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Fucknag posted:Yeah, TGUS seems to be following in the original's footsteps wrt finding its legs after the first couple seasons.  If the show was bigger I figure PETA would complain about the animals segment, although I'm not sure if they'd consider releasing the pig to be a good or bad thing in that.
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I may have missed it, but why did the Caravan change to an older generation for the boat challenge?
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Mar 8, 2012 06:54
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Haha I totally missed that. In the earlier drag race, they also spliced in scenes where the vans were already modified. 
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Mar 8, 2012 06:56
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I also loved how Tanner (?) strapped a bunch of NON-INFLATED tires to his car. For flotation. "That's why they put them on boats right?  "
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Just saw the TGUS episode, my first foray into that show, and... drat. The actual filming and challenges and whatnot was good, I guess, but the hosts... It came off as so, so scripted and none of them are funny at all. And I gather this is one of the best episodes yet? The fat dude seems like a really good guy, so when they rib on him for his size, it's not funny. It's like they just blindly copied what gets the most laughs in the original show without understanding the character interaction at all. I'm pretty sure we could lock three choice AI members in a garage with a welder and a bunch of beaters and get a better show than this one.
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Mar 8, 2012 08:13
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bolind posted:I'm pretty sure we could lock three choice AI members in a garage with a welder and a bunch of beaters and get a better show than this one. Depends on your definition of "better", but I'm sure it would be quite entertaining. I'm voting Mooecow, DJ Commie and Dr 14 INCH DICK Md, with Cat Terrist as the SAtig.
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Mar 8, 2012 13:35
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bolind posted:The fat dude seems like a really good guy, so when they rib on him for his size, it's not funny. Since when are fat people not funny?
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Mar 8, 2012 15:32
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Two Finger posted:James May On The Moon? That was one of my favourite shows, EVER. Thanks for reminding me of that show, it really was great. I've only seen the AK episode of TGUS, it was alright.
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Mar 8, 2012 22:52
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Only just caught up on the most recent TGUK and I thought it was one of the better episodes this season. I don't enjoy Clarkson's DVDs so I hadn't seen the Brutus bit, and the trackday stuff was pretty cool. My only complaints were that the "driving to work in the rain" segment dragged on for too long (despite how amusingly miserable they all were), and that they didn't show the horribly ugly rear-end of that new Ferrari. Seriously, poo poo's hideous.
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The trackday thing was great, but I was amazed at how incredibly slow the KTM was. How is it so expensive an only a 1:27? Perhaps it's more forgiving than the Caterham, but it just seemed like a bunch of technology thrown not very well together. Fun episode, the Brutus was fun and incredibly impractical. Some part of me would love that Morgan too.
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Deceptor101 posted:How is it so expensive an only a 1:27? Perhaps it's more forgiving than the Caterham, but it just seemed like a bunch of technology thrown not very well together. My question is, if the Crossbow was so soft and forgiving, why were there so many pictures of Crossbows wrapped around a tree?
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Evanauto posted:My question is, if the Crossbow was so soft and forgiving, why were there so many pictures of Crossbows wrapped around a tree? You're answering your own question. It's soft and forgiving to trees, not drivers. Hence the delicate wrap and a fairly intact tree.
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Deceptor101 posted:The trackday thing was great, but I was amazed at how incredibly slow the KTM was. How is it so expensive an only a 1:27? I found the slow track time a bit odd too. I thought it was going to do a sub 1:25 time.It's expensive because they used a lot of carbon fiber in it. The power:weight ratio of the KTM is a little bit better than the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 which did it in 1:24.8 So I guess Stig was having an off-day or the car just has lovely handling characteristics?
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Mar 10, 2012 15:22
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It's probably the lovely handling characteristics then, the lap times around several race tracks that I've seen have also been less than stellar. The Nordschleife-time (yeah, I know, I know) was 8:10 something, which makes it slower than even some FWD hot hatchbacks.
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neckbeard posted:The power:weight ratio of the KTM is a little bit better than the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 which did it in 1:24.8 Here's your answer. The car weighs so little but the power:weight ratio is only on par with an Evo. So it's losing big time on acceleration (especially top end because nothing about that shape says aerodynamic to me) compared to other track day cars, AND it doesn't have all the fancy doo-dad electronics doing the hard parts of the turning for you.
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Ugly, expensive, slow. Seems it shares two traits with the KTM motorcycles.
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Mar 10, 2012 16:04
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God I want a Morgan 3 Wheeler so bad. I don't care if it isn't a full track car. It just looks sketchy and fun as hell.
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Mar 10, 2012 17:13
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I guess I was the only one disappointed that there was no mention or involvement of the Atom shown at the very beginning. Did they ever have the Atom 500 on the show?
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Mar 10, 2012 23:19
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That the V8 Atom? I think it's at the top (or near the top) of the board. I believe James May did the review.
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japtor posted:That the V8 Atom? I think it's at the top (or near the top) of the board. I believe James May did the review. Yep. It's episode 1601.
