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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by MiataSteve » Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:58 am

"citroen loses wheels"




Top gear goes racing...I know how they feel!

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Post by MiataSteve » Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:06 pm

More Deer vs. Racecar....



Miata and a tall man...

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Post by Mick » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:56 am

Interesting technology. I wonder why they kept the cam involved on the intake side at all.
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Post by breakaway500 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:04 pm

Yikes.Seems a bit too complicated to me.It's really just variable cam timing,Fiat style.

I wonder why no car manufacturer has endorsed Desmo valve operation.Seems like it works fine for Ducati :wink:
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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by breakaway500 » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:41 am

This is a must watch video :lol:
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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by breakaway500 » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:07 am

Spec Miatas bending metal..
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Post by MiataSteve » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:26 pm

Good one Jay....

More MotoGP funny business:

Great Save...Colin Edwards:



Rossi and Biaggi....um... hand signals...

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Post by JayBay » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:02 pm

That is a great save. I remember that race with Biaggi and Rossi. Those guys had some epic battles. Max seems much more relaxed this year in his new home in World Superbike.

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Post by MiataSteve » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:00 pm

Nobody has more fun in Motor Sport than Rossi,

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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by breakaway500 » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:40 am

Are we all ready or what?...
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Post by 6PAK72 » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:18 pm

I'm moving to Denmark....
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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by Mick » Thu May 14, 2009 6:22 pm

This piece profiles one of the mechanics for the Hubble Telescope. In his spare time he wrenches on his E30 M3.
Thought it was interesting, to me at least :)
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?catId=1206853

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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by chaos4NH » Fri May 22, 2009 7:57 am

Rendezvous en Paris......

On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro stabilized camera on the front of a Ferrari GTB, and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at break neck speed through the heart of Paris in the early morning. The course was from Porte Duaphine, 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 speeds in excess of 140 mph in some stretches. The foot reveals him running red lights, nearly hitting pedestrians, driving the wrong way up one way streets and reducing the pigeon population of Paris!
Upon showing the film, LeLouch was arrested and the film went underground. It is a classic. Turn on the sound and enjoy. The identity of the drive was never revealed. Just imagine it is a Sunday drive with Joe Lu!
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Re: Funny motorsport videos... ?

Post by jlwhorf » Fri May 22, 2009 9:39 am

chaos4NH wrote:Rendezvous en Paris......
I bought the dvd years ago and have watched it dozens of times. The wiki story is quite interesting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C'%C3%A9ta ... endez-vous

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