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Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
	Hammond in May 2006.
Born	Richard Mark Hammond; 19 December 1969 (age 54); Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
Nationality	British
Other names	Hamster
Education	Solihull School; Ripon Grammar School
Alma mater	Harrogate College of Art and Technology
Occupations	Author, writer, voice-over artist,; journalist, talk show host, game show host, Radio DJ/television presenter, media personality
Years active	1998, 2002–present
Employer(s)	BBC, The Daily Mirror; (previously ITV & Sky)
Known for	Presenting: Brainiac: Science Abuse; Crufts; Should I Worry About...?; The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend; Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show; Top Gear; Petrolheads; Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel; Total Wipeout; Richard Hammond's Blast Lab; Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections; Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds;
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Spouse	Amanda Etheridge (m. 2002)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Eileen and Alan Hammond

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Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting the car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting series 1–4 of Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1. Since 2009, Hammond has co-hosted Total Wipeout with Amanda Byram on BBC One.

Early life

Hammond was born in Solihull and is the grandson of workers in the Birmingham automobile industry.^[3]^[4] In the mid-1980s Hammond moved with his family (mother Eileen, father Alan, and younger brothers Andrew, writer of the 'Crypt' Series, and Nicholas) to the North Yorkshire cathedral city of Ripon where his father ran a probate business in the market square. Originally a pupil of Solihull School, a fee-paying boys' independent school, he moved to Ripon Grammar School, and from 1987 to 1989 attended Harrogate College of Art and Technology. After his graduation he worked for several radio stations, including Radio Cleveland, Radio York, Radio Cumbria, Radio Leeds, Radio Newcastle and Radio Lancashire, before auditioning for Top Gear.^[5]

Top Gear

Hammond became a presenter on Top Gear in 2002, when the show began in its present format. He is sometimes referred to as "Hamster" by fans and his co-presenters on Top Gear due to his comparatively small stature.^[6] His nickname was further reinforced when on three separate occasions in series 7, Hammond ate cardboard,^[7] mimicking hamster-like behaviour. A running gag is Hammond's supposed use of teeth whitener.^[8] In a series 7 episode, co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson claimed to have found a pack of teeth whiteners in a Marcos TSO GT2 that Hammond had tested. Hammond objected, claiming it was a set-up. In a series 10 episode that featured the Peel P50, Clarkson was seen supposedly talking to Hammond on the phone about him considering a tooth whitening treatment costing £4000. Later, during a series 13 episode that featured the presenters in their office searching for car insurance prices, a teeth whitening kit was pictured on his desk. It was staged to appear that he was caught looking at a website on teeth whiteners on Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show.

In the first episode of series 9 broadcast on 28 January 2007, having recovered from his high speed crash Hammond returned to a hero's welcome, complete with dancing girls, aeroplane style stairs and fireworks. The show also contained images of the crash, which had made international headlines, with Hammond talking through the events of the day after which the audience broke into spontaneous applause. Hammond then requested that the crash never be mentioned on the show again, though all three Top Gear presenters have since referred to it in jokes during the news segment of the programme. He told his colleagues, "The only difference between me now, and before the crash, is that I like celery now and I didn't before".^[9]

During the third episode of series sixteen, Hammond suggested that no one would ever want to own a Mexican car, since cars are supposed to reflect national characteristics and so a Mexican car would be a "lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight oaf." Hammond finished with the remark "I'm sorry, but can you imagine waking up and remembering you're Mexican?!"^[10] Following complaints, the BBC defended the broadcast of this segment on the grounds that such national stereotyping was a "robust part" of traditional British humour.^[11]

Brainiac: Science Abuse

In 2003, Hammond became the first presenter of Brainiac: Science Abuse; he was joined by Jon Tickle with Charlotte Hudson joining in series 2.^[12] After the fourth series it was announced that Hammond was no longer going to present the Sky1 show after he signed an exclusive deal with the BBC. Vic Reeves took his place as main presenter.^[13]

Other radio and television work

Early in his career, Hammond worked at many radio stations, including Radio Cleveland, Radio York, Radio Cumbria, Radio Leeds, and Radio Lancashire,^[14] before going on to present a number of daytime lifestyle shows and motoring programmes such as Motor Week on Men & Motors.

