead and get taken in a master chief style and fitted with future tech, I don’t play halo btw lol just get that feeling

Some say his autobiography audiobook consists entirely of Darth Vader breaths, and that his vocal chords are tuned to B flat. All we know is...HE'S CALLED THE STIG!

@abramo7700

4 жыл бұрын

You can hear the audiobook. It’s just intense ruffling of his suit

audio book voiced by Stig *silence intensifies*

@TabooGroundhog

4 жыл бұрын

*silence*

@709mash

4 жыл бұрын

Audio book read by the Stig. So, just a book then.

fiction? "he's not the Stig, but he is the Stig's Novelist Cousin..."

@OestblomTube

6 жыл бұрын

J.K Rowlig? Ill show myself out...

@paulbeatty9676

6 жыл бұрын

And automatically, Jeremeys voice is in your head.

@gseric4721

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulbeatty9676 yep -_-

@freenemo5122

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for saving the legend!

@illiteratethug3305

5 жыл бұрын

more like Ben 'Joan' Collins lol

0:00 hello, bla bla, book, bla bla... 4:36 Top Gear, Crash, Stig... 8:30 injurys... 9:22 Fixing Cars?... 9:36 Favourite Track?... 9:50 Video Game... 10:55 Future Stuff...

@yas5414

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@arwlyx

5 жыл бұрын

@@rock3tcatU233 Only stupid people use homosexual as an offense.

@ed4253

5 жыл бұрын

@@rock3tcatU233 welcome to Earth, humans use the term bla bla to indicate redundant conversation.

@budsey1283

4 жыл бұрын

thanks mate

@ExDud

4 жыл бұрын

I hate it when I miss great roasts. Anyone know what happened?

grand tour needs a needs a new track and "The Ben Collins"

@NetAndyCz

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah the "not track" and "the American" are the parts of the Grand Tour I hate the most... and with dying celebrities probably the only parts I dislike about that show, it is rather great and fun otherwise.

@shadowgaming6660

5 жыл бұрын

The dying celebrities was for legal reasons as they couldn't interview celebrities due to BBC stuff.

@shadowgaming6660

5 жыл бұрын

But they already had all the celebrities booked.

This isn't the stig...its the stigs speaking cousin Edit: 1k likes ? cheers

@AP0ll012

5 жыл бұрын

Stfu Everyone who replied Stfu is gay

@RIISK04

4 жыл бұрын

@@AP0ll012 stfu

@velysean7031

4 жыл бұрын

@@AP0ll012 stfu

@zacjohnson452

4 жыл бұрын

Up fudge the shut

@velysean7031

4 жыл бұрын

@@zacjohnson452 and you ruined it

*koenigsegg eating tire*

@deltavee2

6 жыл бұрын

nom nom "Give us back that tire!" *NOM!*

@johntechwriter

6 жыл бұрын

I’ve always thought Koenigsegg was the most over-rated super car and that the company owner is a bullshit artist of the first order. I believe not a word of their claims regarding horsepower or top speed. Regarding the latter, they crashed a Nürburgring trying to set a lap record due to a faulty front brake locking up at 170 mph. In this interview Stig, the most meticulous driver, attributes his crash of one of these things to ineffective brakes. That’s a pretty scathing criticism of a supercar. And it confirms to me that it’s not a good idea to buy a supercar built by a skeleton crew in an old aircraft hangar, whose CEO lies at Trumpian levels. (On Jay Leno's KZread car show, Leno complimented Koenigsegg on running a car company at his young age. Koenigsegg replied that he was 37. I looked him up on Wikipedia and at the time of that interview he was 45.)

@rarenium2500

6 жыл бұрын

That car started out as a kit-car then the company, (koenigsegg), bought the body design and stated that they had designed it them self, they made a few different redesigns and called it their own..

@MeenakshiDutta-cu5vi

5 жыл бұрын

@@johntechwriter woah the stuff about age

@conscienciapositiva8706

5 жыл бұрын

@@johntechwriter you are a person full of jealousy and invaded by jealous. Look yourself in the mirror. You are an useless human being not even capable to achieve anything. The enviousness has been destroying you. That's why you don't achieve nothing.

