{"id":283,"date":"2006-09-21T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-21T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2006\/09\/21\/TopGearsHammondBadlyInjuredInJetcarCrashReuterscouk.aspx"},"modified":"2006-09-21T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-21T12:57:00","slug":"top-gears-hammond-badly-injured-in-jet-car-crash-reuters-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little.org\/blog\/2006\/09\/21\/top-gears-hammond-badly-injured-in-jet-car-crash-reuters-co-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear’s Hammond badly injured in jet-car crash | Reuters.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fans of the BBC show “Top Gear” will be concerned.  Everyone else will say “who’s that?”<\/P>
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I’m part of the first group.   <\/P>
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Hammond<\/A>, the handsome, genial counter-point to Jeremy Clarkson<\/A> on Top Gear crashed while trying to break the UK land speed record for the TV show.  Teased for his lack of stature, white teeth and teen-girl magazine pin-up looks, Hammond<\/A> is a key part of the show staff balancing out Clarkson’s searing tongue and May’s posh leanings.  I hope he fully recovers… not just because I’m human but because it could be the source of no end of hilarity on the show (plus, the other option sucks).<\/P>
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Top Gear’s Hammond badly injured in jet-car crash<\/P>
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LONDON (Reuters) – Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was seriously ill in hospital on Thursday after being badly injured after a high-speed crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme.<\/P>
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For the full story see: Top Gear’s Hammond badly injured in jet-car crash | Reuters.co.uk<\/a><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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