He presented the Crufts dog show in 2005, the 2004 and 2005 British Parking Awards, and has appeared on School's Out, a quiz show on BBC One where celebrities answer questions about things they learned at school. He has also presented The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend.^[15] Along with his work on Top Gear, he presented Should I Worry About...? on BBC One, Time Commanders on BBC Two and the first four series of Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky One. He was also a team captain on the BBC Two quiz show, Petrolheads, in which a memorable part was one where Hammond was tricked into smashing his classic Ferrari while trying to parallel park blindfolded in another car.

From 3 January 2006 until 10 February 2006, Hammond was the eponymous star of Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show with his co-star Mel Giedroyc of Light Lunch fame.^[16] The programme, which discussed a wide range of topics, was shown every weekday on ITV between 17:00 and 18:00.^[16]

In July 2005, Hammond was voted number one in a Heat magazine poll of top "weird celebrity crushes". Also in 2005 he was voted one of the top 10 British TV talents.^[17]

He presented Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail in 2006. During the special, he travelled to various locations around the world, including the Vatican Secret Archives, exploring the history of the Holy Grail.^[18]

In one episode of Top Gear, fellow presenter James May was mocked by both Hammond and Clarkson for being named the celebrity with the worst hairstyle, while Hammond was named the celebrity with the best.

As part of Red Nose Day 2007, Hammond stood for nomination via a public telephone vote, along with Andy Hamilton and Kelvin MacKenzie, to be a one-off co-presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour on 16 March 2007.^[19] However, he was defeated by Andy Hamilton.

In April 2007, Hammond presented a one off special on BBC Radio 2 for Good Friday followed by another in August 2007 for the Bank Holiday. He is scheduled to present more Bank Holiday specials for the station.

Hammond recorded an interview with the famed American stuntman Evel Knievel, which aired on 23 December 2007 on BBC One, and was Knievel's last interview before his death on 30 November 2007.^[20]

In September 2008, Hammond presented the first episode of a new series; Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections on the National Geographic Channel.^[21] In this show, Hammond discovers how the inventions of the past, along with assistance from nature, help designers today. Episodes include the building of the Airbus A380, Taipei 101 and the Keck Observatory.^[21] Series 2 of Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections began in May 2010 and has included the building of the Wembley Stadium and the Sydney Opera House.

Hammond also filmed an advertisement for Morrisons supermarkets in 2008,^[22] and joined the cast of TV show Ashes To Ashes for a special insert on the 2008 Children in Need special.

While in New Zealand for Top Gear Live 2009, Hammond filmed several television commercials for Telecom New Zealand's new XT UTMS mobile network. Telecom claimed that the new network was "faster in more places", compared to its competitors and its existing CDMA network. After the network repeatedly failed in late 2009 and early 2010, Hammond became the butt of a joke when he did not return to New Zealand for Top Gear Live 2010. His fellow Top Gear co-hosts said he was too embarrassed to come back to New Zealand, and in a supposed live feed back to Hammond, the feed suddenly drops out as the "XT Network had crashed".^[23] Hammond was later given the right of reply to his colleagues during an interview with Marcus Lush on RadioLIVE's breakfast show in New Zealand.^[24]

Hammond is currently hosting the UK version of the US series Wipeout, called Total Wipeout. It takes place in Argentina, and is co-presented by Hammond and Amanda Byram. Hammond presents and does the voiceover for the clips in a London studio, and Byram is filmed at the obstacle course in Buenos Aires.^[25]

Hammond also presented a science-themed game show for children, Richard Hammond's Blast Lab which aired on BBC Two and CBBC.^[26]

In March 2010, Hammond presented a 3 episode series called Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds, which looked at things too fast for the naked eye to see, things that are beyond the visible spectrum (e.g. ultraviolet and infra-red light), as well as microscopic things.