Collins' role as the Stig was about way more than just doing timed laps and driving the celebrities around. In his book "man in the white suit" Collins told that when the idea of the Jet-car came up he went "That has to be Hammond to do it." because Collins knew that of all three Hammond is the fittest and because of the immense forces that come with driving a jet car, being in peak condition was the number one thing. Collins then asked about Hammond's racing gear and then hooked Hammond up with Alpine suits, because as the Stig Collins knew about those suits, was endorsed by them and was familiar with how tough they are. So if you look at the footage of the crash, you see Hammond in a very similar racing suit that Collins wore as the Stig. In fact, it was those recommendations which saved Hammond's life. The fact that Hammond is in peak physical shape and that he was wearing the suit and Helmet that Collins said he should wear, was what saved him.

@molobot2529

5 жыл бұрын

Wow

@jayasuriyas2604

5 жыл бұрын

Good to know

@roddydykes7053

5 жыл бұрын

RastaSaiyaman I’d feel bad knowing I put someone up to a crash that left them with brain damage, but it wasn’t anyone’s fault that a tire blew up

@TeodorKubena

5 жыл бұрын

That's bullshit. No-one drives a jet car without helmet and protection suit. He would've worn those even if Collins wouldn't say anything.

@mikolajlisiecki5976

5 жыл бұрын

Teodor Kuběna Learn to read you dipshit.

I miss the stig

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Don't we all....

@lordgustav6227

6 жыл бұрын

Lanry Aiyewk Congrats I'm your 30th like have a nice day

@schworgis8951

3 жыл бұрын

Top gear revealed The Stig as Michael Schumacher ( with James, Clarkson, and Hammond)

Wow this was really great.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Nick Murray Thanks Nick, was a bit nervous at first but Ben was a complete gent!

nice to see the stig himself on this show. Keep up the good work!

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Random_guyM3 Thanks sir. Will do, lots of cool stuff coming up

Ben Collins is great. the Grand Tour would be great with him as a driver and a proper track.

Good interview. Very interesting guy....... "but we call him - the Stig!"

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Mark Muller Yeah some great stories, a nice guy to chat to.

But you didn't ask about his 17 kids! Jeremy: "Some say after bying Pirelli condoms last week, he now has 17 children"

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Damn, you're right! Next time....

@stpbasss3773

4 жыл бұрын

Damn he had 17 kids in 1 week??

@RobiBue

3 жыл бұрын

Damn he’s fast 🤣😂😅🏁

@s.abhishek1786

3 жыл бұрын

He is always fast as fck

I also think that "The American" is a weak part of GT. In fact, I'd hit the mute button whist he's on if I weren't interested in the engine note!

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Ian Myatt I admire them for trying something different but, yeah, he's annoying.

@lewismahn2537

7 жыл бұрын

Ian Myatt Remeber that Ben Collins trailer for the Grand Tour, i thought they were going to use him and call him "The Ben Collins" as they did in the trailer, but instead they decided on "The American" which I personally don't like.

@DRAKO9764

7 жыл бұрын

I thought that too, it would have been awesome if they used Ben Collins. The 'murican really is one of the weakest parts in GT...and I'm not even starting on his jokes. Plus...cmon now, a 160kg professional racing driver...I bet I can beat his times...I weigh 100kg less than him, I get a better power/weight ratio

@Mr.Mooody

7 жыл бұрын

I honestly loath that character, but I think they are doing that on puropse

@patrickjoyce82

7 жыл бұрын

too much stereotype... the track also sucks

My favorite Stig moment: Stig is on a floatie recliner in the pool at Ascari Resort. Stig Chick, wearing nothing but a bikini, Stig helmet and a smile climbs out of pool in the background. They just don't make 'em like they used to.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a great moment.

@rheonotic

6 жыл бұрын

“Some say he’s in the resort pool at this very moment... cause he is.”

@tankman9353

6 жыл бұрын

Bongo Bra

@deltavee2

6 жыл бұрын

For a few seconds there the Stig just...disappeared, somehow.

@Naefukabootio

5 жыл бұрын

She had the white gloves too! XD

The stig is no man hes a deity of driving infact i think he actually has wings.. What a driver amazing

when they had Ben Collins drive around the track without his helmet, it really seemed how much he actually acts like the stig, from the head movements and twitches,...

@robinturner2300

4 жыл бұрын

ThePointlessBox_ since he was the Stig why wouldn’t he act like himself?

Why does the intervier try to talk more than the interviewee?

