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May 13th, 2008, 05:49 AM
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 Joined: Feb 13th, 2007 Last Online: 01:16 AM Location: Hendersonville, TN USA Age: 22 Posts: 399
Car: my Taurus is gone :( Rep Power: 11    |  TG plug on Jay Leno's Garage Did a quick search about it, didn't find anything, so please don't burn me at the steak if it's a repost.  Leno's Garage website has the SLR McLaren review and while talking about the brakes he says '...if you go to Youtube and search Top Gear SLR, you'll see Jeremy Clarkson stop this car at 120 in the same distance as a normal car from 60...' Don't know exactly how many people will see it, but it'll get the word out there about the show a bit more. Jay's Garage Last edited by racingfan1; May 13th, 2008 at 05:52 AM.. Reason: add link |
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May 13th, 2008, 01:05 PM
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 Yep, Leno is a big TG fan and he's admitted as much - he reviews cars for the Times when Clarkson is away.
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May 14th, 2008, 05:29 AM
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Car: my Taurus is gone :( Rep Power: 11 | Quote:
 Atleast I know I'm safe from someone.I knew Leno is a TG fan, and IIRC, is fairly good friends with Clarkson. | |
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May 14th, 2008, 06:07 AM
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Car: '98 Toyota Corolla Conquest Hatch Rep Power: 5   | Actually, from memory, I think he stopped the SLR in LESS distance at 120 equipped with carbon ceramic brakes...
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May 14th, 2008, 08:40 AM
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Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 45 | Quote:
correct. The whole point of the exercise was to say that the rules about braking distances are too old and no longer relevant a normal car should be able to stop from 60 mph in that distance, and the SLR can stop from 120 mph ...which is batshit insane really when you think how fast that is, and how short the distance is... | |
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May 15th, 2008, 06:06 AM
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Rep Power: 18 | Aye the SLR braking segment would of been even more amazing if it didn't take them 3 attempts to get it right
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May 15th, 2008, 12:02 PM
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May 15th, 2008, 07:25 PM
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LFS Status:  Rep Power: 7 | He also linked to Top Gear in his review for the Ariel Atom
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May 16th, 2008, 01:19 AM
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May 20th, 2008, 06:03 PM
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 Joined: Nov 11th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 262
Car: Toyota Vista (My fathers, i'm still too young) LFS Status:  Rep Power: 7  | Well im sure the SLR would stop but Top Gear had to do some retrys.        Wish I could make GIF's (My first post after so many months of lurking here  ) |
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