article_snippet: "Top Gear," fronted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, has made a name for a name globally with risky stunts and a brand of blokish humor that often toes the line and regularly steps over a name.
article_snippet: Last week, a fan dressed as the "Stig" -- the anonymous racing car test-driver who was once a regular feature of the show -- drove to the BBC's London headquarters in an armored tank to present the "Bring Back Clarkson" petition.
article_snippet: According to the BBC website, Clarkson is credited with changing the face of modern motoring journalism.
article_snippet: the BBC website also adds: "Terrifyingly, Even media baron might just be the most influential man in motoring.
article_snippet: Clarkson has been at the helm of the program since 1998, and for more than a decade has fronted the relaunched version with Hammond and
article_snippet: May. The trio's long-distance challenges in a mix of elite and sometimes barely roadworthy vehicles has earned the program cult status.