@nobodysreview6137

4 жыл бұрын

Right off the bat, the guys a fucking stroke

@chemicalspore

4 жыл бұрын

Ask Jay Leno

@xenonmuz

4 жыл бұрын

What an annoying interviewer, he doesn't know how to read the person he is talking to. What a waste. Constantly interrupting a potentially interesting topic with someone he admires. Shame 😔

@thatenglishone8366

3 жыл бұрын

@@xenonmuz he mentions in his pinned comment it was his first interview he didnt have the knowledge to do it well relax

@xenonmuz

3 жыл бұрын

@@thatenglishone8366 You are right, time could have also been a restrain. I guess we all have to practice the benefit of the doubt. Thanks to your order I am relaxed now. 😉 😏

Thanks for doing this interview!!!!

So he... Was me?

@TheLightningZap

6 жыл бұрын

Uhuh

@sergiomartins98

6 жыл бұрын

No, you're Tim Shrick

@mudgatebronn4438

6 жыл бұрын

search your feelings lord stig youll know it to be true

@ThiccSeagull

6 жыл бұрын

No he was your British cousin

@boktorinator693

6 жыл бұрын

Hi cousin 😀

I enjoyed the interview, I hope this is the first of many.. Looking forward to the audible version of Ben's book.

Checked out the Stigs favorite race track! Thanks for the friendly natural style interview.

Loved Ben as The Stig - for me - he was the best thing on TG - great teacher, brilliant character - wish Clarkson, Hammond and May would have had the humility to recruit Ben for their new show. He will always be THE Stig. All the best Ben...

@imperialsecuritybureau6037

5 жыл бұрын

Well they said in the first episode that because Amazon is American they wanted an American driver (presumably to appeal to US viewers)... it wasn’t necessarily their call. Ofc under the right circumstances I’m sure they would have hired him again.

Read "How to Drive" 2-3 times while I was working in my driving licence. One more time just after passing and recently again. In sure I will be coming back to it many times again, being a responsible driver, learning to become a really good one. It's funny, to the point, full of invaluable information that stays in memory and pop up in your head while you drive. Absolutely recommended!

Tip, when the person you're interviewing starts giving you an answer DON'T INTERRUPT!!!!!!!!

@jordangipson1125

4 жыл бұрын

James Robert THANK YOU!!!

@kjkndjdndj509

4 жыл бұрын

I mean he did say he will nextst time and it is his first time

@Moha-eh9tq

4 жыл бұрын

its his first time, look at the top comment. If you were in his place, you would've shit your pants.

@yammmit

4 жыл бұрын

James Robert I thought he did quite well actually. Have certainly seen less competent interviewers and for his first interview it was very good.

I would also have wished to have "the Ben Collins" on GT (as they suggested in the prequel), but I had read that Amazon required the driver to be American in order of appealing to US viewers. Definitely not the right choice... I am absolutely sure "the American" is an excellent driver, but I always hit mute when I watch an episode for the 2nd time and onward. To be fair, I assume his comments are scripted, but the persona they give him is totally overboard.

@CamoShirt

6 жыл бұрын

like some one else said id lean more toward they did the opposite of the stig for copyright purposes. stig no talking robot like determination, the american, loud and seemingly careless

@asnowboards1

6 жыл бұрын

Also sounds very plausible. Still would have liked the script to be a bit more ... qualified. Even a Nascar driver would show some admiration for car like the Aston Martin Vulcan. Let's see what they do for S2 of tGT :)

@rallymaniac92

5 жыл бұрын

The "American" doesn't appeal to anybody. He's crude and annoying as a character.

@TheJademan85

4 жыл бұрын

they should've asked Mike Rowe to be the "American Stig".

@benselectionforcasting4172

4 жыл бұрын

They also made The American play a character instead of letting him be a driver

Really enjoyed this interview - I found the questions you asked really drove up the quality of the content from this episode. p.s. although I love the Stig; I wouldn't want him "driving the wheels off" my e92 - keep up the good work!

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Johnny D Legend Thanks Johnny. I really tried to find questions that people would like to know about. Yeah, me too, he'd trash the hell out of it!

what an absolute legend of a man, awesome interview.

@RoadandRacetv

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yes he’s an absolute gent!

The stig helped develop one of the best racing simulators. I was completely unaware😳👍

Great video! Thanks for this

I miss the old top gear😔

Really enjoyed that, he's very intelligent and articulate, I could listen to his anecdotes and tales all day long. well produced and edited video , really enjoying your channel, looking to buy an e92 m3 soon, that was my initial draw , lots of very interesting features and above all a likeable personality unlike some of the other car youtubers out there , many thanks and keep up the good work.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Super veloce Thanks mate for the kind message. You'll love the M3! Let me know how you get on.

