The Stig in Denmark

The Stig from Top Gear drove spectator rides in Denmark!!

The world famous "The Stig" from the English TV show Top Gear had been invited to Denmark.

If you don't know The Stig, we can tell you that Top Gear is a TV show where they review cars, mainly supercars. Various supercars are often tested on their track to see which supercar is fastest.
To make sure the car is pushed as hard as possible, they have hired a racing driver.

But the public must not know who this test driver is. So he always wears his signature outfit, a white racing suit with a white helmet. He NEVER takes the helmet off (in front of the camera). That way he remains unknown. But on the show, they have named him "The Stig".

But as mentioned, The Stig was invited to Denmark, and he was a huge crowd magnet. He was flown in to the Sportscarevent event by helicopter.

During Sportscarevent he was to give rides in a black Ariel Atom, which is a bit like an elongated go-kart. That is, not that many parts. There's the frame itself, made of some metal bars holding it all together. On top of that there are two seats and an engine with 300 hp. That's it.

The very low weight combined with the big engine gave wild performance. Among other things, 0-100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds!! This is VERY fast!!

There was a long line of excited fans wanting a co-driver ride with him. The smiles were big on the passengers as he returned with them. He was undoubtedly a huge success. The money from the spectator rides went to charity, so it was lovely to see the great support.

We also got to see The Stig give his autograph, which was a big X. His X has nothing to do with the singing contest X Factor, but symbolises that he does not want to reveal who he is, since The Stig is an unknown super racing driver.

Enjoy our The Stig video below.