One of Hammond's lesser known television roles was as presenter of the BBC2 'gameshow' Time Commanders, a sophisticated warfare simulator which used a modified version of Creative Assembly's Rome: Total War game engine.^[27]

Since February 2011, Hammond has presented a online technology series "Richard Hammond's Tech Head".^[28]

In July 2011, Hammond presented a two-part natural science documentary Richard Hammond's Journey To The Centre Of The Planet, focused on Earth geology and plate tectonics.^[29]^[30]

Personal life

Hammond has been married to Amanda Etheridge (mostly known as Mindy)^[31] since May 2002; the couple have two daughters.^[3] The family lives in a mock castle in Herefordshire and also has an apartment in London. Hammond also plays the bass guitar, on which he accompanied the other Top Gear presenters when they performed alongside Justin Hawkins on Top Gear of the Pops for Comic Relief in 2007. Hammond likes to ride his bicycle in cities, for which he is mocked mercilessly by fellow presenter Jeremy Clarkson.^[32]

Hammond is a fan of Porsche 911s and claims the Pagani Zonda to be the ultimate supercar. He once owned a 1982 Porsche 911 SC (sold in the mid-2000s),^[33]^[34] and later purchased a 2006 Porsche 911 (997) Carrera S.^[35] In 2004, Hammond purchased a Porsche 928 for the purpose of daily driving.^[36] Much unlike Clarkson and May, he also has an interest in American muscle cars. Hammond has owned a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T,^[36] a 1967 Ford Mustang GT 390,^[37] and a 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (which was purchased in the United States on a Series 12 episode of Top Gear).^[38]

Hammond had also owned a Morgan AeroMax, in which he was involved in a car accident on 9 August 2009. He also owns a Jaguar E-Type^[39] and is also a fan of monster trucks, having attended Truckfest '07.

An interview with The Sunday Times in February 2008 reported Hammond as having moved briefly from Gloucestershire to Buckinghamshire, then back again because he missed the country life.^[40]

Hammond is a keen motorcyclist^[41] and Land Rover Defender fan. He spent over £70,000 rebuilding his 110 "Buster" in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

During the news segment of Top Gear's 2010 USA Road Trip special, Hammond openly expressed his dislike of the band Genesis. This fact was exploited by his co-presenters during the Middle East Special, when they installed a secret second stereo unit in his Fiat Barchetta that only plays the band's Live over Europe 2007 concert.

In October it was reported he had spent over £2 million buying Bollitree Castle which is situated near Weston under Penyard, Ross-on-Wye. It has been rumoured he has also bought a large house in the small town of Wantage, Oxfordshire^{[citation needed]}.^[42]^[43]

On Top Gear in 2007, Hammond went to Africa on an 'Epic Road Trip' across Botswana. While there he found a 1963 Opel Kadett, in which he drove across Botswana. Hammond named it Oliver. On Top Gear a week after the special was aired, Hammond announced during the news, that he had shipped Oliver back to the UK, where it was restored by a team from Practical Classics magazine. Oliver features on Hammond's children's science television show Richard Hammond's Blast Lab and in another episode of Top Gear as a kind of "Hill-holder" in the trailer truck challenge (after it acquired the personal plate "OLI V3R"). Oliver is also mentioned in Hammond's second autobiography As You Do.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Hammond was the President of the 31st Herefordshire Country Fair held at Hampton Court in Hope under Dinmore. His involvement caused unprecedented attendance with "nearly 15,000 people" drawn to the event to meet the presenter.^[45]

In 2010, Hammond gained a private pilot licence PPL(H) in an R44 helicopter.

Charity work

Richard Hammond is a Vice-President of UK children's brain injury charity The Children's Trust, Tadworth.^[46]

Vampire dragster crash

File:TopGearVampireCrash.jpg

Hammond in the Vampire immediately before the crash. The front-right tyre has burst.

