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That would be hundreds of times worse than an Enzo.
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- JDA1982
Well no it'd be less than 1 and a half times worse, the Speed 12's appearance looks like it's been delayed again, I'm doubting it will ever appear and if it does, will the Stig hot lap it, becasue just what DO you do if you mangle a one of a kind. The Veyron is lower volume than the Enzo but still not so low it's irreplacable, moeny i the only object and the BBC could afford to replace one, it's just not something they'd want to do. But then they'd have insurance for that ind of thing, so regardless I don't see any real reason for VAG or the BBC to not want to run it. Ferrari didn't let anyone performance test the Enzo, not magazines, not car shows. Any tests that were done were in privately owned cars, it was kind of a strange thing that for a car based so highly around performance.
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- JDA1982
Just adding to the above post, did anyone notice the silver Veyron they had in the studio was infact an earlier concept, the vents behind the wheel arches and the larger front intakes give it away. That'll be why they didn't run it around the track.
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I think this episode was only better than the 1st one. The Bugatti is pretty amazing, but the other episodes were more interesting for me.
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Ok, some proportion of my tax dollars in Australia goes towards SBS (also the ABC). SBS also raises revenue via between programme advertisements (not during the programmes however). I don't pay any silly TV tax. All you need to watch TV in Australa is... a TV.
As SBS airs Top Gear, do I need to watch their ads to be allowed to download and watch (only once and then delete- of course) an episode of Top Gear, or can I relax knowing my taxes go towards SBS which then buys the rights to air Top Gear from the BBC?
As the advertisements only run prior to and after Top Gear, I could easily mute them or only turn the telly on and off PRECISELY when Top Gear is on, missing the ads. This would be legal, so maybe its legal to just download the programme to watch once anyway?!
Surely its just the same thing as people who use TIVO, or use a VCR to tape shows when they're not home. Only on the internet, the media format is different, but its the same content and the same use (download to watch at user's convenience, delete after seeing it once).
Some TV hosts even condone the use of VCRs to tape the show saying things like "You'll want to get the VCR ready, this'll be good!"
It seems very vague to me. Even if it is technically illegal, no one seems to care too much.
As SBS airs Top Gear, do I need to watch their ads to be allowed to download and watch (only once and then delete- of course) an episode of Top Gear, or can I relax knowing my taxes go towards SBS which then buys the rights to air Top Gear from the BBC?
As the advertisements only run prior to and after Top Gear, I could easily mute them or only turn the telly on and off PRECISELY when Top Gear is on, missing the ads. This would be legal, so maybe its legal to just download the programme to watch once anyway?!
Surely its just the same thing as people who use TIVO, or use a VCR to tape shows when they're not home. Only on the internet, the media format is different, but its the same content and the same use (download to watch at user's convenience, delete after seeing it once).
Some TV hosts even condone the use of VCRs to tape the show saying things like "You'll want to get the VCR ready, this'll be good!"
It seems very vague to me. Even if it is technically illegal, no one seems to care too much.
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Totally agree 👍
I love the SLR and that race was very entertaining.
BTW do you think these races are fixed??
I'm starting to think they are. JC always wins and somehow things always go wrong for Hamster and May even though at the start, the odds seem stacked against JC. And how can these races finish soooo closely even though the race is over 1000's of miles??
The only time i remember JC winning convincingly was with the SLR when Hamster and May destroyed 2 boats.
That thing JC said about the Veyron being the best car someone is ever going to make is wrong. I'm sure in about 7yrs from now someone will make an even faster car. People said the same thing about the Mclaren F1 but after a while it got beaten.
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I go to a website that lists terrestrial british tv to download and is legal. Top Gear is always on there.
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- DJC330Wagon
It's uknova.com
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- GTP_Mars
I did, and I thought I'd missed the repeat as well... 👍TVR&Ferrari_Fan
Scaff
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JCE3000GTI suppose it wouldn't be appropriate to ask what that website is (since you said it was legal). I'd pay money to the BBC for DVDs of TopGear...I've even sent them an email asking to PAY for it...no reponse.
This may be of interest
Top Gear, Best of series 1 & 2 - DVD
Duke Video deliver worldwide and as long as you can play Region 2 + 4 PAL dvds you're fine (just checked the DVD so the region codes are correct).
You can also go for one of the many Clarkson DVD's that he has made (one a year on average).
JC DVD's
Some have been out for quite a while now, so they may be a little dated, but still worth it given that they start at around £6.
Hope that helps (Duke video also stock some other great stuff - I spend far to much money with them.....just don't tell the wife).
Regards
Scaff
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JC's - Hot Metal is worth a watch imo. Got that for Christmas last year, it's quite entertaining but is essentially Top Gear without Hamster and Cptn. Slow - ergo less enjoyable.
Noticed there's another JC DVD out this Christmas, might be good, will wait and see if the prices tumble after the Christmas period ends.
Noticed there's another JC DVD out this Christmas, might be good, will wait and see if the prices tumble after the Christmas period ends.
I asked for that for xmas.- 7
Now we have discused the trivial stuff lets move onto some important discusion, has Hamster had his teeth whitened?
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Highlights from the next Ep of Top Gear
Get ready for the motoring equivalent of the Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes all rolled into one...
Yes, it's the Top Gear Awards, where good cars, great cars and even once-in-a-lifetime cars are filtered through the synapses of the big man himself and stamped with Jeremy Clarkson's seal of approval.
Also on the show, Richard and James settle an argument by pitting the Max Power generation against some crusty classic car owners, while Jeremy plays Gran Tourismo for real in California.
Richard will also be finding out which is faster, a car or a dog, as he races the new Mazda MX-5 against a greyhound.
We'll also be strapping Little Britain's David Walliams into our Reasonably Priced Car to see if he really does drive like a lady.
Get ready for the motoring equivalent of the Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes all rolled into one...
Yes, it's the Top Gear Awards, where good cars, great cars and even once-in-a-lifetime cars are filtered through the synapses of the big man himself and stamped with Jeremy Clarkson's seal of approval.
Also on the show, Richard and James settle an argument by pitting the Max Power generation against some crusty classic car owners, while Jeremy plays Gran Tourismo for real in California.
Richard will also be finding out which is faster, a car or a dog, as he races the new Mazda MX-5 against a greyhound.
We'll also be strapping Little Britain's David Walliams into our Reasonably Priced Car to see if he really does drive like a lady.
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