Originally Posted by japolink

Top Gear UK's threesome made it up the eastern seaboard from Virginia to New York City without getting killed by hicks or the cast of Jersey Shore. If you can find them before tomorrow morning, you can win a prize.

We're told the trio are currently staying in lower Manhattan and will be filming in just a few hours somewhere here in Manhattan. We're giving $500 and a grab bag of other fabulous prizes to be delivered in person by none other than myself — to the first person who can get us video of Jeremy Clarkson saying how much he hates Jalopnik.

If you need a hint where they're staying — here's a shot taken from their hotel in lower Manhattan:

Catch Top Gear In New York City, Win A Prize!

Also, we're told drifting will be involved with the morning's on camera festivities, so think about places where drifting would make sense.

So get your flip HD's out and head over to the Big Apple lickety-split.

Originally Posted by TransAmWS6 (Post 6578684)

they didnt invite me :mad:

Originally Posted by japolink

Select members of VIR's country club-like organization were invited to the event. A letter to members explained: "There will not be any opportunity to interact with the presenters for photos or autographs. They apologize for this but it is because the guys are really busy filming all day so it's just not going to be an option. Moreover, you will not be able to post any pictures or videos of the day until after the show airs. That's just so they can keep the VIR visit secret until their broadcast date."

A lucky 60 or so VIR club members were invited to circulate the track in their own cars as photographers shot background video in the morning, while the show's stars lounged on the balconies of their villas overlooking the track.

Like a game of automotive musical chairs, the extras were whittled down to a remaining 18 drivers who circulated on the track along with the Top Gear presenters to provide still more video grist for the show. In the afternoon, the Top Gear crew continued without the benefit of colonial extras.

Originally Posted by japolink

The "event" was pretty cool, after the first hour, if your car was picked to
stay for more filming you got more track time, this time with Clarkson, May,
and Hammond in their SLS, 458, and GT3 (respectively). What I didn't
capture was Jeremy hooning the SLS around turns 1-6 (POWERRRRR), eventually
spinning the car in turn 5/6. He didn't hit anything thankfully and they
continued with their shoot. Sorry for the bad phone pics, I forgot my
camera at home.

Some of the cars 'picked' to run with them was a Carrera GT, a few C6 Z06's,
CTS-V's, Atoms, a Civic hatch (lol), and some older 'Murican muscle.

Originally Posted by DEEEEEEEEEEEERP (Post 6578788)

Civics can be made into very good TT cars I think

Originally Posted by Tarzan Bakerada (Post 6578811)

Civics can be built to be competitive in a lot of different race classes.

Pretty much everyone that has done an event with trackdaze got an invite to apply to be on the show. Axelerate sent in his application but i guess they didnt want any E30's. Two All Aspects regulars went though.

Originally Posted by Reloaded (Post 6578878)

That's because E30s are rubbish

Originally Posted by DEEEEEEEEEEEERP (Post 6578892)

I don't like you anymore :P