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Post #265,565 by broomberg 8/21/06 5:15:57 PM Reply	Wow [link\|http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7503638729249272041\|http://video.google....03638729249272041] On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur. No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit. The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up real one-way streets."
Post #265,567 by drewk 8/21/06 5:31:44 PM Reply	GTA 0.1 Huge helpings each of stupid, skilled, reckless and lucky. There were so many blind alleys and other chances for horrible outcomes completely out of the driver's control, it's amazing nothing went wrong. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #265,590 by folkert 8/21/06 9:22:55 PM Reply	Soundtrack alone is worth the listen. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #265,592 by boxley 8/21/06 9:27:42 PM Reply	I wonder, sharp turns on cobblestones shouldnt squeal? more sliding involved I would think. Kinda reminded me of bullit. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #265,611 by pwhysall 8/22/06 7:21:21 AM Reply	Some points on the film 1. It's not a Ferrari 275 GTB. It's a Mercedes 450 SEL. 2. It wasn't an F1 driver, it was LeLouch himself. 3. It was speeded up. 4. The Ferrari noises were dubbed over the top. It's still a fine film, if a bit irresponsible. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]
Post #265,644 by bepatient 8/22/06 3:28:56 PM Reply	Yar there are stretches (having driven in paris) where the gain speed of a ferrari running full tilt would have been much faster on traffic. Definitely doctored...but still looks like fun. On a similar note, I am signed up for a Mazda owners event for next Sat where I will be allowed to drive the models of my choice on a closed loop track for about 30 minutes. [link\|http://www.modernracer.com/mazdaspeed6.html\|Speed6 here I come.] Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #265,647 by pwhysall 8/22/06 4:21:20 PM Reply	I've joined the BMW owners club Not sure how a 528i is going to react to being tracked, but it'll be fun finding out. Have to see when the next track day at Croft (20 miles away) is. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! [link\|http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?pwhysall\|A better terminal emulator]

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