I went to a Fiesta ST launch event. They had a couple cars there and a auto-x like setup that they were letting people drive. I did a soft lap to get to know the car and course, then gave her the beans for my second run. I ended up setting the fastest time of the day, but it was gently hinted that I wouldn’t be getting a 3rd session.
“The Stig” is as much personality as he is “fast driver”.
The character was created by Andy Willman and Jeremy Clarkson - everything about his personality, appearance, mannerisms, and role in the show was specifically designed. It’s a trademarked character, and you can’t trademark something as ambiguous as “fast driver who doesn’t talk”.
To say that he was “the father” of a character simply because he presented the previous (and exceedingly less successful) iteration of the show, seems ridiculous.
I was the father of The Stigs.
Am I the only one who finds this to be rather arrogant?
First gen mazdaspeed 3 was far more attractive than the second gen.
Don’t ever drive a race car if you don’t like rattles and bangs lol.
Oh we did, but google translate wasn’t as refined then as it is now, and even our attempts to talk to them in their own language were a struggle. There was also an element of them just being slow to reply. The forum wasn’t really their priority, and the things they wanted were often counter to what the boss wanted. Friction + language issues just isn’t a good combo.
I was a moderator at focusfanatics.com during it’s hayday.
Sometime around 2015ish, some corporate org paid out the webmaster and bought the forum for an undisclosed sum. Virtually overnight our forum was injected with ads for CARiD, etc. The new “owners” of the forum assigned some employees to oversee the community and moderators, but these individuals were Chinese, and spoke very little english, which made communication a challenge. Long time members were upset to see their community so shamelessly monetized, and the frustrations of dealing with the new owners led to most of the staff bailing, leaving the site under-moderated, and in the hands of greedy/unmotivated leadership.
These days, most of the OG members are now just in facebook groups - I reconnected with a lot of them when I did a project car build a few years back. As much as I absolutely despise facebook’s interface, it seems to be the most convenient platform for most.
Please, for the love of god, aim your headlights properly.