Source: http://www.independent.ie/entertainment ... 08336.html
His identity has always been a closely guarded secret, but British media claim to have unmasked the anonymous professional test-car driver 'The Stig' from the popular BBC motoring show 'Top Gear'.
Each episode of the cult show sees The Stig whizzing around tracks in powerful cars wearing a white jumpsuit with his features hidden by a white crash helmet. The original Stig was axed from the show after British racing car driver Perry McCarthy revealed his identity in an autobiography in 2002.
Fans had speculated that his replacement could be a well-known figure such as former Formula One world champion Damon Hill.
But according to media reports, The Stig is in fact Ben Collins, who began his racing career in 1994 and drove at Formula 3 level. He also featured as a stunt driver in the James Bond film 'Quantum of Solace'.
His secret was apparently unveiled after he went to a photographic studio to commission a series of prints of The Stig in action.
One show insider allegedly said the revelation of his identity was "bloody annoying".
Part of me had always thought that James May was The Stig
