Jeremy Clarkson supporters use tank to deliver petition to reinstate 'Top Gear' host

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LONDON —As a petition to have Jeremy Clarkson reinstated on motoring series Top Gear nears 1 million signatures, his supporters chose an unusual set of wheels to deliver it to the BBC.

Fourteen of them, in fact, attached to a massive tank.

Political blog Guido Fawkes, which launched the petition, was behind the stunt on Friday. It involved a man dressed as Top Gear's famous mascot The Stig, riding the hulking piece of hardware through central London to present the petition.

Host Clarkson was suspended from the popular BBC show last week after a "fracas" with a producer over catering, but a petition calling for his return quickly garnered much support. The incident is the latest in a long line of controversies for Top Gear. Read more...