[07x05] December 11th, 2005 - Page 3

SL65 · December 12th, 2005, 4:56 AM

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Originally Posted by zeoniks

But.... Why haven't they put it around the track? I'm dying to know!!!

I'm wanting to know aswell!! They had the car in the studio..

MPower · December 12th, 2005, 5:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ianspeed

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Originally Posted by andyhui01

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Originally Posted by Ferrarienzo

Trough speedocam

that is not legally possible... right now it may seem obvious that Jeremy clarkson is speeding... but no one can prove it. As soon as they show that JC is doing 200kph on a public road, Top gear is going to get into alot of trouble.

Yep. I'm no expert on UK/EU law, but in the litigious US at least, this is what makes the car show so ungodly, unwatchably, bad. Even looking like you encourage speeding can be a problem here. It makes me want to move to the UK... which I might after school.

BBC? You listening? Can I work for Top Gear please? images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

I would assume that the government would have a hard time prosecuting JC for "speeding". The only way that would happen would be if the government could prove it was actually him driving the car. For all they knew there was someone else driving at that speed. It would be a hard fight.

Cruzz563 · December 12th, 2005, 5:14 AM

Upload finished a few minutes ago. It's now fully posted to a.b.multimedia images/smilies/smile.gif

Gophermuncher · December 12th, 2005, 5:15 AM

They did show him using the cars entire HP (1001) So you gotta assume he wasn't just ambling along the motorway images/smilies/lol.gif

kronz · December 12th, 2005, 5:19 AM

Do you want to drive a 1.2 million dollar supercar around a track?

Knowing that the company you work for will pay for it?

Ianspeed · December 12th, 2005, 5:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kronz

Do you want to drive a 1.2 million dollar supercar around a track?

Knowing that the company you work for will pay for it?

Hell yes! Its one of six demonstrators - four of which are test mules. (if i remember correctly). So most are going to be destroyed (as per the rules) anyway.

I think its seen as one of the 'impossible' cars. It exists, but you'll never know a person who has one... so whats the point of sending it around the track to take the scalps of the lesser cars?

(much like JC's beef with the McLaren F1 being to expensive to even include.)

And look on the bright side, the Zonda stays No 1!! images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Kebab gud · December 12th, 2005, 5:36 AM

...it was a meh episode ...

i want to se Sir Stirling Moss and Sir John Young Stewart (Jackie Stewart) in the suzuki!

texascadillac42 · December 12th, 2005, 5:44 AM

Great episode, the Veryon is definitely an amazing car. A great finish to the race, even if it wasnt 100% real images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Tough to say, but it was another great episode of TG images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Burlap Sack · December 12th, 2005, 5:44 AM

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There is no Top Gear next week, because some men are playing with each others balls or something. It's a sport thing apparently. We will however be back on December 27 to bring motoring festive fun to your life once more.

texascadillac42 · December 12th, 2005, 5:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!!

The bit with the Porsches was allrite. I don't even know which Carrera won...

The 4wd Porsche was faster by .5 seconds.

JoeBlo1 · December 12th, 2005, 5:57 AM

It was a good race but the SLR is still the best of them all. The outcome of the race didn't matter that much as the entire segment was dedicated solely to the Veyron. Yeah it was disappointing they couldn't track the Veyron images/smilies/mad.gif

. They better do so this series. I don't think I've ever seen Clarkson this ecstatic about anything.

lurker532 · December 12th, 2005, 6:08 AM

The Veyron is epic... but I was dissapointed with the race. Yeah I laughed at the antics of Hammond and May, but it just didn't have the tension of the previous races. I never really felt engaged with the race.

Hammond and May using trains and busses to get from Geneva to Verbier in the 612 vs. plane race made sense -- it's what people going on a ski trip would do. I can let the choice of taking boats to get from Kristiansand to Olso slide since they needed some way of getting from from one place to the other (and it continued the water travel idea). But the forced landing due to James not being qualified for night flying smacked of deus ex machina.

Tha_bounce · December 12th, 2005, 6:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeBlo1

I don't think I've ever seen Clarkson this ecstatic about anything

I'd say he was pretty ecstatic when he drove the Carrera GT for the first time. Not quite like this but close...

Ok to rather boring episode. Didnt stir any emotion in me, no excitment, no WOW.

-The Marcos is pretty cool. Nice car looks and looks fun to drive.
-The Veyron - the car it self is cool, top speed, the sound the nifty details. If i could afford one, i'd still buy a Zonda F instead.
-The race - boring, boring boring, all that speeding past the camera was booooorrring. The SLR or 612 was way better.
-The most exciting bit for me was Jeremy actually rumbling on about the trivia to do with the Veyron.....you could tell he was blown away by the car.

Ok episode.

Shawn · December 12th, 2005, 6:17 AM

Terrible race and pointless episode overall... that was just 40 minutes of the Bugatti driving through some boring landscape.

The Liana segment was short and the Porsche segment not very interesting at all.

By the way, that Marcos looks exactly like the TVR to me... when it first came on I thought "Haven't they tested this car before?"

Basscadet · December 12th, 2005, 6:32 AM

I enjoyed the Bugatti parts. You can tell the shows director was pushing things up a notch with this episode, loved the way it was edited.

But - the idea of those two flying was stupid.

And we, as the audience, cannot tell how fast the car is by watching this episode. Speed is not conveyed except through Clarkson's yelps. That car never went 200mph, much less 250mph.

His DB9 run to Monte Carlo (I think?) is still far and away the best Top Gear race.

