Is Tom Chilton 'The Stig'?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Here is my evidence.

*He speaks at the end of this video and it sounds just like him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VihIf1Fi-BM

*Alan Gow knows who it is
http://www.btcc.net/forum/showthread...2082#post42082

*On a VXR video they are filming at the Top GEar test track


*He was 2seconds faster in the Reasonable priced car than the old black Stig and was faster than all the F1 guys, that makes sence as he will have more F/wd experience.

Any thoughts?

[Eki]

No. Hazell has said that Naburn is the Stig and I believe her.

[AndySpeed]

Probably not Damon Hill, but that voice in that clip isn't too dissimilar...

[Iain]

That's Ben Collins talking there. He does most of the driving, but they also use factory drivers and test drivers at times. From Pistonheads.com

Neil Cunningham did the thing on the Isle of Man, Darren Turner did the Aston Martin lap and Kovelwhathis face did the F1 lap in the regirenalt Ben is the "current" TV stig for most things he's not as happy as Neil very sideways so Neil does the slidey stuff....and stands in for some of the team when they feel they need a pro's hand at the wheel.

[LeonBrooke]

Hmm, I somehow didn't think that Aston Martin or Renault would trust their racecars to a second-rate touring car driver...

[BeansBeansBeans]

Is anyone else massively bored by this whole debate? I still hear people disputing the identity of the 'Black Stig', even though Perry McCarthy's auto-biography has 'Perry McCarthy - TV's The Stig' written on the cover, along with a photo of him dressed as the Stig.

[AndyRAC]

But there's only ONE Stig,.... Stig Blomqvist!!!

[Erki]

Hmm, I somehow didn't think that Aston Martin or Renault would trust their racecars to a second-rate touring car driver...

You mean Tom Chilton? I don't think he's that bad, he did pretty nicely with the Zytek LMP sportscar.

[LeonBrooke]

You mean Tom Chilton? I don't think he's that bad, he did pretty nicely with the Zytek LMP sportscar.

Possibly Aston Martin would let Tom drive a DBR9 GT, but I doubt Renault would let him drive their car, especially one as new as it was.

But it's doubtful that the Stig is Tom anyway - not even Aston Martin would give their car to any lesser driver.

[Hazell B]

No. Hazell has said that Naburn is the Stig and I believe her.

Naburn left in a huff some time ago when he found out a hamster was making more money than him :

In short, and it's been said many, many times before, Ben Collins is the main Stig. Other drivers appear sometimes when Ben isn't available, able or allowed.

It's clever marketing and gives the impression all laps are equal when they plainly are not. Some Stigs have totally different body shapes, yet still an average viewer wouldn't know ....