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Rallyday 2011 post-event podcast now live featuring Kris Meeke, Matthew Wilson, Harri Rovanpera, David Higgins and Ben Collins - Top Gear's former Stig. Don't miss it!

Kris Meeke: The last time I was at the Rallyday was seven years ago so to come back after all this time and debut the MINI will be pretty special.

Last weekend, cult BBC motoring show Top Gear returned to our screens - and with it, a new Stig. But just who is the mysterious 'tame racing driver' that has replaced Ben Collins underneath the disguise of the famous white helmet..?

The original Stig from cult BBC motoring show Top Gear, Perry McCarthy, has sought to correct a few common misconceptions - and suggests that regarding his successor Ben Collins' complaints, there's no smoke without fire...

Ben Collins suffers a difficult BTCC debut at Brands Hatch

Leyland Paints has revealed the two new 'Leyland Lovelies' who will be adding a smile and a dash of colour to Airwaves BMW's efforts in the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship finale at Brands Hatch this weekend...

With the acrimonious fall-out from Ben Collins' departure from cult BBC motoring show Top Gear having now calmed a little, the former Stig - labelled a 'greedy tw*t' by Jeremy Clarkson last week - has revealed his side of the story...

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he is 'hurt' that Ben Collins has chosen to reveal himself as The Stig, but assures that whilst the cult British motoring show might be 'damaged', it's 'not out'

Three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss and British all-rounder Ben Collins have both spent time behind the wheel of one of Jack Daniel's Racing's Holden Commodore at Winton Motor Raceway in preparation for this season's endurance events.

The BBC sprung a surprise on Sunday evening when the long-concealed identity of the hero of cult motoring show Top Gear , The Stig, was finally 'revealed' - and when the helmet was removed, the man inside was none other than record-breaking seven-time F1 World Champion Michael Schuma

In response to 'revelations' by British newspapers that the true identity of Top Gear's iconic Stig is former single-seater and sportscar racer Ben Collins, the BBC has claimed that there is not in fact just one Stig - but actually four.

The BBC has refused to comment on media reports 'outing' the mysterious figure who has garnered a cult following as The Stig on hit show Top Gear .

The identity of the Stig - the iconic suited and helmeted figure from cult, Jeremy Clarkson-fronted BBC motoring TV programme Top Gear - has been a well-guarded secret for years, but now some details about his real-life persona have come to light...and it is not as glamorous as some