@E92M3Guy

7 жыл бұрын

Road and Race I will be 50 yrs old next march it's kind of a bucketlist thing with me. Iam based in Leeds probably not far from where you bought the car from.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Super veloce Ha-ha! Oh the irony! You'll probably end up coming to London!

@E92M3Guy

7 жыл бұрын

Road and Race You are probably correct, the best spec cars all seem to be down south,. All the bmw AUC cars are overpriced and underspecced, all the money and no edc , no dab, no Harmon kardon , not fussed on colour, just a top spec with reasonable miles, full bm history, just the usual, i'm an ex detailer and spray painter for 17 years, so I know a well cared for car when I see one.

@lordgustav6227

6 жыл бұрын

E92 M3 GUY Congrats I'm your 10th like have a nice day

Thank you so much for this great interview with Ben Collin there were things that I didn't knew about him ,but there is something that I wished that he would talked was why he was only for one season of fifth gear? anyway it was a great video loved it.

Really impressed with the content you're putting out for a small channel. Can tell a lot of work goes into it.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+joshua brown Thanks for noticing, some videos take up to 30 hours to do so I appreciate your comment.

First time I seen your channel. Cool video, really enjoyed it

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Well, thanks for saying so Sami!

The car took the sentence eat my rubber to another level XD

When you realise that Ben Collins was on multiple top gear features aaaasss Ben Collins including the Aygo vs aygo car soccer

@paul-scanlan

7 жыл бұрын

I

Awesome interview, very well done.

@RoadandRacetv

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, glad to hear you liked it.

great video. thank you for making it

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+cos boc Thanks mate, thanks for watching!

Perks of the channel, eh? Very cool. As always with the channel's vids, equal parts cool car content and vicarious delight.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, was lucky he had a spare moment at the London Motor Show last weekend.

This was a really good interview vid! Never seem to enjoy them, but this was cool :)

@RoadandRacetv

6 жыл бұрын

+IslanderJer Thanks for saying so. Glad to hear you liked it!

Love Project Cars 2 in VR love how the Stig helped with the handling !!! So cool 😎

Great now i cant wait for project cars 2. thanks Ben...

What a driver, so under rated. A master in his art.👍

Great, really liking this channel, different from the other buy wrap and chav exhaust channels.

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven. It takes hours of work to do each video so I really appreciate it when someone take the time to let me know they like it! Let me know if there's anything you like to see in the future.

Cant believe he is Stig🔥

imagine the memories he has with cars being the stig!

@markeberle3984

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how many girls he could've had if he was only legally able to tell them he was the Stig. That my friend, is the definition of hell. The cars were probably funner anyways. ;)

I think Tanner Foust should be the new Stig if they bring it back. That man can drive just about anything

@mincenchez5887

5 жыл бұрын

jay- Shift he was one of the hosts on top gear USA so they probably could bring him back as the stig

@markeberle3984

3 жыл бұрын

Good point. Tanner could never be quiet though. :)

Ben Collins can drive anything! He's incredible!

I loved the Stig, such a great character.

Anyone else see him look like the bloke who played Chandler from 'Friends'???

@SimonChampagne

7 жыл бұрын

Terrezio dude I was so about to comment that!

@Terrezio

7 жыл бұрын

Cos it's true! XD hahaha

@TheAdatto

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Perry. Yeah looks like him

Great interview buddy! Spot on 👍

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mikey, was a bit nervous meeting Ben but he was cool.

@mikeyhbev

7 жыл бұрын

Like a pro!! 👍

We never stop learning

That Would be epic to have Ben as the driver on TheGrandTour. He is an amazing driver/stuntman!

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree!

When I saw the thumbnail I could hear Jeremy Clarksons say: "My god he's torn off his face and is holding it in his hands!"

I Flipped through the book, Very Interesting reading....Not all about driving but Driving Survival, Knowing How to break windows with a head rest spike. Very cool. I will Buy Bens Book And this Guy is a Specialist...."Big Time" Ex SAS driving instructor... Cheers Ben...

What a great mate

Ben Collins, What an awfully nice chap!.......

@lordgustav6227

6 жыл бұрын

TheJONNYSHADOW Congrats I'm your 5th like enjoy your day

some say he eats tires for breakfast , and his manhood is s spark plug... all we know he's way better than Abby from the grand tour

Great interview. I could listen to you guys talk for hours. I bet he has a lot more stories to tell. Good one mate 👍.

