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Stig, Stig, wherefore art thou Stig?

Friday, 16th April 2010 by Alex Turnbull

BBC TV’s Top Gear programme features a famously mysterious racing driver known only as “The Stig“, who (ironically for someone so secretive about their identity) can be found in numerous places on Google Street View. More bizarre however are Google’s efforts to remove all traces of him! When Google first launched UK Street View, we were delighted to find a photo of the The Stig apparently hanging out at the…

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