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Old 12-20-2003, 11:14 PM
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Talking Top Gear F1 Video

just got this video and WOW!

i was amazed, just the sheer power of this car unleashed in the experienced hands of Tiff Needell. The car tested was the XP4 with license plate K6 MCL. he starts out with the specs of the car, and what nought, but about 3/4 of the way through the video, he gets to the good part.....driving it on the track.

as soon as he accelerates out of the pit, you can tell how much fun he's having. this man has had experience with driving cars, but he seems amazed. you can also tell how hard a time he is having talking, the sheer G forces exerted on him appear to be equal to a roller coaster....I can almost feel how powerful the engine is. the grumble and roar of it under full throttle......excellent........

even though i had previously believed it wholly, seeing this video has reinforced my ideas about just how FAST this car IS!! truly the fastest in the world

if u guys know how i (or maybe one of you) could host a link for this video, i would be glad to put it on the internet....it deserves to be shared

BTW: i got 56K, so me hosting it might be a prob
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Old 12-20-2003, 11:16 PM
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i think we've all seen it but thanks man
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Old 12-21-2003, 09:24 AM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

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just got this video and WOW!

i was amazed, just the sheer power of this car unleashed in the experienced hands of Tiff Needell. The car tested was the XP4 with license plate K6 MCL. he starts out with the specs of the car, and what nought, but about 3/4 of the way through the video, he gets to the good part.....driving it on the track.

as soon as he accelerates out of the pit, you can tell how much fun he's having. this man has had experience with driving cars, but he seems amazed. you can also tell how hard a time he is having talking, the sheer G forces exerted on him appear to be equal to a roller coaster....I can almost feel how powerful the engine is. the grumble and roar of it under full throttle......excellent........

even though i had previously believed it wholly, seeing this video has reinforced my ideas about just how FAST this car IS!! truly the fastest in the world

if u guys know how i (or maybe one of you) could host a link for this video, i would be glad to put it on the internet....it deserves to be shared

BTW: i got 56K, so me hosting it might be a prob

Im a Tog Gear fan(if u couldn't tell by the handle) but i've never heard of the video! To be honest, i just started watching top gear recently(about 3 months ago)...but if you can tell me where to get this video, and more if they are available...please let me know!
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Old 12-21-2003, 10:07 AM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

just go to kazza and type in mclaren, i think its like 27mb
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Old 12-21-2003, 10:17 AM
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Well the clip is from an episode of Top Gear in 1993 so not too surprising you haven't seen it. You'll find it on just about any of the P2P networks (Kazaa, eMule etc). A lot has change since then - not least the Goodwood circuit - but its about the best piece of F1 roadcar film you can find.

Nice to see Tiff enjoying himself as only an ex-grand prix driver knows how, better than that twat Clarkson anyway!

For me its worth it every time, just to hear the noise and then see him lighting up the rear tyres at about 60 mph coming out of the chicane before the main straight. Classic.
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Old 12-21-2003, 12:34 PM
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Re: Re: Top Gear F1 Video

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just go to kazza and type in mclaren, i think its like 27mb
Thanks! I used to have Kazaa, but i deleted it, so here's to hoping WinMX could do the trick!
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Old 12-21-2003, 12:57 PM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

yeah, winmx should have it, if not i'll host it for you
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Old 12-21-2003, 02:22 PM
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Here's a link that is working at the moment:

http://www.crudpot.net/downloads/mclaren_top-gear.mpeg

"Right-Click, Save Target As..."

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Old 12-21-2003, 02:33 PM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

its on racingflix too, but the average d/l speed without the premium membership is about 7kbs
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Old 12-21-2003, 11:32 PM
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Hey, I had a long chat with Tiff Needell last week...he said the McLaren's steering is a bit vague under the limit, then gets a bit twitchy at high speeds unless the road is very smooth, but he loved driving it, and it was one of the most memorable cars he had ever driven. He also loves TVRs!!!!

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Old 12-22-2003, 12:56 AM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

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Here's a link that is working at the moment:

http://www.crudpot.net/downloads/mclaren_top-gear.mpeg

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Thanks a bunch! its Downloading as i write this!
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Old 12-22-2003, 03:05 AM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

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Here's a link that is working at the moment:

http://www.crudpot.net/downloads/mclaren_top-gear.mpeg

"Right-Click, Save Target As..."

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*SPEECHLESS*....after the moment of silence...WOW!
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Old 12-22-2003, 10:26 AM
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Re: Re: Top Gear F1 Video

Oh man, that video is amazing. I waited a few hours to download it and then after it was over i tryed to play it again but it said there was some fatal error. Oh well. I'll download it again and see what happens.

EDIT: After waiting 3 hours, it was 85% done and then some thing popped up and said the connection was lost (even though I never went off the internet) and the download box totally disappeared. Oh well, I only just sucked up 6 hours and only managed to watch a total of 9 minutes of video.
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Old 12-23-2003, 09:59 PM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

hey, tvrfreak, what position you hold grants you the opportunity to meet such people as Tiff Needell? ur pretty lucky, btw lol
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Old 12-24-2003, 10:44 AM
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Re: Top Gear F1 Video

he went to the earls court car show, they just walk around, they aren't like huge celebrities or anything
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