http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/releases/richardhammond.pdf
Visit by Ben Collins (BC) to PTLE 37. The preliminary arrangements for the event had been made at arm�s length, with the result that, as the date of the Elvington shoot approached, no-one from Top Gear had actually met PTLE�s principals or seen their jet cars. The jet car feature was considered to be sufficiently unusual and hazardous for GW to ask BC, who worked closely with Top Gear as a high performance driver and consultant, to go and see PTLE and Vampire, and to prepare a briefing for RH. It was felt that, with his extensive motor sport experience, he would be able to confirm PTLE�s competence and the quality of their equipment, and be able to see through them if they were not genuine. (This was a significant step because Top Gear had not used BC in this way before.) 38. BC visited PTLE�s premises near Northampton on Monday 18th June. He seems to have been convinced of their bona fides. He telephoned PD to confirm his conclusions and prepared a briefing paper that he e-mailed to GW. This described Vampire�s controls and tried to prepare RH for the experience of driving the jet car.
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