@RoadandRacetv

6 жыл бұрын

+Customwinder 1 Thanks mate. Glad you liked it. Yeah he's got a lot of stories it's a shame I only got a short time with him. Maybe I'll get another interview sometime.

Interesting chat, nice one.

@RoadandRacetv

6 жыл бұрын

+Tim Coe - myUSP Thanks Tim

BROOOOOO CROCODILE DON DEE FIRST TIME ON ELEVATOR IS THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF THE STIG. NO WONDER I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN HE HAD TO TAKE NORMAL TRANSPORT BUS/TRAIN IN THE RACE CHALLENGE.

I cant remember what car he was driving but on one episode of Top Gear he sat and waited for Jeremy to give him his time and before Jeremy could finish The Stig just stood up and walked away. That was fantastic!

@nicklowe1815

Жыл бұрын

Suzuki Liana

“Thanks for bringing it up”

He drove in "Tog gear" good stuff guys lol. That description.

“Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the Nurburgring." That is of course a nod to Sabine. RIP darling.

Don't worry Ben sir. You will still be the best and one and only Stig in our heart.

He also works on the Project Cars games... nice!

I knew Ben was The Stig a lot longer than some. He was kind enough to send me an 'official; Top Gear cap and christened me the "Wheelchair Stig!" Nice fellow.

Interrupted a few times? It felt non stop, I wanted to throw my toys at the screen. Anyway, all credit due for acknowledging that. perhaps a second interview at some later date.

Next time ask about the Stig's girlfriend. The one swimming in the pool in Spain while wearing the same helmet he does. This was the best Top Gear joke ever.

@robinlmorgan1

3 жыл бұрын

The absolute best Stig joke was the baby Stig in the manger!

I met Ben for my birthday a couple of years ago, my dad knew him from the army. I didn’t know who he was until he got fired from top gear and my father told me

It TRULY takes a special individual to do what he did... They are quite an eccentric breed

@larrymolek3951

4 жыл бұрын

Road and Race REAL people just truly don't get how difficult that is to do... IMHO... The new Stig is even better and had mentioned to Jeremy that a Ferrari F12 was the ONLY car in the entire world that "Could hold a candle to a a Lexus LFA" and "Was the first Ferrari he would ever buy" truly speaks volumes about a man... As Jeremy noted IF he had ANY concept of money... Which he doesn't... I've heard almost all the stories through over four decades of professional race car drivers and I have NO DOUBT the new Stig is a collaboration of ALL the great drivers stories everytime they hear an off the wall story about a great driver ...

good interview I've read his book The man in the white suit good read I recommend it

I"ll get the audible book then! perfect.

Damn The Stig is missed on the grand tour

what a nice man ben and yes Oulton park

Nice interview , I even subscribed !

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Evers Thanks for the sub Thomas, glad you liked the interview!

I love how he appeared in grand tour episode haunting jeremy in usa... 😂😂😂😂

WOW! The Stig revealed!

Ace! Collins is the man! So much insight in his book. I may yet graduate to being a legitimate driver

0:27 You're about to hear the Stig's voice for the first time! I'm still thinking if I should do it lol

Well played sir!

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt! He was a legend!

Nice one!

@RoadandRacetv

7 жыл бұрын

+Ian Myatt Cheers Ian

Very good. Interesting.

Ben would make an excellent addition to The Grand Tour!

Wow the crash changed Michael Schumacher a lot

Some say he is called the sacked stig. All we know he's called BEN COLLINS

"Yeah, thanks for bringing it up" (shoots daggers from eyes)

Id listen to the audio book, does it come with pictures?

As an American, I don't care for "The American".

@lordgustav6227

6 жыл бұрын

Marc E Congrats I'm your 25th like have a nice day

@reihleoberle8702

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus H Christ Y’all do when we have to save you from collapse every few decades

@jdoggydog196

4 жыл бұрын

Its not actually funny either, it's just a bit cringey

@Zynet_Eseled

3 жыл бұрын

Boom. Facts.

OH YEAH, Ben Collins on The Grand Tour, YES PLEASE!

Real talk pure 100%

Now I know why the cars in Project Cars 2 are undrivable...

@wtz650

3 жыл бұрын

because YOU can't DRIVE !!!

Its him, the man, the myth, the legend, the stig

he is not the stig, but the stig's PR cousin

This video made me realise that stig is an actual person