(By Greg Engle CupScene.com Editor,NASCAR Examiner)
Posted: Monday,February 28th, 2011
When it was first announced that the History Channel would bring the Top Gear franchise to America it raised more than a few eyebrows.
After all The British version of Top Gear is one of the most popular shows in Europe drawing, by some estimates, upwards of 350 million viewers. A staple of the BBC since 1977, the show features a mix of high-performance supercar reviews along with automotive humor that includes outrageous stunts, ‘power laps’ featuring celebrities in everyday cars and a mysterious character known simply as the ‘Stig’.
The franchise has been exported, both Australia and Russia produce their own versions based on the same elements featured in Britain. But with a legion of diehard viewers the BBC versions remains the anchor. MORE>>>
Rutledge Wood (center) host Top Gear on the History Channel with Tanner Foust (L) and Adam Ferrara. (R) (Getty Images)
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