Why the Veyron didn't go on the track!

watto · December 18th, 2005, 10:26 AM

Now we can all our stop our whinging...

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Viewers of Top Gear last weekend may have wondered why the Stig did not put the Bugatti Veyron through its paces. With a top speed of 252mph, it could have set a new record for the Top Gear track.

Unfortunately the model featured on the show wasn’t quite so nippy. The £800,000 supercars are so hard to come by, the producers had to make do with a dummy model. Underneath its much-admired exterior was nothing but, er, hot air.

“We couldn’t get a real one for the show,” admitted Jeremy Clarkson. “But we hope to get the Stig to test one on the Top Gear track in the spring”.

Of course the Veyron that Clarkson raced across France, against his fellow presenters in a plane, was for real.

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...935710,00.html

M3lover · December 18th, 2005, 10:31 AM

Till Spring!!!
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Well, atleast they said it, instead of make us wait until one day it showed up...

SL65 · December 18th, 2005, 10:52 AM

Good find watto. At least we got a reason and there is the possiblility of it going round again in the next series....the wait begins...

KryptonZone · December 18th, 2005, 10:54 AM

... Spring?! What the hell?! They couldn't just drive the heavenly creation of a car to London, have dinner, sleep, then wake next morning, drag Stig to Dunsfold and make him do the lap and THEN give the car back to Mr Piesch and Volkswagen?! Come on! images/smilies/bangin.gif

jensked · December 18th, 2005, 11:18 AM

^ maybe one "fastest lap" a season is enough they think. No that doesn't make sense. The Carrera GT and the Enzo were in two episodes after each other.

hajj · December 18th, 2005, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KryptonZone

... Spring?! What the hell?! They couldn't just drive the heavenly creation of a car to London, have dinner, sleep, then wake next morning, drag Stig to Dunsfold and make him do the lap and THEN give the car back to Mr Piesch and Volkswagen?! Come on! images/smilies/bangin.gif

What about new tires?? The Veyron would need those after that race images/smilies/wink.gif

And by the way Mr Piech isnt the boss VW anymore. Bernd Pischetsrieder is the boss at the moment...

SL65 · December 18th, 2005, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jensked

^ maybe one "fastest lap" a season is enough they think. No that doesn't make sense. The Carrera GT and the Enzo were in two episodes after each other.

And wasn't the SLR like 2-episodes before the Carrera..

Kebab gud · December 18th, 2005, 12:20 PM

Veyron will not set a ner record..
yes i can do corners well .. but not fast ..

andyhui01 · December 18th, 2005, 12:29 PM

didn't someone already point this out on the thread itself?... I remember someone spotting that the Veyron is a prototype from the geneva motor show or something like that

MavT · December 18th, 2005, 01:39 PM

Spring it is then...

Im off to bed then, cya in the spring...

osabros · December 18th, 2005, 02:46 PM

that is so cool, id love to have a full scale model of a veyron that looks so real. make the neighbor's eyes pop out images/smilies/smile.gif

jayhawk · December 18th, 2005, 03:38 PM

<<<Shaking fist at the sky>>>

Damn you Volkswageeeeennnnnn!!!!

Z0RR0 · December 18th, 2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by watto

Now we can all our stop our whinging...

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Of course the Veyron that Clarkson raced across France, against his fellow presenters in a plane, was for real.

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...935710,00.html

No shit!!! images/smilies/lol.gif

AML · December 18th, 2005, 09:03 PM

Wait, I've read somewhere in here that Stig cried when he droved it round the track, was that an article or someones opinion?

"What about new tires?? The Veyron would need those after that race"
I don't think so, they will be used a bit but not shreaded completly. 8)

oliB · December 18th, 2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Aston Martin Lagonda

Wait, I've read somewhere in here that Stig cried when he droved it round the track, was that an article or someones opinion?

Top Gear hp:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/thisweek/

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Originally Posted by Z0RR0

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Originally Posted by watto

Now we can all our stop our whinging...

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Of course the Veyron that Clarkson raced across France, against his fellow presenters in a plane, was for real.

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/art...935710,00.html

No shit!!! images/smilies/lol.gif

I noticed that too! images/smilies/lol.gif

AML · December 18th, 2005, 10:09 PM

Aha!!

So they talking rubbish about the Stig not driving it. images/smilies/mad.gif

bartboy9891 · December 18th, 2005, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Aston Martin Lagonda

Aha!!

So they talking rubbish about the Stig not driving it. images/smilies/mad.gif

there is a difference between the Stig just driving it, and the Stig driving it on the track. He isnt under track-arrest or anything.

AML · December 19th, 2005, 04:54 PM

Yes, that's true. 8)

logo · December 19th, 2005, 05:22 PM

i'll lend them mine if they can't get one images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

No Boss · December 19th, 2005, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by logo

i'll lend them mine if they can't get one images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

I don't think so buddy. I'm still waiting to get my Enzo back from you... I said you could borrow it, not have it.

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KryptonZone Joined: Dec 10th, 2004 Last Online: January 4th, 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 870 Car: Currently the Belgian bus + Saving the environment Rep Power: 18	... Spring?! What the hell?! They couldn't just drive the heavenly creation of a car to London, have dinner, sleep, then wake next morning, drag Stig to Dunsfold and make him do the lap and THEN give the car back to Mr Piesch and Volkswagen?! Come on! __________________ KryptonZone.org

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jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: 08:33 AM Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,012 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43	^ maybe one "fastest lap" a season is enough they think. No that doesn't make sense. The Carrera GT and the Enzo were in two episodes after each other. __________________

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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 8,515 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 28	didn't someone already point this out on the thread itself?... I remember someone spotting that the Veyron is a prototype from the geneva motor show or something like that __________________

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SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,196 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 41	Good find watto. At least we got a reason and there is the possiblility of it going round again in the next series....the wait begins...

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osabros Joined: May 30th, 2005 Last Online: December 24th, 2008 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Age: 19 Posts: 683 Rep Power: 0	that is so cool, id love to have a full scale model of a veyron that looks so real. make the neighbor's eyes pop out __________________

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AML aka Aston Martin Lagonda Joined: May 9th, 2005 Last Online: December 25th, 2008 Location: Southern Poland Posts: 507 Car: Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 Rep Power: 17	Wait, I've read somewhere in here that Stig cried when he droved it round the track, was that an article or someones opinion? "What about new tires?? The Veyron would need those after that race" I don't think so, they will be used a bit but not shreaded completly. 8) __________________ My english isn't perfect so I may not be able to fully express my self in some situations, and forgive me if I'll screw up some words in my signatures.

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AML aka Aston Martin Lagonda Joined: May 9th, 2005 Last Online: December 25th, 2008 Location: Southern Poland Posts: 507 Car: Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 Rep Power: 17	Aha!! So they talking rubbish about the Stig not driving it. __________________ My english isn't perfect so I may not be able to fully express my self in some situations, and forgive me if I'll screw up some words in my signatures.

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