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wolrah posted:On Hooniverse or The Smoking Tire's podcasts it's not uncommon to hear them complaining about the driving of other supposed automotive journalists at press events. http://jalopnik.com/5921693/journalist-flips-cadillac-ats-in-crash-17-miles-from-race-track
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Sir Tonk posted:http://jalopnik.com/5921693/journalist-flips-cadillac-ats-in-crash-17-miles-from-race-track I like the motor trend guys rebuttal that he was doing the 55mph speed limit but somehow manage to leave huge skid marks, get the car completely sideways, and then careen backwards off the opposite shoulder into the woods.
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He's probably just the worst driver in the entire world, by his own admission.
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Sir Tonk posted:http://jalopnik.com/5921693/journalist-flips-cadillac-ats-in-crash-17-miles-from-race-track Remember when a Jalopnik (idiot) journalist crashed a brand new v6 camaro at a track day being thrown by GM at a race track? http://jalopnik.com/i-was-the-first-person-to-publicly-crash-a-2016-chevr-1705084839 GM politely told him to go gently caress off. Oh yeah same guy got locked up in Virginia for 3 days. quote:I gunned the Camaro again, rowing through the gears, and then backed off when I saw the State Trooper’s car parked beside the road. It all happened very quickly, and I’m not joking when I say that—the trooper had me going 93 mph, something instrumented testing at Road & Track says happens in only about seven seconds. http://jalopnik.com/never-speed-in-virginia-lessons-from-my-three-days-in-1613604053
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It's like people haven't realised that journos are often just people with degrees in writing and a passing interest in a subject. They quite literally let any idiot write for magazines and newspapers these days but then if you were paid to write words about cars wouldn't you drive like a complete arsehole? The fastest car in the world is a rental car and all that...
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Just want to reiterate cause it can never be said more, NEVER SPEED IN VIRGINIA. Until the jailtime part of reckless driving gets revoked somehow.
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Koirhor posted:Just want to reiterate cause it can never be said more, NEVER SPEED IN VIRGINIA. Until the jailtime part of reckless driving gets revoked somehow. My friend was going 83 and being passed by people (with VA plates) and she got a 400 dollar reckless driving ticket. A little bit faster and she would have gone to jail.
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Koirhor posted:Just want to reiterate cause it can never be said more, NEVER SPEED IN VIRGINIA. Until the jailtime part of reckless driving gets revoked somehow. As someone from Virginia: It is usually reasonable to exceed the speed limit by no more than 5 miles per hour. 7 if you're bold. But this mainly applies to major highways like interstates, and there are certain exceptions like the People's Democratic Republic of Falls Church in which if the speed limit is 25, which it always is, then you should have a foot hovering over the brake and your cruise control set at 23. That place is a for-profit institution funded by speeding tickets and I suggest you stay away if you're in the DC suburbs, or at least stick to I-66 or the Beltway if you must pass through.
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Chris Evans can't talk while driving and gets car sick... perfect Top Gear host! http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/18/top-gear-host-chris-evans-suffers-from-car-sickness-whilst-filming-top-gear-5628926/(from Facebook AI) meatpimp fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Jan 18, 2016 |
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New top gear:
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Just how the gently caress nobody thought to vet those sorts of things is a strong suggestion that nobody at the BBC Knows What They're Doing unless this is being blown out of proportion. Perhaps he had a stomach flu or something ahead of the shoot, beats me. I'm excited for Sabine and Other Chris, though.
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:New top gear: I know what I'll be watching 
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Well, he was a passenger, people who get carsick as passengers typically don't while driving. Also, the "can't talk while driving" bit was denied by BBC.
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scuz posted:...is a strong suggestion that nobody at the BBC Knows What They're Doing... This is actually true though which is why they pay a whole stack of execs ridiculous money and still the only fantastic stuff they produce is the David Attenborough documentaries.
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88h88 posted:It's like people haven't realised that journos are often just people with degrees in writing and a passing interest in a subject. I am living proof of that. quote:if you were paid to write words about cars wouldn't you drive like a complete arsehole? No, i don't believe that's true. I may well be an outlier though. quote:The fastest car in the world is a rental car and all that... The thing is, most press fleets are managed by one of two companies (FMI and ESI) and you better believe they keep notes on who's driven what and the condition we hand those cars back in. The trouble is if you work for an important enough publication (like C&D, R&D, etc) then they're still going to give you the cars even if you hand them back with tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage. Koirhor posted:Just want to reiterate cause it can never be said more, NEVER SPEED IN VIRGINIA. Until the jailtime part of reckless driving gets revoked somehow. As I'm based in DC this is a real problem for me, since all the good driving roads are down in VA. 
