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01-30-2007, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='385266' date='Jan 30 2007, 08:29 AM
yes series 9 part 1
... crash looked painful
01-30-2007, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MarcsOnFire' post='385314' date='Jan 30 2007, 01:08 PM
Calmer and looking older I think. Not surprising though after what he went through. Something like that makes you really reasses your life. I speak from experience too.
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I thought the episode was amazing. The Hamster looks 10 years older and seems to have lost his sparkle. If ever I was to have a lads night in and I had a choice to invite it would be those three. Can you imagine the crack? They really look as if they love going to work on a monday morning
01-30-2007, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MarcsOnFire' post='385306' date='Jan 30 2007, 08:18 PM
The things he says in the film just before the crash are incredible, it's like he knew it was goping to happen.
01-30-2007, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='385434' date='Jan 31 2007, 01:57 AM
It would be nice to see some of you guys coming over to the BMW Club of Finland's snow driver training! ?
01-30-2007, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hythe' post='385477' date='Jan 31 2007, 04:13 AM
Well, season 9 only of the "reborn" top gear - the show ran for about 30 years before the current format was introduced!
01-30-2007, 05:05 PM
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saw it last night and it was very good show,
I like the road works part, this proves that UK is still very slow on working, In HK they can lay a road within 5h, I seen them do it,
I used to work in UK and all people that I know are slow workers. I think itis called lazy
The crash was
, if you were doing over 200mph I would change the tyres every run, alfter all tyres are the man key to a car, no rubber not car
I like the road works part, this proves that UK is still very slow on working, In HK they can lay a road within 5h, I seen them do it,
I used to work in UK and all people that I know are slow workers. I think itis called lazy
The crash was
, if you were doing over 200mph I would change the tyres every run, alfter all tyres are the man key to a car, no rubber not car
01-31-2007, 04:04 AM
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01-31-2007, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='385188' date='Jan 29 2007, 11:08 PM
just to let you guys know Top Gear S9 is back on and ready to download.
download?? where ?? couldn't find season 9 episodes....July 30th 2006 is the latest I found.
02-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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It was great to see Top Gear back but does anyone else agee that, for a 1 hr show, there was very little content to interest the real petrol (or diesel) head. Building roads, interviewing celebs etc is more general light entertainment than car show eh? Exotica is great however I would also like to see more run of the mill models being put through their paces.
I remember years ago Tiff Needel on Top Gear's previous incarnation, was driving the newly launched Ford Focus with 3 passengers on board. At 50mph he (using the hand brake) threw the car into a 360 degree spin then calmly continued ahead. This was some of the most amazing car TV I have ever seen and, without words, demonstrated the leap ahead the Focus represented over it's predecessor. Regular car, great TV.
Any thoughts?
I remember years ago Tiff Needel on Top Gear's previous incarnation, was driving the newly launched Ford Focus with 3 passengers on board. At 50mph he (using the hand brake) threw the car into a 360 degree spin then calmly continued ahead. This was some of the most amazing car TV I have ever seen and, without words, demonstrated the leap ahead the Focus represented over it's predecessor. Regular car, great TV.
Any thoughts?