Race in this upcoming series?

mjames · December 15th, 2006, 9:44 PM

Does anyone know if there are any races planned for this season? They usually do one a series and they are always my FAVORITE! I watched the Aston/Ferarri/Bugatti/McLaren race episodes over and over ... it's the best part, IMO. Thanks for any info...

Viper007Bond · December 15th, 2006, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Also in this season: is a big, hard race in Austria with all 3 of them which is being filmed on January 9th.

AG.Daiba · December 15th, 2006, 10:51 PM

perhaps they had a nice fast race in america, it big, flat, and there are no speed cameras (mostly). the only problem i see is that public transport is nonexistant; like seriously: there are no real trains, no buslanes, and no cyclists because they've all been run over by the SUVs. still america is where a swedish cannonball ccx can get a speeding ticket in texas for 240 or 242mph. he was going a bit over...

Scott · December 15th, 2006, 11:00 PM

There are plenty of real trains in the USA, they just don't carry people... LOL

The only real semi-organized mass-transit train network in the USA is in the northeast (New York, DC, Boston, etc.)

Buba · December 15th, 2006, 11:12 PM

mjames, your sig is too high..

Viper007Bond · December 15th, 2006, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AG.Daiba

the only problem i see is that public transport is nonexistant; like seriously: there are no real trains, no buslanes, and no cyclists because they've all been run over by the SUVs.

Well seeing as how the size of America compares to that of countries like the UK and such, I'm not surprised. I mean my state alone is larger than the UK. images/smilies/wink.gif

Can you imagine the cost of putting mass transit in for the whole country? Amtrack is kinda like that, but they are broke because America is just too big. Why take a slow train when you can fly? images/smilies/wink.gif

Vitamin J · December 15th, 2006, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Also in this season: is a big, hard race in Austria with all 3 of them which is being filmed on January 9th.

This sounds more like the Bobsled/Rally car race or the Bowler/dirt-board race than the long distance races that pass through multiple countries.

Viper007Bond · December 16th, 2006, 12:31 AM

Or the beach kinda thing.

Ottobon · December 16th, 2006, 4:41 AM

maybe May and Hammond have to hike across a rocky valley while Jeremy tries to outrun them in 599GTB, maybe since its in Austria we'll see even more of James May in leather pants!!!!

otispunkmeyer · December 16th, 2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Well seeing as how the size of America compares to that of countries like the UK and such, I'm not surprised. I mean my state alone is larger than the UK. images/smilies/wink.gif

Can you imagine the cost of putting mass transit in for the whole country? Amtrack is kinda like that, but they are broke because America is just too big. Why take a slow train when you can fly? images/smilies/wink.gif

flying really is your only choice lol

and a road race in the US wouldnt be that exciting. perhaps this is why the gumball has focused on europe/middle east after doing it in the US in 02 and 03. your country is so large that it would be stupid to build anything but a straight road if the option is there.

shortest distance between 2 points is a straightline....your country is soo massive that straight roads are neccessity or else you'll be there forever. straight roads however = teh boring.

Viper007Bond · December 16th, 2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by otispunkmeyer

shortest distance between 2 points is a straightline....your country is soo massive that straight roads are neccessity or else you'll be there forever. straight roads however = teh boring.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Makes the most sense, but god is it boring. I've driven (read: ridden) in areas where all you can see in both directions is a straight road as far as the eye can see surrounded by farmland. Now image like 6 hours of basically that. images/smilies/lol.gif

It's alright though. Not too many cops usually. images/smilies/vampire.gif

SL65 · December 17th, 2006, 1:09 AM

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Also in this season: is a big, hard race in Austria with all 3 of them which is being filmed on January 9th.

Should be Australia!! C'mon, that'll be awesome!

HondaF1 · December 17th, 2006, 4:08 AM

I'd like to see the boys do a race in Australia one day.

Hidden_Hunter · December 17th, 2006, 5:28 AM

yeah it would be great...

especially the bit where Jeremy gets a totally stuffed back from the crap surfaces the RTA and vicroads like to call roads.

Narcolepsy · December 17th, 2006, 1:57 PM

US is perfect for a TG race - plane v car - and get off it, not all of our roads are straight. We have winding motorways, twistly local roads, and mountain roads just like anywhere else. Can you really blame us for making straights through the Mohave and griding out vast farmland?

AMZ · December 17th, 2006, 2:42 PM

Mustang Vs Jag XKR - Would be a good race.

BlaRo · December 17th, 2006, 9:53 PM

I really wish we would straighten out our train system; what's wrong with a high-speed train from DC to LA for those who are too scared or hate flying? Hell, my train from Syracuse to Worcester got delayed 3 hours (at least the train staff were nice enough to call me so I could go back to sleep), and there was only 1 train per day for that, and it took 5 hours itself. And this is in the Northeast, the most populated part of the country, the only part with actual decent train service itself...

I'd love to see a decent train system in America like they have in Japan, if not at least between DC and Boston, since it'd be ridiculously hard to cover the entire nation.

We Chinese did build your railways, after all, and you're just gonna let it go to waste like that... images/smilies/dry.gif

vanMould · December 17th, 2006, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AG.Daiba

Still america is where a swedish cannonball ccx can get a speeding ticket in texas for 240 or 242mph. he was going a bit over...

And Autobahn is where he can get away with it images/smilies/wink.gif

And I believe it was a CC8S.

Hidden_Hunter · December 17th, 2006, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Narcolepsy

US is perfect for a TG race - plane v car - and get off it, not all of our roads are straight. We have winding motorways, twistly local roads, and mountain roads just like anywhere else. Can you really blame us for making straights through the Mohave and griding out vast farmland?

Most of the races start or finish at the top gear production office (except for the bugatti race) so that would kinda make a US race difficult. Also I really don't see a compelling reason for a race to be held in the US, what could be done differently that couldn't be done anywhere else?

cdbob · December 17th, 2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mjames

Does anyone know if there are any races planned for this season? They usually do one a series and they are always my FAVORITE! I watched the Aston/Ferrari/Bugatti/McLaren race episodes over and over ... it's the best part, IMO. Thanks for any info...

Didn't the Caterham one count too?

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AG.Daiba Joined: Apr 25th, 2006 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: New Jersey - we don't like you either. Posts: 96 Car: BMW 330xi Rep Power: 0	perhaps they had a nice fast race in america, it big, flat, and there are no speed cameras (mostly). the only problem i see is that public transport is nonexistant; like seriously: there are no real trains, no buslanes, and no cyclists because they've all been run over by the SUVs. still america is where a swedish cannonball ccx can get a speeding ticket in texas for 240 or 242mph. he was going a bit over...

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Ottobon Banned Joined: Nov 27th, 2005 Last Online: May 27th, 2009 Location: Detriot Metro Area Posts: 3,313 Car: 2 Rust buckets and a confused 1999 American. Rep Power: 0	maybe May and Hammond have to hike across a rocky valley while Jeremy tries to outrun them in 599GTB, maybe since its in Austria we'll see even more of James May in leather pants!!!!

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Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: 12:15 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,780 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 76	yeah it would be great... especially the bit where Jeremy gets a totally stuffed back from the crap surfaces the RTA and vicroads like to call roads. __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

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Narcolepsy Joined: Sep 17th, 2006 Last Online: September 7th, 2009 Location: Philadelphia, USA Posts: 558 Rep Power: 13	US is perfect for a TG race - plane v car - and get off it, not all of our roads are straight. We have winding motorways, twistly local roads, and mountain roads just like anywhere else. Can you really blame us for making straights through the Mohave and griding out vast farmland? __________________ 05 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT 94 Mercedes-Benz C280 (Retired.....by a tree)

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BlaRo Lady GaGa's #1 Fan Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: 12:35 AM Location: Assachusetts Age: 21 Posts: 11,259 Car: 1997 Yamaha Seca II, 1976 Honda CB550F Rep Power: 372	I really wish we would straighten out our train system; what's wrong with a high-speed train from DC to LA for those who are too scared or hate flying? Hell, my train from Syracuse to Worcester got delayed 3 hours (at least the train staff were nice enough to call me so I could go back to sleep), and there was only 1 train per day for that, and it took 5 hours itself. And this is in the Northeast, the most populated part of the country, the only part with actual decent train service itself... I'd love to see a decent train system in America like they have in Japan, if not at least between DC and Boston, since it'd be ridiculously hard to cover the entire nation. We Chinese did build your railways, after all, and you're just gonna let it go to waste like that... __________________ "It is impossible to describe this kind of performance to the uninitiated. Telling a traffic officer or a safety crusader like Ralph Nader that 100 mph can be safe is like reading the Constitution to a Maoist; it is a strange and hostile concept." -Brock Yates. The body was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. Because of Parkinson's.

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