Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

bmwracer wrote:
Looks that way. :victory:

PBS should air this show... They air the BBC News, why not this?

Though it would need to be censored. :beaten:

Write to Tavis Smiley and let him know. :P

This site has quite a few Top Gear videos:http://www.streetfire.net/, just scroll down to the bottom and there they are.

BMW M3 vs. Lexus IS-F in Japan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okT7NuBYc64

It is soooo weird seeing those cars in RHD and watching the driver shift with his left hand... :nut:

Season 15 of Top Gear debuts on September 27: http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/topgear/season-15-episode-1.jsp :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Season 15 of Top Gear debuts on September 27: http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/topgear/season-15-episode-1.jsp :victory:

Even more seasons than I thought. I thought it was 12. You have enough Clarkson quotes to keep you in stitches for a while.

Tu_triky wrote:Even more seasons than I thought. I thought it was 12. You have enough Clarkson quotes to keep you in stitches for a while.

I wonder how far back some of those YouTube videos go....?

bmwracer wrote:
I wonder how far back some of those YouTube videos go....?

Good question. I think they might go a few years back but not as far back as the beginning of the show. Just my thought.

Tu_triky wrote:Good question. I think they might go a few years back but not as far back as the beginning of the show. Just my thought.

Yeah, I'd think so as well... We'll see.

Toybota. :rofl:

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Since there are a few Top Gear fans - this is the talk of the town

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/aug/22/top-gear-bbc-stig-memoirs

EstherM wrote:Since there are a few Top Gear fans - this is the talk of the town

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/aug/22/top-gear-bbc-stig-memoirs

Wow. :victory:

Formula 1 Salaries/Budgets (1’ = 1.54USD)

Drivers:
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1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari ’30m
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren ’16m
3. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari ’16m
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari ’14m
5. Jenson Button McLaren ’9m
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes ’8m
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes ’8m
8. Robert Kubica Renault ’7.5m
9. Rubens Barrichello Williams ’5.5m
10. Mark Webber Red Bull ’4.2m
11. Jarno Trulli Lotus ’3m
12. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull ’2m
13. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus ’2m
14. Timo Glock Virgin ’1m
15. Nico Hülkenberg Williams ’700,000
16. Pedro de la Rosa Sauber ’500,000
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber ’500,000
18. Vitaly Petrov Renault ’400,000
19. Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso ’400,000
20. Sébastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso ’400,000
21. Adrian Sutil Force India ’200,000
22. Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India ’200,000
23. Lucas Di Grassi Virgin ’200,000
24. Bruno Senna Hispania Racing ’150,000
25. Karun Chandhok Hispania Racing ’Nil
26. Sakon Yamamoto Hispania Racing ’Nil


Teams:
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1. Ferrari ’60m
2. McLaren ’25m
3. Mercedes ’16m
4. Renault ’7.9m
5. Red Bull ’6.2m
6. Williams ’6.2m
7. Lotus ’5m
8. Virgin ’1.2m
9. Sauber ’1m
10. Scuderia Toro Rosso ’800,000
11. Force India ’400,000
12. Hispania Racing ’150,000

Jeremy Clarkson: "Audis are built mainly for German cement salesmen." :rofl: :hehe:

Currently just wasting time in the dealership for my cars' scheduled maintenance. Saw the new Infiniti M and QX. Interior looks really nice.

After 3 weeks off, the F1 circus resumes this weekend in Spa. Here's the grid, looks like Webber is start to take this seriously:

Driver Team Time
1 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:45.778
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren +00.085
3 Robert Kubica Renault +00.322
4 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull +00.349
5 Jenson Button McLaren +00.428
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari +00.536
7 Rubens Barrichello Williams +00.824
8 Adrian Sutil Force India +00.881
9 Nico Hulkenberg Williams +01.275
10 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +01.663
11 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +01.653
12 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +01.664
13 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso +02.046
14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India +02.459
15 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso +02.988
16 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus +04.759
17 Timo Glock Virgin +05.828
18 Jarno Trulli Lotus +06.665
19 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber +07.458
20 Bruno Senna Hispania +08.786
21 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania +09.115
22 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber +10.468
23 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin +23.928
24 Vitaly Petrov Renault

^ Go Webber! :victory: :woot: :applaud:

Hamilton wins in Spa

Driver Team Time
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:29:04.268
2 Mark Webber Red Bull + 1.571
3 Robert Kubica Renault + 3.493
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari + 8.264
5 Adrian Sutil Force India + 9.094
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 12.359
7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP + 15.548
8 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 16.678
9 Vitaly Petrov Renault + 23.851
10 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso + 29.457
11 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India + 34.831
12 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber + 36.019
13 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso + 39.895
14 Nico Hulkenberg Williams at 1 lap
15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull at 1 lap
16 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus at 1 lap
17 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin at 1 lap
18 Timo Glock Virgin at 1 lap
19 Jarno Trulli Lotus at 1 lap
20 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania at 2 laps
21 Fernando Alonso Ferrari at 7 laps (DNF)
22 Jenson Button McLaren at 29 laps (DNF)
23 Bruno Senna Hispania at 39 laps (DNF)
24 Rubens Barrichello Williams at 44 laps (DNF)


Driver standings after Spa

1 Lewis Hamilton 182
2 Mark Webber 179
3 Sebastian Vettel 151
4 Jenson Button 147
5 Fernando Alonso 141
6 Felipe Massa 109
7 Robert Kubica 104
8 Nico Rosberg 102
9 Adrian Sutil 45
10 Michael Schumacher 44

^ Aww... :(

Ben Collins is The Stig!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100901/ap_on_en_tv/eu_britain_top_gear

^ I thought it was Schumacher... :beaten: