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Delivery McGee posted:I'm betting Jeremy comments more on how all the boys adopted Danica's "OHSHIT GONNA HIT THE WALL HANDS OFF THE WHEEL WANNA KEEP MY HANDS" reaction from last Sunday in the 500. Is that actually a thing in the open-wheel classes like she said, or was she just making it up to make her panic look better? Either way, the guys seem to have accepted her explanation. I guess it could be a thing, if you leave your arms out they might get between the car and the track in a rollover, and it's not like you're going to have any suspension left to steer with after putting the front of a champ car into something.
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Autoblog podcast this week was pretty good, they had on the cast of Top Gear US shooting the poo poo and answering questions about the show: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/28/autoblog-podcast-271/ Apparently Tanner drives an M3 and an F-150 Raptor.  Adam drives a '90 Lexus LS400.edit: vvvv Daily drives mod sassinator fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Feb 29, 2012 |
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He already did the Raptor though.
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Delivery McGee posted:
Yes it's a real thing, especially in open wheels. It's to prevent your hands/wrists/arms from being hosed up. Because the wheels are exposed, the impact forces on the wheels of the car can jerk the steering wheel with enough force to gently caress up your hands and wrists if you hang on to the wheel.
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You break your thumbs in severe crashes. Your arms travel forward, and your thumbs get yanked in some very difficult directions. It's not just an open wheel thing, it's an all racing thing.
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Clarkson did this in Series 4 episode 3 doing just that, when the hosts had the ｣100 Car challenge. He crashed his Volvo 760 at 30 mph, which broke his thumb.
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Cat Terrist posted:Toni Gardenmeiser is not the Stig Calling it now, CT is the Stig.
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kombatMedik posted:Clarkson did this in Series 4 episode 3 doing just that, when the hosts had the ｣100 Car challenge. He crashed his Volvo 760 at 30 mph, which broke his thumb. He was doing about 40 actually cause the speedo didn't work
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JingleBells posted:He was doing about 40 actually cause the speedo didn't work I forgot about that, but you're right. The car still drove after the crash, too.
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Delivery McGee posted:
Yes exactly, I *know* how poo poo goes wrong. Why on earth do you think I'm having a hissy fit to such an avoidable incident? The simple fact is Montoya was going far, far too fast and it was only luck that a marshall or track worker wasnt hurt as a result and I can only ask what the hell was he thinking? quote:Calling it now, CT is the Stig. Two of them are known to me and neither are my cat.
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kombatMedik posted:I forgot about that, but you're right. The car still drove after the crash, too. I bet the other two would have, too, if they'd tried. I thought last night's TGUS was pretty good, but waaaay too scripted. Everybody and their mother knew the first instance of the Pinto catching on fire was fake, and everybody and their mother knew it would explode at the end as they walked away from it. I do genuinely think Rut was having trouble controlling that Corvair, that looked hilariously prone to oversteer.
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Cat Terrist posted:Yes exactly, I *know* how poo poo goes wrong. Why on earth do you think I'm having a hissy fit to such an avoidable incident? The simple fact is Montoya was going far, far too fast and it was only luck that a marshall or track worker wasnt hurt as a result and I can only ask what the hell was he thinking? Kaptain Ballistik, then. Would give them a good reason for never letting him speak.
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CornHolio posted:I bet the other two would have, too, if they'd tried. I enjoyed it a lot, TGUS is getting much better, apart from the I-LEARNED-THIS-JOKE-AN-HOUR-BEFORE-FILMING studio segments, they should ad lib them a bit more. Good to see Adam get some track lessons too.
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An understated-but-good episode this week, I thought. The flames coming from that 40 litre German bomber-car's exhausts were absolutely insane. The first track-day segment went on a bit too long, but the hosts clearly having such a terrific time hooning around Hammond and the Audi was genius too.
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Good god the front row was hot today. It's like they're not even trying to hide it.
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I know one of the front row birds. They split her up from her not as attractive friend haha.
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I loved seeing the Stig drive the Morgan around the track. That was awesome to see him spin it into the finish.
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I swear I saw some of the shots with the Brutus before, did Clarkson have it on one of his DVDs?
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mod sassinator posted:I swear I saw some of the shots with the Brutus before, did Clarkson have it on one of his DVDs? It was in the preview for the season, maybe that's what you're remembering.
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Wish this episode was a track day special and they spent the whole episode with those cars, though I would have settled for a front row audience special based on tonight as well.
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mod sassinator posted:I swear I saw some of the shots with the Brutus before, did Clarkson have it on one of his DVDs? Yeah, "Powered Up".
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That loving Morgan is ridiculous. Also best Stig lap ever in that thing. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Mar 5, 2012 |
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Data Graham posted:Yeah, "Powered Up". Ah that must be where I remembered it from. The budget must really be tight this year--this is the second somewhat recycled bit. 
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Residency Evil posted:Good god the front row was hot today. It's like they're not even trying to hide it. The one in the white top with the gigantic tits was awesome. Pity no closeup of her.
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This one? (from the TV/IV thread) 
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Brutus was the most ridiculous thing. Crazy German Man please build me one.
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kombatMedik posted:I loved seeing the Stig drive the Morgan around the track. That was awesome to see him spin it into the finish. Stig looks so pleased with himself. 
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I love that Morgan. It's just so ridiculous. It's like they took everything that we find 'normal' in a car and threw it out. Engine? external air-cooled two-cylinder! Chassis? Wood! Number of wheels? Three, because why not? Sound? Spectacular! I love it for so many reasons. Is it even rear-wheel drive? (I also loved the Brutus/Bentleyfire thing, and really nearly everything about this episode, though I thought the SIARPC was a little lacking. It wasn't terrible, since I like Blur, but it was kind of boring)
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CornHolio posted:I love it for so many reasons. Is it even rear-wheel drive? It did a donut, didn't it?
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pik_d posted:It did a donut, didn't it? Against all odds, yes it did. And I think he did say it has an MX-5 transmission. RWD it is, then.
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CornHolio posted:Against all odds, yes it did. It may just had the back wheel let go from lack of traction.
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Speaking of the Morgan. I don't know if my mind was blown more when Hammond did donuts with it, or May actually doing donuts.
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djdanno13 posted:Speaking of the Morgan. I don't know if my mind was blown more when Hammond did donuts with it, or May actually doing donuts. He has done them before, hasn't he?
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I wish they had been able to get a working BAC Mono, all the magazines have been going nuts over that car.
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Sprat Sandwich posted:He has done them before, hasn't he? I only remember him trying to do a burnout (elevenses) with a Cadillac STS and almost crashing in the ditch.
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Im surprised they did not mention the 1931 Phantom 2. http://www.sportscarmarket.com/car-reviews/english/2455-1931-rolls-royce-phantom-ii-merlin-special Not only does it have a real Spitfire engine in it, but its one that fought in the Battle of Britain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bdt52l1oSU 
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djdanno13 posted:I only remember him trying to do a burnout (elevenses) with a Cadillac STS and almost crashing in the ditch. He did proper elevenses in the ｣1500 Porsche challenge. Maybe I'm misremembering the donuts thing.
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The episode was doing great until they decided to repeat the Brutus section from one of their DVD's. 2 eps in a row with recycled footage.
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djdanno13 posted:I only remember him trying to do a burnout (elevenses) with a Cadillac STS and almost crashing in the ditch. That was a CTS if you're talking about the American episode where they had a CTS/Vette/Challenger.
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