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drgitlin posted:As I'm based in DC this is a real problem for me, since all the good driving roads are down in VA. Joplin Rd through Prince William Forrest Park for example.
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Never believe anything you hear from un-name sources when it's about Top Gear. The usual suspects (Daily Fail, Murdoch press etc) hate the BBC and will always try to put the boot in whenever they can even making up stories while the likes of the Guardian hate Top Gear because of cars so will publish anything they can because cars are bad mmmkay.
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meatpimp posted:Chris Evans can't talk while driving and gets car sick... perfect Top Gear host! Of all the reasons to hate on Chris Evans, this one's a bit weird, not least since Clarkson made himself sick driving a Subaru around in circles in one of the early series.
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chutwig posted:Of all the reasons to hate on Chris Evans, this one's a bit weird, not least since Clarkson made himself sick driving a Subaru around in circles in one of the early series. Clarkson was driving in circles. Chris Evans got sick because he drove too fast.
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Cojawfee posted:Clarkson was driving in circles. Chris Evans got sick because he drove too fast. Article said he was a passenger, not driving.
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Jealous Cow posted:Joplin Rd through Prince William Forrest Park for example. Will have to check that out. Had a magnificent drive through the George Washington National Forest earlier this year in an R8, would love to do that again but most of the supercars we've had to review have had mileage limits that prevent me getting that far out.
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clarkson hurt himself driving a GT-R because he's old and fat
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The Top Gear hole is becoming too much I need more car shows that are not Roadkill!
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BBC has a new series of James May's Cars of the People. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06z98lc/james-mays-cars-of-the-people-series-2-episode-1 In it, James May suggests we get rid of the Morris Minor as a symbol of britishness. He compares it to a popular television show, getting rid of it would hurt at first, then everyone would get over it...
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meatpimp posted:Chris Evans can't talk while driving and gets car sick... perfect Top Gear host! James May says it's all bullshit promo-feed. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3417561/James-says-believes-Chris-Evans-FAKING-Gear-production-woes.html
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Ola posted:BBC has a new series of James May's Cars of the People. gently caress yes. I loved the first series.
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Really if there is any car that denotes Britishness anyways it would be the Austin 7
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RaceyBucket posted:The Top Gear hole is becoming too much I need more car shows that are not Roadkill! We just need more Roadkill!
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djdanno13 posted:Really if there is any car that denotes Britishness anyways it would be the Austin 7 James May agrees. Watch it!
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Ola posted:BBC has a new series of James May's Cars of the People. Yesssss. I love May's shows, but this is one of the best.
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Episode 2 is about 4x4s and is great. Those who've seen it...when he lists various rally stars who have won in the Audi Quattro, was one of them TV's Oz Clarke?
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Ola posted:Episode 2 is about 4x4s and is great. Those who've seen it...when he lists various rally stars who have won in the Audi Quattro, was one of them TV's Oz Clarke? I missed that. I will have to rewatch that episode (poor me). I love whenever James brings up Oz Clark off the television!
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Definitely sounds like he says Oz Clarke. A cursory glance at who drove the the Audi Quattro, I can't find anyone whose name sounds like Oz Clarke. Maybe it was just a joke.
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He ended the episode in a vineyard as well, so it makes sense. What a random and hilarious thing to do. I'd like to see Oz' face as passenger in a furiously rallying Quattro.
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Ola posted:He ended the episode in a vineyard as well, so it makes sense. What a random and hilarious thing to do. I'd like to see Oz' face as passenger in a furiously rallying Quattro. Na, at the end in the vineyard you see a drunk Oz stumbling threw the grapes drinking straight from a wine bottle.
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This is a good series, thanks for the link. Now I need to find and watch season 1...
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If you want more James May, make sure you also check out Man Lab.
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Ola posted:He ended the episode in a vineyard as well, so it makes sense. Ola posted:I'd like to see Oz' face as passenger in a furiously rallying Quattro.  Pictured: Rally Legend Oz Clarke
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