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Garry
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Post subject: Top Gear's back!  Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 6:30 pm |
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Yeah, Top Gear just started their new season ... and it's back cool, with a great addition to the team!
A Dog 
Yup, a dog that hates cars. And lies around sleeping in the studio.
In other news, they had the new Koenigsegg CCX on the show ... 800+ HP with a keyhole as a rear window. It managed to do what no other car to date did - cause the Stig to seriously run off the track ... and into a tire stack ...
Anybody interested, I'm going to bring this episode (and the next one if out by then) to Bitburg ...
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Fast GTO
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Post subject: Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 7:12 pm |
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2003 Cobra Current Modifications:
2.2L KB (Race 20psi = 632rwhp / 592rwtq; Street 18psi = 626rwhp / 564rwtq)
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Re: Top Gear's back! Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:10 am |
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Garry wrote: Anybody interested, I'm going to bring this episode (and the next one if out by then) to Bitburg ...
Interested!
Ben
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 10:19 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 10:32 am |
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Did you watch the 30min version or the long version? I've noticed before that e.g. BBC world airs a cut-down version of it ... they showed him "wrecking" the 600k car after they showed the timed lap ... Clarkson said Stig tried the second time w/o short-shifting and trying to be less cautious ... started to lose the rear end, counter-steered, but couldn't keep it on the track ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:51 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 12:23 pm |
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I can cut it and post it tonight ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 12:56 pm |
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jeejee
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:09 pm |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:48 pm |
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Here comes ... you'll need the DivX/Xvid Codec installed (plays with MediaPlayer e.g., may need to rename to .avi)
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:07 pm |
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:12 am |
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 Good that there was no building etc. behind the tire (as you can see one in the background)...
Ben
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:05 am |
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Well, on the newest episode they had the Koenigsegg with a wing ... and with it, he was finally able to keep it on the track ...
... and it was enough to destroy the Zonda's top place on the leader board ... by almost a whole second! (0.8s actually)
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 7:01 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 8:18 am |
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Can cut it tonight ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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ChrisV6
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:46 am |
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I loved the last episode where they had to build a amphibious vehicle... of course Clarkson had to use this way to big 240hp-outboard engine 
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:52 am |
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I would have loved to see him mount TWO of them - it would have gone under in 5 seconds I recon 
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 4:48 am |
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Roy
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 7:52 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:50 pm |
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D@mn, last show was just on last weekend ...
... at least until July ... that sucks ...  makes you hate soccer even more ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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