Video: The Black Stig is back, emerges from the ocean after 6 years

Posted: Feb 06, 2009
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As if all the controversy and speculation surrounding the true identity of Top Gear’s “The Stig” wasn’t confusing enough, a video popped up on YouTube yesterday showing the Black Stig, the original mystery driver, emerging from the ocean.

The video has raised a lot of speculation that BBC is bringing back the character after the identity of the Stig was revealed over and over again last month. The original Black Stig, was the brainchild of host Jeremy Clarkson and joined Top Gear in 2002. The character was then “killed off” after he was identified as British race car drive perry McCarthy.

A press release was released following the video stating: “until now, the original Stig from BBC Top Gear was thought to have been killed back in 2003, when he drove a modified Jaguar XJS off the end of HMS Invincible aircraft carrier at 109mph. . . The nation was shocked that the Stig was dead. However, recent footage has been found on YouTube showing that he miraculously survived.”

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  • Ivan Gutierrez

    His glove is missing, so at least we know he's a white guy.

  • joh

    he lost of of the glove when driven of the carrier. watch that clip and you'll see.

  • Pat

    Black stig was an amazing driver..i'd love to see a face-off between the two

  • Allen

    No no, he's not white. You see, whilst in the Ocean, he accidently found the lost civilization of Atlantis. Once there, he promptly set about racing sea turtles, hence his survivial (they won't kill him if he's winning). During a race on the anniversary of original Mini hitting production, the Stig broke free of his Atlantean masters and made a desperate attempt for the surface, longing to drive again a real vehicle (“the sea horses are shit” he scratched into the sand once). On the way up, he fought the king of Atlantis inside the stomach of a Sperm Whale, and accidently drove his fist into the king's flipper. Everyone knows Atlanteans are filled with bleach.

    The Black Stig actually doesn't have a hand, but the bleach burned him so badly he had to tear off the Atlantean King's hand tand wear it to protect the magnetic gear lever connection thats supposed to be on his right arm.

  • Allen

    No no, he's not white. You see, whilst in the Ocean, he accidently found the lost civilization of Atlantis. Once there, he promptly set about racing sea turtles, hence his survivial (they won't kill him if he's winning). During a race on the anniversary of original Mini hitting production, the Stig broke free of his Atlantean masters and made a desperate attempt for the surface, longing to drive again a real vehicle (“the sea horses are shit” he scratched into the sand once). On the way up, he fought the king of Atlantis inside the stomach of a Sperm Whale, and accidently drove his fist into the king's flipper. Everyone knows Atlanteans are filled with bleach.

    The Black Stig actually doesn't have a hand, but the bleach burned him so badly he had to tear off the Atlantean King's hand tand wear it to protect the magnetic gear lever connection thats supposed to be on his right arm.