Rowan Atkinson, the car loving comedian, has become the fastest ever celebrity on Top Gears, the popular motoring show. His debut was long awaited but was made on the latest episode of the show that was recorded overnight. He succeeded in lapping the track over 0.5 seconds faster than the record holder has previously managed.
His time was 1:43.2 and beat another comedian John Bishop’s 1:44.8 and was much faster than Tom Cruise who was the previous record holder who was clocked at 1:44.2. It was incredible he did that time since when Tom Cruise set the record no one thought it would be broken. He is an amateur racer in some of the historic events staged throughout the UK and his style was quick and smooth yet unspectacular.
The mark of an excellent driver is having consistent speeds and he did that, and looks like he may be in the wrong career. It is well known the actor has a passion for cars but this marked first time to appear on the show. The low profile star did not really want to appear since many thought he would be really quick since he competes in the sport.
His current race car is a Ford Falcon but previously he has raced a Turbo Renault 5 GT and a V8 Zagato by Aston Martin. His credits include writing for a number of car magazines and he is very selective with the type of car he chooses based on his characters.
He had Rolls Royce build a car with a V16 engine that was for the latest movie he played in Johnny English. His own collection of cars includes the one time fastest in the world the McLaren F1 which was loaned to Top Gear for another episode.
