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Top gear at world of speed
« on: December 14, 2008, 02:23:52 PM »
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Offline jl222

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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2008, 03:48:33 PM »
  Thats a great video found myself smiling at the end.

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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2008, 04:07:27 PM »
Very cool
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2008, 04:29:33 PM »
Great video! These guys were really having fun!.....but, how could they go that fast without suits and rollbars? Was this some special private meet? Just curious.
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2008, 09:42:45 PM »
They showed up late Friday and took over the 130 course Saturday morning.
Shook hands with Jeremy and Hammond. Nice blokes.

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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2008, 10:33:50 PM »
Don't forgert paid a tidy sum.... for a private timing session...
Neat video, good to see the BBC having fun ... Good to see the USFRA could help them with the event.
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2008, 01:21:05 AM »
If you guys have never seen their car show, set your recorders... it is pretty much non stop funny stuff... They do stuff with new and old cars, taking on different tasks with them and the commentary they have is pretty funny... I like the battering they do on the cars..

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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2008, 04:27:13 AM »
Good times!   :cheers:
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2008, 09:12:18 AM »
Clarkson actually had a proper run at Speed Week 2000 in a roadster, number 716 I think. Ran 215mph. Personally I think the programme is getting too silly, and they don't like motorcycles, except Hammond! Some good stuff in it from time to time...... surely you have something similar in the USA? Annoyingly they made it seem like they were competing at Speed Week, which threw me until someone said World Of Speed, phew!
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2008, 04:03:08 PM »
When they were running the Poms,Kiwi's and Aussies all went over for a look but not many of the local guys knew who they were (or didn't care ??)

There is an Aussie version, but it looks to have been directed to fit the same mould and it doesn't work
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2008, 07:27:43 PM »
How do you locate their show on TV? It sounds like one great gearhead adventure after another!
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2008, 08:59:52 PM »
Quote from: petercalaguiro on December 15, 2008, 07:27:43 PM
How do you locate their show on TV? It sounds like one great gearhead adventure after another!
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2008, 01:25:17 AM »
This one is one of the best, made me cry the first time I saw it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azc9dQLL09w&feature=channel_page
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2008, 01:36:59 AM »
The original situation was for them to pass the tech inspection for the 130 Club and make runs there to get used to running on the salt.  We shut down at 6:00 for the day on Friday and ran them on the long course for some higher speed runs after most of the crowd had left the salt.  The whole thing was interesting to say the least.  Our intent was to not interfere with the normal running and yet to give them runs on the long course with all of our safety people still in place.  They paid for the extra hour with a credit card.  Obviously the clips moved from the 130 Club course to the long course back to the 130 Club course.  Not what actually happened and the B 25 flew over as they were making the last of their runs on the long course.  That was a great sight, coming in very low, down the course from Floating Mountain.  Those big radial engines sounded great!  I still get goosebumps remembering the moment.  The look on Monte's face as he listened to their banter was priceless.
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Re: Top gear at world of speed
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2008, 06:09:09 AM »
You can watch Top Gear any time via the BBC website as well - www.bbc.co.uk

Click on iPlayer (usually a big box on the homepage) and it will list a range of TV and radio programes which you can replay after they've been transmitted on UK TV. Issue 7 of Top Gear is on the site now.

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