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Originally Posted by mikes99corvette
video of a cool car, thanks. 
None the less, IB4TL 
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Originally Posted by TOPGUN9
That is a bad-*** machine! But wouldn't it have been politically correct to be wearing firesuit and helmet during his little romp?? I noticed he handed the controls to a pro when they went for the track record.
Clarkson does not do the actual driving for the time lap = that is a different driver that does all the timed laps in all the cars so as to keep things as equal as possible. Top Gear is a great show - very interesting insights into the fast cars. Clarkson is a tall dude and can still get into most of the cars --
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Thanks for the link to the vid.
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Originally Posted by TexasMadMan
Don't you find it just a tad odd, maybe even stupid that the driver was not wearing a helmet while driving 174mph in the first part of the video.
Am I just a sissy?
Am I just a sissy?
This guy does a car show on BBC. He is a big pompous A** and has nothing good to say about American prodoucts. 
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