Stevo985 Posted July 27, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2010 They do practise laps but as I understand it they get something like 5 practise laps and then their final lap counts. they used to give them loads of laps and the best one counted, but they changed it a while back (unless they changed it back again on the quiet) So yes the footage probably is made up of various laps, but I dopn't think the time is. I don't see any reason why they'd just make the times up. If they did that then you wouldn't get the occasions in where they get pretty famous people in (Tom Jones springs to mind I think) and they get a shit time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evel Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Its funny coz i remember pretty much everyon hating Senna when he was alive/racing, i wonder if the same will be the same with schumacer in a few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I would love to do what James May did in the Veron, I had goose pimples and hairs standy uppy just watching it. I can't imagine what it feels like, 140 mph feels quite fast so god knows what it's like doing 250 +. All I know is I want to do it. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 27, 2010 Moderator Share Posted July 27, 2010 They do practise laps but as I understand it they get something like 5 practise laps and then their final lap counts. they used to give them loads of laps and the best one counted, but they changed it a while back (unless they changed it back again on the quiet) I remember the old way and I remember the change. But the change immediately resulted in clearly quick people making a nervous balls of their final (real) lap. These days it seems the lap times are always representative in that the quick are going quick rather than skidding into the fields killing wabbits. From what I can see, they've changed it back quietly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted July 27, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2010 Its funny coz i remember pretty much everyon hating Senna when he was alive/racing, i wonder if the same will be the same with schumacer in a few years... Dale Earnhardt, Sr. never won Most Popular Driver until http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFHbCEYTWHo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I can't believe people are doubting the validity of Cruise's lap ! Have they not seen "Days of thunder" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Conversely, I remember Senna being incredibly popular right up until his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Conversely, I remember Senna being incredibly popular right up until his death. I stopped actively watching F1 the day he died , the sport died with him in my opinion sure he had some flaws but find me someone that hasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 28, 2010 Moderator Share Posted July 28, 2010 Conversely, I remember Senna being incredibly popular right up until his death. As do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Is anybody else trying to figure out which exact streets of Brum they are filming on? I only have the Stratford Road so far. :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2010 I tried to recognise a few but my knowledge of Brum's roads is laughable. Interesting episode to finish on. The English Sports Car skit could have been funnier, biggest laugh was the horrendous noise from the TVR on full lock, the rest was a bit tepid. Not terribly impressed with the Ferrari either. Don't even agree that it was particularly pretty. Oh well... away Top Gear goes again for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 1, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 1, 2010 Yep, Stratford Road in Sparkhill was all I recognised. I can guess the BP they were at when they said they were in Shirley (the one by the driving test centre and Sainsburys), because that's also on the Stratford Road. But I can't be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Not terribly impressed with the Ferrari either. Don't even agree that it was particularly pretty. I had been waiting on that review for the entire series. The 458 has been touted as the best thing Ferrari have ever made by pretty much everybody for the past six months, I knew Clarkson would gush all over it, I just wanted to see how much. He teased May about his F430 tonight, but you just have to watch to see how much they loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Conversely, I remember Senna being incredibly popular right up until his death. As do I. I hated Senna with a passion. Was thoroughly shocked and galled watching his crash/death. Truly awful TV. Opinion of him hasn't changed. As a driver, he crossed the line over and over again. As a man, it seemed, he also did the same (though positively). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2010 Not terribly impressed with the Ferrari either. Don't even agree that it was particularly pretty. Aww man it was stunning IMO. That's a pretty car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 It left the 430 at the line like it was racing a Renault Clio, the power that thing produced was simply stunning. Coupled with the beauty its risen to the top of my dream car list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ads Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I found the story pretty depressing actually. All those jobs, creativity and ingenuity gone. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 2, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2, 2010 Not terribly impressed with the Ferrari either. Don't even agree that it was particularly pretty. Aww man it was stunning IMO. That's a pretty car. It's got all the basis for an achingly pretty car. But the thing that ruins it is the headlights for me, it makes it look too fussy, too fiddly. The little gash (is it a vent?) that comes down from the headlight under the bonnet just completely ruins the look for me and stops it being genuinely pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 It looks like part of the headlight to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonp Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I can guess the BP they were at when they said they were in Shirley (the one by the driving test centre and Sainsburys), because that's also on the Stratford Road. But I can't be sure. It was that garage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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