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On the Top Gear review - did anyone notice Hammonds comment that there are holes in the footwell and he had cold air/ rain going up his trouser leg? Is that true?
I suspect that was a development model. I saw the same on the 3W bought to the Prescott +4 day and it was in the same colour scheme but not on the BHM demonstrator at the London to Brighton Vintage car run.
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Thanks for posting that link, enjoyed it enormously. I must admit that they had me laughing like a drain at some points. 
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I am pretty certain that Top Gear have a development car...they've had it some time.
I'm never too sure about just how fast Clarkson and his crew actually drive...there's an awful lot of clever camera work and editing. A bit like Stig's lap in the M3W....it's all done for maximum entertainment value, if he had been a lot smoother it may well have been a faster lap. He must have done quite a few laps to get use to the car and they just picked the most lairy of them.
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At least it didn't lift a wheel - or worse!
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yes, I am sure they had a lap where the Stig didnt finish backwards, but that wouldnt have made for as good of TV. The Lap time being so low I am sure isnt going to dissuade those from buying.
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Yes I watched it with my daughter , kind of reminded me of the lad the other week who said a draught was blowing from his door speaker . My daughter 20 would like to try out the 3W but has the hots for an old Land Rover , dont know how she got into that . On the Top Gear review - did anyone notice Hammonds comment that there are holes in the footwell and he had cold air/ rain going up his trouser leg? Is that true?
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the develoment car they used on top gear basically doesnt have a completed bulkhead where the pedals sit. hence the water and cold air.
noticed this when it was sat in newtown motors showroom over xmas.
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Thanks I did wonder and it was off putting . the develoment car they used on top gear basically doesnt have a completed bulkhead where the pedals sit. hence the water and cold air.
noticed this when it was sat in newtown motors showroom over xmas.
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Totally agree Brian.... and as for going across the line backwards..well it seems the Stig does this for all Morgans..remember he did it in the GTN Aero too.. 
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