During filming of a Top Gear segment at the former RAF Elvington airbase near York on 20 September 2006, Hammond was injured in the crash of the jet-powered car he was piloting.^[47]^[48]^[49]^: 1 Hammond was travelling at 288 mph (463 km/h) at the time of the crash.^[50]

His vehicle, a dragster called Vampire, was theoretically capable of travelling at speeds of up to 370 mph (595 km/h).^[48] The vehicle was the same car that in 2000, piloted by Colin Fallows, set the British land speed record at 300.3 mph (483.3 km/h).^[49]^: 3^[51] The Vampire was powered by a single Bristol-Siddeley Orpheus afterburning turbojet engine producing 10000 hp (7.5 MW).^[48]^[50]

Some accounts suggested that the accident occurred during an attempt to break the British land speed record,^[47]^[52] but the Health and Safety Executive report on the crash found that a proposal to try to officially break the record was vetoed in advance by Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman, due to the risks and complexities of such a venture.^[49]^: 4 (The report stated: "Runs were to be carried out in only one direction along a pre-set course on the Elvington runway. Vampire’s speed was to be recorded using GPS satellite telemetry. The intention was to record the maximum speed, not to measure an average speed over a measured course, and for [Hammond] to describe how it felt.")^[49]^: 1

Hammond was completing a seventh and final run to collect extra footage for the programme when his front-right tyre failed,^[49]^: 8^[53] and, according to witness and first responder Dave Ogden, "one of the parachutes had deployed but it went on to the grass and spun over and over before coming to a rest about 100 yards from us."^[54] The emergency crew quickly arrived at the car, finding it inverted and partially embedded in the grass.^[52] During the roll, Hammond's helmet had embedded itself into the ground, flipping the visor up and forcing dirt into his mouth and left eye, damaging the eye. Rescuers felt a pulse and heard the unconscious Hammond breathing before the car was turned upright.^[52] Hammond was cut free with hydraulic shears, and placed on a backboard.^[49]^: 9 "He was regaining consciousness at that point and said he had some lower back pain".^[52] He was then transported by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to the neurological unit of the Leeds General Infirmary.^[47]^[49]^: 9^[55] Hammond's family visited him at the hospital along with Top Gear co-presenters James May and Jeremy Clarkson.^[54]^[55] Clarkson wished Hammond well, saying "Both James and I are looking forward to getting our 'Hamster' back", referring to Hammond by his nickname.^[47]^[54]

The Health & Safety Executive report stated that "Hammond's instantaneous reaction to the tyre blow out seems to have been that of a competent high performance car driver, namely to brake the car and to try to steer into the skid. Immediately afterwards he also seems to have followed his training and to have pulled back on the main parachute release lever, thus shutting down the jet engine and also closing the jet and afterburner fuel levers. The main parachute did not have time to deploy before the car ran off the runway."^[49]^: 13 The HSE notes that, based on the findings of the North Yorkshire Police (who investigated the crash), "the accident may not have been recoverable", even if Hammond's efforts to react were as fast as "humanly possible".^[49]^: 13

The crash was shown on an episode of Top Gear on 28 January 2007; this was the first episode of the new series, which had been postponed pending Hammond's recovery. Hammond requested at the end of the episode that his fellow presenters never mention the crash again, a request which has been generally agreed by both Hammond and the other presenters, although occasional oblique references have been made. On The Edge: My Story, which contains first hand accounts from both Hammond and his wife about the crash, immediate aftermath, and his recovery was published later that year.

In February 2008 Hammond gave an interview to The Sunday Times newspaper in which he described the effects of his brain injuries and the progression of his recovery.^[56] He reported suffering loss of memory, depression, and difficulties with emotional experiences, for which he was consulting a psychiatrist.^[56]

After the car crash the BBC website Have Your Say received more than 10,000 messages of good wishes and sympathy for Richard Hammond from people around the world.

