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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Random Chit Chat => Topic started by: bumpkin on July 25, 2010, 20:26:12

Title: Blimey
Post by: bumpkin on July 25, 2010, 20:26:12

 :eek: :eek: :eek: Has anybody just seen Captain Slow get 417.6km/h in the Bugatti Veyron??

Bloody amazing! :D :D

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: Shambles on July 25, 2010, 20:38:56

It was amazing. So steady as well.

:eek:

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: Lakes on July 25, 2010, 20:40:10

260mph.
how many horses? whats the weight? how much wind drag? what distance did it take to get to the speed? did they turn around and do a back up speed in opposite dirrection?

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: Shambles on July 25, 2010, 20:47:34

Hi John. Bugatti sent their test driver out... he went faster than May and did a back-to-back run.

If you guys can get hold of Top Gear just watch the vid. It really was awesome

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: bumpkin on July 25, 2010, 21:09:45

Yeah, it was simply stunning.  Must see episode actually, Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz squeezing all they could out of the Cee'd and posting the best two times, the Hamster using the VW Touareg Dakar on a ski run race against motorsleds and a simply fantastic tribute to Ayrton Senna, top quality stuff. :D :D

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: Shambles on July 25, 2010, 21:15:06

Quote from: bumpkin on July 25, 2010, 21:09:45

... and a simply fantastic tribute to Ayrton Senna, top quality stuff. :D :D

Yeah. I don't remember Ayrton being that committed when I watched him race  :eek:

Strange ending to the episode too..  kinda faded out after the tribute. Very sombre...

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: bumpkin on July 25, 2010, 21:17:37

I can remember Ayrton being that committed, although like Jeremy I was not a fan, I always seem to go for the underdog, at that time Mansell was my hero.

Title: Re: Blimey
Post by: Lorian on July 25, 2010, 21:42:48

1200bhp and the main straight is about 5.5miles I believe.