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Cool. Sounds like you had a good day then? :wavey:

Who needs the exclusivity of a Mclaren or a Ferrari when you can have a luxury Japanese van with the same exclusivity (on Australian roads that is).

I arrived late when everyone was going so I didn't stay very long. I saw a white rx7 similar to yours. Were you there also?

Richard Hammond 'Conscious And Talking' After High-Speed Crash During 'The Grand Tour' Filming


Richard Hammond can once again count his blessings after walking away from a high-speed crash in a supercar, during filming for ‘The Grand Tour’.

The presenter was involved in a serious crash in Switzerland today (Saturday), but is confirmed to have been “conscious and talking” after the accident, although he was air-lifted to a local hospital for further examination.

He is believed to have suffered a fractured knee in the crash, for which he can count himself extremely fortunate after footage of the incident showed the car being engulfed in flames after flipping at speed. Richard was fortunately able to climb out of the car by himself before the fire overwhelmed the car.

A spokesperson for the show has explained as below:

“Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash after completing the Hemburg Hill Climb in Switzerland in a Rimac Concept One, an electric super car built in Croatia, during filming for The Grand Tour Season 2 on Amazon Prime, but very fortunately suffered no serious injury.

“Richard was conscious and talking, and climbed out of the car himself before the vehicle burst into flames. He was flown by Air Ambulance to hospital in St Gallen to be checked over revealing a fracture to his knee.

“Nobody else was in the car or involved in the accident, and we’d like to thank the paramedics on site for their swift response. The cause of the crash is unknown and is being investigated.”

This latest accident comes soon after Richard claimed that his high-speed stunt days are behind him, after suffering one too many prangs in his time presenting motoring shows.

Glory 42 Kickboxing Championship descends into chaos after fighter Murthel Groenhart is attacked in the ring by spectators following controversial knockout

Harut Grigorian was fighting Murthel Groenhart at Glory 42 Kickboxing event
At start of round two, Grigorian turned towards the corner with his gloves down
Groenhart took advantage, striking his opponent with a punch to the jaw
This infuriated some spectators, who invaded the ring and attacked Groenhart

All hell broke lose at a kickboxing championship on Saturday night after spectators entered the ring to attack one of the fighters following a controversial KO.

Armenian Harut Grigorian was fighting Dutch athlete Murthel Groenhart at the Glory 42 Kickboxing Championship event in Paris.

At the start of round two, Grigorian appeared to turn towards his corner with his gloves down after a knee to the head from Groenhart.

Groenhart took immediate advantage, striking his opponent with a right handed punch to the jaw, while stood behind Grigorian.

The Armenian collapsed, knocked clean out, and Groenhart immediately went to the ropes to celebrate - a move which infuriated some members of the crowd.

Several fans, seemingly supporters of Grigorian, entered the ring and attacked Groenhart, throwing punches and causing the Dutchman to defend himself from the unexpected onslaught.

However it was a fair shot within the rules of the sport - the referee had made no intervention - and Groenhart was declared the winner.