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=== Jeremy Clarkson === |
=== Jeremy Clarkson === |
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[[File:TopGear-ClarksonKoenigseggisseggggnignigsegigisegggg_7533.jpg|frame|Even Clarkson can feel fear in a [[Cool Car|Koenigsegg]][[Overly Long Gag|isseggggnigisegggg]].]] |
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The leader of the central trio: the oldest, tallest, and most obstreperous. He tends to be very vocal in his dislikes and self-confident to the point of arrogance. Also physically the most fragile. Given his choice of cars (and most everything else, really) he prefers sheer raw power (preferably with the noise to go with), then control, and then speed. When all is said and done, however, the man is genuinely ''passionate'' in his admiration of and respect for good engineering, and not just automotive engineering, he's known for being an all-round technophile, possibly because he's not that skilled at designing something from scratch, and therefore recognizes how hard it really is to do. |
The leader of the central trio: the oldest, tallest, and most obstreperous. He tends to be very vocal in his dislikes and self-confident to the point of arrogance. Also physically the most fragile. Given his choice of cars (and most everything else, really) he prefers sheer raw power (preferably with the noise to go with), then control, and then speed. When all is said and done, however, the man is genuinely ''passionate'' in his admiration of and respect for good engineering, and not just automotive engineering, he's known for being an all-round technophile, possibly because he's not that skilled at designing something from scratch, and therefore recognizes how hard it really is to do. |
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=== James May === |
=== James May === |
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[[File:TopGear-MayKeyboard_9238.jpg|frame|Captain Slow playing a musical instrument [[My Friends and Zoidberg|while holding a keyboard]].]] |
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The quiet one (relatively speaking) somewhere between Clarkson and Hammond in age and height: a picture-perfect Straight Man with an understated sense of humor and a gift for deadpan delivery. Likes physics, classical music, alcohol, light aircraft and interesting facts. Far more careful than the other two, and obsessive (to the point of possibly suffering from OCD) about details, down to the proper arrangement of his tools. He is implicitly acknowledged to be the most technically savvy of the three. As he prefers control and good handling over power and speed -- and absolutely refuses to run on camera -- the other two have dubbed him "Captain Slow". |
The quiet one (relatively speaking) somewhere between Clarkson and Hammond in age and height: a picture-perfect Straight Man with an understated sense of humor and a gift for deadpan delivery. Likes physics, classical music, alcohol, light aircraft and interesting facts. Far more careful than the other two, and obsessive (to the point of possibly suffering from OCD) about details, down to the proper arrangement of his tools. He is implicitly acknowledged to be the most technically savvy of the three. As he prefers control and good handling over power and speed -- and absolutely refuses to run on camera -- the other two have dubbed him "Captain Slow". |
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=== The Presenters Collectively === |
=== The Presenters Collectively === |
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* [[Big Guy Little Guy]]: Clarkson and Hammond |
* [[Big Guy Little Guy]]: Clarkson and Hammond |
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* [[Fan Nickname]]: the "Top Gear Three" or "TG3" for short. |
* [[Fan Nickname]]: the "Top Gear Three" or "TG3" for short. |
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