'Hamster' Richard Hammond makes surprise visit to Pembrey Country Park
Top Gear’s master of wheels Richard (the Hamster) Hammond has been a surprise visitor to Pembrey Country Park. The mission was for a possible scientific project he is working on, but the Top Gear presenter could not resist reverting to type and buzzing about for the first time on one of the park’s new attractions, a Segway PT. “I want one and my daughters will too,” he trilled as he slowly found his balance and wheeled about the Sidan café, whose owner Stephanie Thomas invited him to ride Segway. Owner of 28 motor cycles and14 cars, presenter, journalist and actor Mr Hammond was a little tentative until he acclimatised to using one of the innovative two-wheel balance machines that have become a huge hit with park visitors. The Segway PT is a two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric personal transporter vehicle. Computers and motors in the base of the device keep the Segway PT upright when powered on with balancing enabled. A user commands the Segway to go fo...