Monday, 8 February 2010

Top Gear Live is only for skinny people

Because those seats are TINY! I'm 1.72m tall & 55kgs - and even I felt very squished...

All in all, the live show is pretty cool, although next year I will sit much closer to the front because the sound at the back isn't that great.
Pros:
  • Unbelievable stunt driving in a very small space
  • The tickets were a gift - not paying for something like that is pretty cool
  • Jeremy Clarkson & James May are funny (even if you can tell they're a bit tired of saying the same joke for the 11th time)
  • Audience participation ideas were damn nifty
  • Drool-worthy vehicles
  • They played soccer with cars & the dents were cool - some staged moves but still great to watch
  • The loop of death was awesome!

  • The Stig!!! - though I think it was one of the stunt drivers who'd stolen Stig's clothes in a vain attempt to score some chicks.
  • Up close & personal with the hot cars in the exhibition
  • James May & Jeremy Clarkson in person!
  • Some nice pyrotechnics
Cons:
  • Merchandise was ridiculously expensive! - R200 for a cardboard cut-out of the Stig (I almost beat up a little rich kid who had one...), R100 for a mug or a little keyring!!!
  • Sasha Martinengo as a lame replacement for Richard Hammond (I'm not a Sasha fan)
  • No Richard Hammond :-(
  • Not enough of the Stig
  • Stig "skit/gameshow-thingy" was a lame idea - could've been better
  • Sound quality wasn't 100%
Will I go again: YES!
Next time I will take a cushion, sit in the front row for some leg room & hope that Richard Hammond is there ;-)

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