BBC have announced that they will continue filming Top Gear:

Filming for a new series of the BBC’s Top Gear programme has resumed, 15 days after presenter Richard Hammond crashed in a jet-powered car.

Source [ BBC News ]

Some footage of the Hamster crash can be seen below

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You may have heard in the news about how a collection has been going for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. This was started by a member of the PistonHeads community.

The clip above is the editor of PistonHeads on BBC News 24

If you are willing to help the cause and would like to contribute then visit the JustGiving website and pledge all you can to the Air Ambulance

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Richard Hammond has been moved from the ICU at Leeds General Infirmary to a High dependancy unit and his condition has been downgraded to stable.

More details at Sky News and BBC News

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It has just been reported that the crash Richard Hammon was involved in was not an attempt to break the land speed record but was an experiment into speed using similar technologies.

Doctors have also said that the TG presenter has suffered a “Serious brain injury” but they are hoping he will make a good recovery. Jeremy Clarkson and James May have visited him in hospital and in a comment to the reporters JC said “I would just like to say how heartened Richard will be when I tell him just how many motorists and truck drivers on my way here wound down their windows to say they were rooting for him. Both James and I are looking forward to getting our hamster back.”

I will keep this updated as I know more about what is happening but I just hope that Richard makes a good recovery and the H&S/BBC dont decide to take TG off the air.

Sky News: Top Gear Star’s 300mph Horror Crash

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If you havent already seen the news Richard Hammond crashed a Thule jet propelled car at speeds of approximatley 280mph yesterday whilst filming for the new series and trying to break the British Land Speed Record (currently 300.3mph).

Response teams who were first on the scene said that he was talking as he was removed from the car (probably complaining about the whiteness of his teeth). Hammond was rushed to Leeds Hospital where he is in a critical condition.

This morning he is said to be improving but both the BBC and his family are refusing to comment at this time.

BBC H&S are going through all the footage and evidence from the incident to see how an accident like this was possible.

Get well soon Hamster and I hope you are back on the Beeb as soon as you are ready.

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