The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, the Fast Lane and Me

About this book

Top Gears iconic driver the Stig is finally revealed! Ben Collins divulges how he came to be Top Gears iconic driver as well as what its like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS train for the Army face the terror of Jeremy Clarksons underwear and much more. When the Black Stig disappeared off the end of an aircraft carrier in 2003 audiences were introduced to the White Stig?faster stranger and harder to keep clean. Ever since millions have wondered?who is the man in the white suit? Theyre about to find out. Ben Collins caught the car the bug young kicking his dads boss in the balls for not giving him a company Jag and this was the attitude that eventually led him to spend seven years sharing a cabin with Jeremy Clarksons underwear James Mays PhD thesis and Richard Hammonds hairspray. Now he tells all about life inside the iconic white helmet: what its like to guide a blind ex-RAF officer around the Top Gear track pit a drug dealers Mitsubishi Evo against a Trojan tank set a Vauxhall Monaro against Chloe the dancing Ninja and race double-decker Routemasters against bendy buses?not to mention all the inside stuff on how the shows amazing driving sequences are made. He also reveals how he got to be there?setting a Dunsfold lap time faster than Michael Schumachers. Its an awesome story told by an amazing man.