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Fejsze posted:Didn't mythbusters prove that the tablecloth trick was faked? Comrade Flynn posted:Anyone that's used launch control on a GTR knows how insane it is to do it in that short of a space. That must have been rear end puckering.
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Oh man, that Caterham 160 looks like so much fun. http://uk.caterhamcars.com/cars/seven-160 This needs to be available in the US.
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I think there are kits to take an old Miata donor chassis/drivetrain and put a Lotus 7/Caterham kit body on top. Would be pretty similar and a lot of fun I bet. Nice thing is because it starts with a Miata it's technically not a kit car and can be registered/driven just like a normal Miata. http://www.flyinmiata.com/westfield/westfield.php
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nmfree posted:Some say the only time the Stig's rear end in a top hat puckers is when he's about to kiss the Queen on the lips. 
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Started watching this on Netflix because I sprained my ankle and my TV is rigged up to my PC anyway. Is it even possible to get a decent time in Forza 4 with the Suzuki Liana on the Top Gear track? I always come in at like 2 minutes 30.
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Cool Wall visible in the background in the last segment there... When's the last time they actually added to it?
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Feb 24, 2014 10:13
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:So loving gorgeous
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Tsuru posted:Given Alfa's history I was blown away it wasn't a Zagato creation. Still loving gorgeous though... It looked like an amazing Vindolanda fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Feb 24, 2014 |
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Vindolanda posted:It looked like an amazing 60s concept Alfa. 50s concept Alfa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Disco_Volante
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Acquilae posted:Loved the episode and everything about that Mercedes 6x6 G63 is awesome. They say they are only building a few of them, but i bet if anyone came to Mercedes with a half a million, they would do it. I would buy that thing over most super cars.
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This is more loving like it. Less scripted unfunny challenges, more awesome cars! Best episode for a good couple of years.
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Friar Zucchini posted:...He has lips? And an rear end in a top hat? They're one and the same 
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Seeing the UAE Police in SLS AMGs, Ferrari FF and Lamborghini A-vent-A-doors makes me have a chuckle at my local police with their Vauxhall Astras, Mitsubishi colts and Lancer sportbacks. Also, Mass Effect 3 OST used in the Disco Volante section
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I recall reading something about how a lot of people abandoned their expensive cars while fleeing the country, so maybe that's how they got them?
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Falken posted:Also, Mass Effect 3 OST used in the Disco Volante section Tron: Legacy OST in the G63 6x6 section (one of my favorite soundtracks ever).
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KozmoNaut posted:Tron: Legacy OST in the G63 6x6 section (one of my favorite soundtracks ever). They've been pulling from this heavily for years now, it seems. Works quite well. jamal posted:I recall reading something about how a lot of people abandoned their expensive cars while fleeing the country, so maybe that's how they got them? That was Dubai, I think. Westerners that go into debt leave everything behind, since they have debtor's prison.
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Sir Tonk posted:That was Dubai, I think. Westerners that go into debt leave everything behind, since they have debtor's prison. Yeah, that bit where he got "pulled over" was in Dubai - this hotel was visible in the background. Wasn't completely sold on this week's episode, the films themselves were all quite good but the other bits (Jeremy burning the pizza, the tablecloth, nit-picking over James's film etc) just felt like they were scrambling to fill time. But this episode was a few minutes longer the than the last few 
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I think everyone knows full well what Jeremy thinks of health and safety. (They probably signed waivers)
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Alighieri posted:Also enjoyed the new outside camera angle that faces in from the windscreen. I noticed this, and I really liked it, too. Felt fresh and slightly different. This was a great episode too. These episodes have been excellent. Only the first in this season was a bit silly. Even had a SIARPC I didn't immediately skip to the lap on! They didn't stretch it out too much, and it's always funny seeing someone who hasn't even driven before attempt a lap. The pizza thing was silly but short, so it by all means gets a pass because the episode was so good. All 3 car segments by each presenter were excellent, and Hammond finally had some time to shine - give him a ridiculous car and he's in his element. I'm a little disappointed that after the tablecloth, they didn't mention that MythBusters tested the motorcycle tablecloth pull and it was found to be nonsense. Because the car is clearly superior to the bike! HalloKitty fucked around with this message at 12:21 on Feb 25, 2014 |
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Philip J Fry posted:I'm sure Hammond had some asbestos underpants on or something. Gnomex.
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Preoptopus posted:They say they are only building a few of them, but i bet if anyone came to Mercedes with a half a million, they would do it. Apparently I have at least one 6x6 and one 4x4 merc Gwagen cab chassis turning up in my workshop at work within a week or so. They will only have the 3.0L V6 Turbo diesel tho, not the batshit twin turbo 5.5L V8. I am SO taking photos when they turn up!
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If you gave me overhead switches for everything and a starter button in the shifter like on the SLR McLaren, I could drive literally anything and feel like a cross between James Bond and a fighter pilot. My dad's old work van had overhead switches for the electric windows. It was completely nonsensical and totally awesome.
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Sir Tonk posted:They've been pulling from this heavily for years now, it seems. Works quite well. This confuses me because if they can use Daft Punk, well...why would they use anything other than Daft Punk?
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A good episode. Watching made me think that the Sultan of Brunei is trying to sell some more of his toys and asked TG to come over again and help pitch them.
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AvesPKS posted:This confuses me because if they can use Daft Punk, well...why would they use anything other than Daft Punk? Throw in some Justice as well, and we agree 100%.
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KozmoNaut posted:Throw in some Justice as well, and we agree 100%. I'm surprised they're allowed to use so much film soundtrack bits, despite the unique way the BBC is funded they're not always in the music agreement so cost a hilarious amount of money, which can be explained through this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbrmaeiZ4RE&t=148s
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KozmoNaut posted:If you gave me overhead switches for everything and a starter button in the shifter like on the SLR McLaren, I could drive literally anything and feel like a cross between James Bond and a fighter pilot. I used to have one for my sub so I could turn it off in residential areas. I'm now a grown-up but I'm trying to figure out a reason to rig something up to them. The windows sound like not the best idea.
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Overhead switches don't actually need to be hooked up to anything. But you drat well flick a few of them about before starting the engine, while wearing Rayban Aviators and chewing gum with your mouth open to just the right measure of nonchalance. Also, that tyre inflation system was fast. Must have a pretty decent tank backing it up. And were those Unimog portal axles?
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I'm usually pretty good at suspending disbelief/being clueless during the scripted parts, but watching Hammond 'pilot' the 6x6 over the sand dunes was cringeworthy. *Hammond screaming in truck with stationary background* *truck flying off a sand dune* *Hammond screaming in truck with stationary background* *truck rolling down sand dune* *Hammond screaming in truck with stationary background* *truck driving onto onto level ground* *Hammond talking about how scary it was while driving away*
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triple clutcher posted:I'm usually pretty good at suspending disbelief/being clueless during the scripted parts, but watching Hammond 'pilot' the 6x6 over the sand dunes was cringeworthy. That didn't happen though. They slightly messed with the camera angle to make the steep dune look a bit steeper, but I didn't see any of what you're talking about, and I just re-watched that segment to check.
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