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Mar 11, 2012 00:10
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best cheap car challenge I think they've ever done, really enjoyed that episode minus the golf references
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Mar 11, 2012 22:02
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Just a solidly good show tonight. Evidently, rally cross in the US and UK are not that related.
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Mar 11, 2012 22:49
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... And another season ends. Boo. Does anyone else think that Kimi was perhaps the most boring guest they've ever had on? I was struggling to listen to him, he just gave off such a dull vibe! Loved that Rallycross segment though ... and that Ferrari. Jesus. 
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Quaver posted:Does anyone else think that Kimi was perhaps the most boring guest they've ever had on? I was struggling to listen to him, he just gave off such a dull vibe! That's what he is best known for, other than his driving. Wish he'd had a dry track day though
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Mar 11, 2012 23:17
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drat that was a properly good episode of Top Gear--too bad its the last for the season.  The interviews, car reviews, and challenge were great.
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How the hell did they get that shot of the M5 drifting, then pausing in time, moving the camera, and unpausing?
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Residency Evil posted:How the hell did they get that shot of the M5 drifting, then pausing in time, moving the camera, and unpausing?
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Residency Evil posted:How the hell did they get that shot of the M5 drifting, then pausing in time, moving the camera, and unpausing? Several cameras, mirrors, have you seen how they did it in matrix?
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Residency Evil posted:How the hell did they get that shot of the M5 drifting, then pausing in time, moving the camera, and unpausing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KtghA0rkDY&feature=player_detailpage#t=29s I'd assume it was something similar to how they did it in the Matrix.
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Jusupov posted:Several cameras, mirrors, have you seen how they did it in matrix? Ah, haven't seen how they did it in the matrix. I'll take a look, thanks. Just saw the Ferrari California part. I can't even imagine how the logistics of that worked with insurance, shooting, and driving it through town. I remember they had another Ferrari (GTO?) a few seasons back and they didn't let them drive it on the track.
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Quaver posted:... And another season ends. Boo. Does anyone else think that Kimi was perhaps the most boring guest they've ever had on? I was struggling to listen to him, he just gave off such a dull vibe! I couldn't tell if that was the joke they were going for or what. "Hey, did you know you're the Stig's hero? He tries to be just like you!" What, you mean because he doesn't talk?
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Mar 12, 2012 02:22
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Instead of those terrible Top Gear related DVDs they put out around Christmas time they really need to put out a "James May checks out someone's amazing car collection" special instead.
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neckbeard posted:Instead of those terrible Top Gear related DVDs they put out around Christmas time they really need to put out a "James May checks out someone's amazing car collection" special instead. Haha yeah. I wonder how does James always get to do the awesome stuff like taking a Veyron to its top speed, driving the $6 million+ Ferrari, flying in a U2 at 90k feet, etc.?
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I really just want to start racing, but the only track near me is some country club track. Hopefully that F1 track in Austin has some stuff.
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mod sassinator posted:Haha yeah. I wonder how does James always get to do the awesome stuff like taking a Veyron to its top speed, driving the $6 million+ Ferrari, flying in a U2 at 90k feet, etc.? Um because he is the most awesome presenter. This is obvious. 
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Fucknag posted:Um because he is the most awesome presenter. This is obvious. He's the smart one that makes you feel good about knowing nerdy things. He's on TV you know.
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neckbeard posted:Instead of those terrible Top Gear related DVDs they put out around Christmas time they really need to put out a "James May checks out someone's amazing spanner collection" special instead. Fixed that for you.
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Mar 12, 2012 05:15
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God drat the rally cross segment was fantastic. It's always awesome to see the three of them have a great time. Slash was better than I expected too. Still not the best rock star they've had as SIARPC (Brian Johnson), but having him play at the end made for a great end of the season.
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mod sassinator posted:Haha yeah. I wonder how does James always get to do the awesome stuff like taking a Veyron to its top speed, driving the $6 million+ Ferrari, flying in a U2 at 90k feet, etc.? If it were your $5.6 million Ferrari, which Top Gear presenter would you choose to drive it?
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I felt kind of “meh” about the episode, mostly because it didn’t show us anything that we hadn’t seen before. A presenter driving someone else’s classic car and being worried about damaging it? Seen it. Kimi Raikkonen giving short, obvious answers to interview questions and telling us nothing new? Seen it. The presenters buying cheap cars for a challenge and bumping into each other in a race? Seen it many, many times. Driving a new version of a class-leading car and learning that it is slightly better than its predecessor? This segment again? Yawn. Top Gear is at its best when they are comparing multiple cars. Comparing the new M5 versus an Audi RS6 or a Cadillac CTS-V or a Nissan GTR (or anything for that matter) would have utterly improved the segment. But as it is, we’re just seeing what might as well be the last generation M5 driving around a track again, just with the presenter telling us it’s a little bit faster. Slash’s Jessica was a great way to end the season, though.
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