The History channel and BBC Worldwide announced today that Top Gear US has been picked up for a second season. Production will begin this spring and the hosts will remain the same, a decision that we agree with. Over 60 million people tuned into the first season of the show which is a very respectable number.

Clarkson says he’s happy about the announcement:

"Top Gear is our baby so you can understand why Hammond, May and I were anxious about passing it on to the presenters of the US show. We needn’t have worried because Top Gear is clearly in safe hands, even if they do insist on speaking in those stupid accents. Watching an episode from series 1 with Richard and James, we found ourselves in a genuinely heated debate about which of the presenters’ cars was best. We were just three ordinary chaps watching a car show and loving it, which is exactly what Top Gear should be. Bring on series 2."