Works

TV shows

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Motorweek (Men & Motors TV series)	Presenter
2002–present	Top Gear	Presenter
2003–06	Brainiac: Science Abuse	Presenter
2004–05	Crufts	Presenter
2004–05	Should I Worry About...?	Presenter
2005	The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend	Presenter
	Time Commanders	Presenter
	Inside Britain's Fattest Man	Presenter
2006	Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show	Presenter
	Petrolheads	Contestant
	School's Out	Contestant
	Richard Hammond: Would You Believe It?	Presenter
	Richard Hammond: The Holy Grail	Presenter
	Battle of the Geeks	Presenter
2007	Last Man Standing	Narrator
	Helicopter Heroes	Narrator
	Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel	Presenter
2008	BBC Timewatch	Narrator
2008	Sport Relief	Presenter
2009	Richard Hammond's Blast Lab	Presenter
2009 – present	Total Wipeout	Presenter
2009 – present	Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections	Presenter
2010	Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds	Presenter
	Sport Relief 2010	Presenter
	Hammond Meets Moss	Presenter
2011	Richard Hammond's Journey To The Centre Of The Planet	Presenter

Books

Car Books

Hammond, Richard (13 October 2005). What Not To Drive. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 276 pages. ISBN 978-0297848004.
Hammond, Richard (5 October 2006). Richard Hammond's Car Confidential. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 144 pages. ISBN 978-0297844457.
Hammond, Richard (28 May 2009). A Short History of Caravans in the UK. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 144 pages. ISBN 978-0297844464.
Hammond, Richard (20 May 2010). Richard Hammond's Caravan Confidential. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 144 pages. ISBN 978-0753826713.

Children's Books

Hammond, Richard (29 June 2006). Can You Feel the Force?: Putting the Fizz Back into Physics. Dorling Kindersley Publishers. pp. 96 pages. ISBN 978-1405315432.
Hammond, Richard (2 June 2008). Car Science (Hardback). Dorling Kindersley Publishers. pp. 96 pages. ISBN 978-1405332002.
Hammond, Richard (1 September 2008). Car Science (Paperback). Dorling Kindersley Publishers. pp. 96 pages. ISBN 978-0756640262.

Biographies

Hammond, Richard (20 September 2007). On The Edge: My Story (Hardback). Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 308 pages. ISBN 978-0297853275.
Hammond, Richard (29 May 2008). On The Edge: My Story (Paperback). Phoenix. pp. 308 pages. ISBN 978-0753824047.
Hammond, Richard (7 August 2008). On The Edge: My Story (Abridged). Phoenix. pp. 256 pages. ISBN 978-0753823309.
Hammond, Richard (18 September 2008). As You Do: Adventures with Evel, Oliver and the Vice-President of Botswana (Hardback). Orion Publishing Co. pp. 268 pages. arXiv:& Nicolson Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0297855200. {{cite book}}: Check |arxiv= value (help)
Hammond, Richard (28 May 2009). As You Do: Adventures with Evel, Oliver and the Vice-President of Botswana (Paperback). Orion Publishing Co. pp. 314 pages. arXiv:& Nicolson Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0753825624. {{cite book}}: Check |arxiv= value (help)
Hammond, Richard (1 October 2009). Or Is That Just Me? (Hardback). Phoenix. pp. 256 pages. ISBN 978-0297855217.
Hammond, Richard (20 May 2010). Or Is That Just Me? (Paperback). Phoenix. pp. 352 pages. ISBN 978-0753825624.

DVDs

Top Gear Interactive Challenge Quiz (2007, 2|Entertain).
Top Gear Interactive Stunt Challenge Quiz (2008, 2|Entertain).
Top Gear Uncovered: The DVD Special (2009, 2|Entertain).
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections: Series One (2009, Nat Geo DVD).
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds (2010, 2|Entertain).
Top Gear: Apocalypse (With James May) (2010, 2|Enertain).
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections: Series Two (2010, Nat Geo DVD).
Hammond Meets Moss (2010, Acorn Media UK).
Richard Hammond's Journey To The Centre Of The Planet (2011, 2|Entertain).
Top Gear: At The Movies (With James May) (2011, 2|Entertain).
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections: Series Three (2011, Nat Geo DVD).

