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More: Top Gear's #BigStig takes to the road for BBC BritĬomment below to let us know what you think.įor more in-depth and print-only features, showcases and interviews with world-leading brands, don't miss the next issue of Event magazine by subscribing here. A giant statue of Top Gear driver The Stig has been unveiled in Poland to celebrate the launch of new BBC Worldwide channel, BBC Brit. "He’s one of television’s most enigmatic figures, so it was a real challenge to capture this fearless but faceless test driver who is adored by fans all over the world." According to the statements, the name of The Stig is Ben Collins, a 35 year old soap box derby champion from Bristol and also shows that a contract was. Our new channel will be the exclusive home of brand new Top Gear, the world’s most popular shows."ĭavid Crosswell, lead sculptor on the project, added: "We took The Stig’s famous crossed arms pose as a starting point for creating the giant sculpture - but we also watched hours of Top Gear to capture his characteristics. Tim Davie, chief executive of BBC Worldwide and director of BBC Global, said: "The giant Stig erected in Warsaw is a fitting way to launch our new global brand BBC Brit. The statue travelled from Top Gear's UK HQ through Amsterdam and Berlin to arrive in Poland for the big unveil. bust of Stig (who had died in September 1997, aged sixty-six) was unveiled in front of. Made of fibreglass, Big Stig is equivalent in size to two London double-decker buses, and took a team of three sculptors more than two months to design, contruct and paint. To commemorate Stig Anderson's fiftieth birthday in January 1981.
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It was placed adjacent to the Palace of Science and Culture in the centre of Warsaw.Īgency Taylor Herring created the ten-metre-high statue to celebrate new TV channel BBC Brit, which launches in Poland on 1 February. The press conference was about the latest desktop and mobile Core i3. Yesterday Guru3D attended a press-conference from Intel. 8 9 'Top Gear court case: The Stig revealed as racing driver Ben Collins', Earl of Oxford's Case (1615) 21 The Telegraph (1 September 2010). Big Stig was unveiled by its namesake in front of local dignitaries and Top Gear fans. Guru3D Discovers who Top Gear's 'The Stig' really is (well sort off).
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