Hawk Stratos
Hawk Stratos
I heard a rumour that Top Gear are featuring the Hawk Stratos this Sunday. I wonder if the Stig will get his hands on it?
Cheers, Clive.
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(If I'm not here I'm in my workshop or on the golf course!)
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Re: Hawk Stratos
There's definitely a Stratos in the trailer.
Be good if it's a Transformer - sorry, Hawk. Gerry's Stratos is more 'original' than his Cobras.
Be good if it's a Transformer - sorry, Hawk. Gerry's Stratos is more 'original' than his Cobras.
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Re: Hawk Stratos
Been speaking to the Stratos Enthusiasts recently, it is one of Gerry's cars in Alitalia colours I'm told and the Stig will be driving it
I think Gerry may be in the studio too
I think Gerry may be in the studio too
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Re: Hawk Stratos
When I went to Gerry's to place the order for my Hawk. He was on the phone to Top Gear!
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Re: Hawk Stratos
Whilst the Stratos feature broadcast earlier was a little offensive, it was nevertheless not unexpected. Gerry has asked us to write in complaint, and that I have done with two of the contacts I have, but I can't help feeling that this route might result in even more humiliation (witness the Marina and falling pianos).
I reckon there might be a better way for Gerry to get even, but I can't think of one right now.
Any ideas?
Colin
I reckon there might be a better way for Gerry to get even, but I can't think of one right now.
Any ideas?
Colin
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Re: Hawk Stratos
Interesting reading. http://www.stratossupersite.com/forum/s ... eadid=7683
Cheers, Clive.
(If I'm not here I'm in my workshop or on the golf course!)
(If I'm not here I'm in my workshop or on the golf course!)
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Re: Hawk Stratos
A lot of infuriating issues with Clarkson`s bias against 'KitCars', All happily climbing into the original, whilst making such a fist of getting into the HF, as if to imply that the fault lay with it being a replica, but there was no rollcage in the red road car, and what idiot leans on a framelss window to get in/out? Criticising the 'brake pitching' on the powerlap... it`s a(replica of a 30 year old!) Rally car, not a trackster, with mucho suspension travel, of course it will squat more than a Ferrari!!! An original would have done the same, but he`d surely have loved that!OCD wrote:Whilst the Stratos feature broadcast earlier was a little offensive, it was nevertheless not unexpected.
I reckon there might be a better way for Gerry to get even, but I can't think of one right now.
Any ideas?
Colin
Having read the Strat Builders` perspective on the Stratos Forum, it`s clear how hard Top Gear worked to slant their feature...
Anyway, I could rant on, but no need to 'preach to the converted'.
I think the likelihood of anyone agreeing to this is PRETTY slim, but Gerry`s best form of defence is to gather a DOZEN well sorted examples of ALL of his variants (will a dozen cover it?) for a 'response' piece to show the true quality of HAWK CARS.
Compare a Hawk Ace, 289 & his new 427, a Kirkham 289 & 427 and an original Ace, 289 & 427 maybe?
I know it will never happen, but it would be nice to see T.G. redress the balance in this way and try to undo the damage they have done not just to Gerry & Hawk, but the entire Replica ( or should that still be 'Kit Car'?) industry.
Hawk 289 FiA...AT LAST!!!
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Re: Hawk Stratos
I too watched TG as a usually avid fan and was delighted when the Hawk Stratos was first mentioned. Settling down into the sofa thinking "I'm in for a treat tonight" having been a fan of the original and now a confirmed advocate of Gerry's technical skills.
I'm still reeling from the shock. I only hope that the sort of person who thinks of buying a kit-car in the first place (and particularly one as niche as a Stratos replica), is the sort who does their research independently and would know the reputation for quality that Hawk stands for. For those that matter (commercially to Gerry and others affected by last night), I would have thought TG is an irrelevance. To those that don't, it was just a piece of (cheap) entertainment, albeit at the expense of someone else's pride and joy.
I tend to agree with Colin. The more fuss that is kicked up, the more will be made of the issue...."me thinks the lady doth protest too much." Little consolation to those affected, I know.
Marcus
I'm still reeling from the shock. I only hope that the sort of person who thinks of buying a kit-car in the first place (and particularly one as niche as a Stratos replica), is the sort who does their research independently and would know the reputation for quality that Hawk stands for. For those that matter (commercially to Gerry and others affected by last night), I would have thought TG is an irrelevance. To those that don't, it was just a piece of (cheap) entertainment, albeit at the expense of someone else's pride and joy.
I tend to agree with Colin. The more fuss that is kicked up, the more will be made of the issue...."me thinks the lady doth protest too much." Little consolation to those affected, I know.
Marcus
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Re: Hawk Stratos
You only have to remember that the same bunch of tw*ts got a lawsuit from the owners of the Le Mans-winning C-type which they managed to wreck, courtesy of their 'tame racing driver', ho ho.
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Re: Hawk Stratos
Here's one car Top Gear decided not to show. Maybe it's because it broke all top gear lap records. And yes, it's a kit car.
http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet? ... dAz2sbUm3E
http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet? ... dAz2sbUm3E