Television Advertisements

Morrisons (2008)
Morrisons (Christmas 2008)
Morrisons (2009)
Morrisons (Christmas 2009)
Top Gear Turbo Challenge Trading Cards Test Set (2009)
Top Gear Turbo Challenge Trading Cards (2010)
Top Gear Interactive Challenge DVD (2007)
Top Gear Interactive Stunt Challenge DVD (2009)
Top Gear Uncovered DVD (2009)
Top Gear [Re-Runs On Dave] (2009)
Telecom XT network NZ (2009)

References

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External links

Official website
Richard Hammond on X
Richard Hammond at IMDb
Donations to Yorkshire Air Ambulance double as a result of their life-saving rescue of Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond on Top Gear
Q&A – The Guardian – 2009-1-3. Hammond questions about himself. Retrieved 2009-6-29.

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[Hammond,_Richard_2007-3] Hammond, Richard (2007). On The Edge: My Story. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0297853279.

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[34] Richard Hammond's 1982 Porsche 911 SC – Motorworld Forums

[35] IMCDb.org: 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 2S [997] in "Top Gear, 2002–2011"

[autogenerated2-36] Mopar Muscle for Top Gear's Hammond – DRC Review News Article

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[39] Transmission – BBC Top Gear More video: James drives to the studio parts 3 and 4 «

[autogenerated1-40] On the Move: Richard Hammond

[41] First bike ride 'elates' Hammond

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[annanova1-43] ANANOVA: Star dumps car to run 16 miles home

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[46] Richard Hammond unveils new building

[BBCNews1-47] "TV presenter 'stable' after crash" (Document). British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 September 2006. The 36-year-old was thought to be driving at about 300mph on an airfield near York when he crashed on Wednesday. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |work= ignored (help)

[BBCNews2-48] "Hammond talks to Top Gear co-star" (Document). British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2006. Mr Hammond suffered a "significant brain injury" when he crashed a jet-powered car at a speed of up to 300mph during filming near York. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |work= ignored (help)

[HSE1-49] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Investigation into the accident of Richard Hammond" (Document). Health and Safety Executive. The BBC Top Gear programme production team had arranged for Richard Hammond (RH) to drive Primetime Land Speed Engineering's Vampire jet car at Elvington Airfield, near York, on Wednesday 20 September 2006. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)

[TopGear1-50] "0-288mph-0 in 20 seconds" (Document). BBC Magazines. Watch the reconstruction step-by-step as we talk you through every stage of the events leading up to the 288mph crash, or play it through at full speed to appreciate the astonishing acceleration and G-force of the 10,000bhp rocket car. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)

[BBCNews3-51] "Speed king breaks 300mph barrier" (Document). British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 July 2000. Engineer Colin Farrows has smashed the British land speed record with a 300mph run in his jet-propelled car. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |work= ignored (help)

[BBCNews4-52] "TV host seriously hurt in crash" (Document). British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 September 2006. He said: "We were down there with Top Gear who were filming him trying to break the British land speed record. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |work= ignored (help)

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[SkyNews1-54] "Top Gear's Hammond Has Brain Injury" (Document). British Sky Broadcasting. Dave Ogden, one of the first on the scene, said Hammond had been travelling at speeds close to 300mph. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |work= ignored (help)

[BBCNews5-55] "Top Gear star 'making progress'" (Document). British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2006. Doctors at Leeds General Infirmary, where he has been since Wednesday, said his condition was now "stable". {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archivedate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |archiveurl= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publication-date= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |work= ignored (help)

[TimesOnline1-56] Smith, Emma (24 February 2008). "On the Move: Richard Hammond". The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers. He had reached 314mph – an unofficial British land-speed record – before the accident, which was caused by a tyre bursting and sending the car spinning out of control, turning it upside down and leaving Hammond's head effectively to act as a brake as his helmet dug into the ground. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); More than one of |work= and |periodical= specified (help)

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