Basscadet · December 12th, 2005, 6:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn_230

Terrible race and pointless episode overall... that was just 40 minutes of the Bugatti driving through some boring landscape.

boring landscape?

Christ, that's some of the most beautiful land in the world. Gorgeous!

thEam · December 12th, 2005, 6:45 AM

This is the first time I'va actually gotten up an hour earlier to watch TG before leaving home, but I guess expectations were just a little over the top...

Ah well, nice episode after all, although the Veyron part was little conclusive and repetetive, I kinda liked the race. And Mansel was great, I wonder how many more F1 drivers are gonna come to the show...

HewlandNST · December 12th, 2005, 6:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn_230

Terrible race and pointless episode overall... that was just 40 minutes of the Bugatti driving through some boring landscape.

If you want boring drive U.S. Interstate 80 through Iowa and Nebraska not Italy and France.

Ianspeed · December 12th, 2005, 7:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HewlandNST

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Originally Posted by Shawn_230

Terrible race and pointless episode overall... that was just 40 minutes of the Bugatti driving through some boring landscape.

If you want boring drive U.S. Interstate 80 through Iowa and Nebraska not Italy and France.

Yep. That did make me laugh when I read it too. Boring? I would pay millions to have that same experience in such boring surroundings.

park68k · December 12th, 2005, 7:08 AM

The Bugati was awesome. I kinda knew that anything else but the bugati segment would be so so. I only wish they showed the Bugati taking winding road more instead of straight line passing.
Overall, great episode as usual. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

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Kebab gud Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: somewhere in yupe Posts: 1,511 Rep Power: 0	...it was a meh episode ... i want to se Sir Stirling Moss and Sir John Young Stewart (Jackie Stewart) in the suzuki! __________________ The Kabab Hut: http://the-kebab.blogspot.com/ (working on a better layout)

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texascadillac42 Joined: Dec 12th, 2004 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	Great episode, the Veryon is definitely an amazing car. A great finish to the race, even if it wasnt 100% real Tough to say, but it was another great episode of TG __________________ 2002 Mini Cooper S 1967 Mini Cooper S

December 12th, 2005, 5:57 AM	#51
JoeBlo1 Joined: Feb 18th, 2004 Last Online: 1:57 AM Location: Toronto Age: 23 Posts: 509 Rep Power: 24	It was a good race but the SLR is still the best of them all. The outcome of the race didn't matter that much as the entire segment was dedicated solely to the Veyron. Yeah it was disappointing they couldn't track the Veyron . They better do so this series. I don't think I've ever seen Clarkson this ecstatic about anything. __________________ "If you have a target in your life, a real target, doesn´t matter if you are very poor or rich people, if you work hard and believe in God, you can get the success, success in the life." Ayrton Senna

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thEam Joined: May 30th, 2005 Last Online: June 16th, 2008 Location: Aachen, Germany Posts: 62 Rep Power: 0	This is the first time I'va actually gotten up an hour earlier to watch TG before leaving home, but I guess expectations were just a little over the top... Ah well, nice episode after all, although the Veyron part was little conclusive and repetetive, I kinda liked the race. And Mansel was great, I wonder how many more F1 drivers are gonna come to the show... __________________ Vegetables. You know, the stuff my food eats...

December 12th, 2005, 5:15 AM	#44
Gophermuncher Joined: Apr 2nd, 2005 Last Online: September 4th, 2009 Posts: 103 Rep Power: 19	They did show him using the cars entire HP (1001) So you gotta assume he wasn't just ambling along the motorway

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kronz Joined: Jun 29th, 2004 Last Online: October 2nd, 2008 Posts: 36 Car: 1988 Nissan Skyline Silhouette Rep Power: 22	Do you want to drive a 1.2 million dollar supercar around a track? Knowing that the company you work for will pay for it?

December 12th, 2005, 6:08 AM	#52
lurker532 Joined: Feb 9th, 2005 Last Online: March 3rd, 2006 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	The Veyron is epic... but I was dissapointed with the race. Yeah I laughed at the antics of Hammond and May, but it just didn't have the tension of the previous races. I never really felt engaged with the race. Hammond and May using trains and busses to get from Geneva to Verbier in the 612 vs. plane race made sense -- it's what people going on a ski trip would do. I can let the choice of taking boats to get from Kristiansand to Olso slide since they needed some way of getting from from one place to the other (and it continued the water travel idea). But the forced landing due to James not being qualified for night flying smacked of deus ex machina.

December 12th, 2005, 6:17 AM	#54
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	Terrible race and pointless episode overall... that was just 40 minutes of the Bugatti driving through some boring landscape. The Liana segment was short and the Porsche segment not very interesting at all. By the way, that Marcos looks exactly like the TVR to me... when it first came on I thought "Haven't they tested this car before?"

December 12th, 2005, 6:32 AM	#55
Basscadet Joined: Nov 11th, 2005 Last Online: July 23rd, 2009 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	I enjoyed the Bugatti parts. You can tell the shows director was pushing things up a notch with this episode, loved the way it was edited. But - the idea of those two flying was stupid. And we, as the audience, cannot tell how fast the car is by watching this episode. Speed is not conveyed except through Clarkson's yelps. That car never went 200mph, much less 250mph. His DB9 run to Monte Carlo (I think?) is still far and away the best Top Gear race.

December 12th, 2005, 7:08 AM	#60
park68k Joined: Apr 3rd, 2005 Last Online: May 8th, 2009 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	The Bugati was awesome. I kinda knew that anything else but the bugati segment would be so so. I only wish they showed the Bugati taking winding road more instead of straight line passing. Overall, great episode as usual. __________________ ____________ 89' AW11

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