Mellow, can your track hound be classed as a production car though...?

I don't mean the Track Brick (cossie)

Cheers,

Nick

 

P1DOC dont you mean Russell Grant!!!!

 

John an escos would make ronnie's car look like a bag of nails in the twisties. As proven. Would like to see a big power escos whop that Zonda thing.
Watch that space.

 

Well, if its gonna be a cossie then it would have to be Gareth Lloyd's Escort Cossie. I might ask him if he fancies it.

 

Doh, dont know where my brain is today. Wont be long before we have the Atom finished, all 450Kg and 640BHP/tonne of it. Fully road legal, 6 speed sequencial, downforce inducing wings, traction control, you name it..... Now this will stuff those cars.

 

John,

Are you also going to ask him if he fancies having a go at the lap time as well

 

 

I thought it was rubbish. I was quite happy with the old format like they took to 5th Gear. Think I'll stick to that.

Steve

 

I am seriously tempted to try that camera thing with some dodgy number plates.

 

Thought it was pretty good really. I reckon "the Stig" will turn out to be Tiff Needell, though his driving style didn't seem quite good enough

 

Seriously stupid then co55ie..........

 

Well, I was thinking the same Cossie!

I'd be amused to see the results. I've got a Road Angel which would measure the speed acurately for you.

F

 

i thought that aswell d.w its not the saME WITHOUT TIFF

 

Well I thought it was mostly great entertainment. There was even a Scoob in the opening shots. When the Zonda, Lambo and Tuscan S were shown you could actually hear the exhaust noise for once, programmes like Drivel and Pudding Power obliterate the exhaust noise with music!

Next weeks should be good with the Focus RS, since I believe JC is not a fan.

 

Not too bad...

Bit long given the content - compress the best of it into a half hour progamme it would be great (IMHO)

And I don't give a flying **** about 0-60's, top speeds or lap times.... I want one of those Lambo's...

 

On the whole I thought it was good, bear in mind its not aimed at serious petrol heads but Joe Public. Something for everyone, Cant wait to see JK go for a lap in that suziki car.
Thank god its back at last a decent car prog on the tele

 

Thought it okay although they were trying a bit too hard to be extra laddish in places.

The format's a bit contrived - the little cosy chats on the comfy chairs and the strange audience milling about. Just seemed a bit forced really. Didn't hold my attention that well although it's better than many of the other car progs that currently grace our screens.
It's just a pity that they didn't have any other "big" names doing the presenting. Tiff, Quentin and JC, lots of fast cars ripping round a track for an hour is what we want.

Good try though - I'll keep watching

PS. I assume all you Michael Schumakers above will be volunteering with your cars to take up the lap time challenge?
Ideal opportunity for us all to see how good you all are!

 

Damn missed it is it on again on one of the digital channels ??

Andy

 

Its not repeated on BBC Choice in the next week

 

I think we should vote our own Mr Felstead to ring em up and have a go.
by all the talk and vids i've seen, me thinks you would do well.

What do ya reckon John,

Andy

 

it wasnt very clear to me that it would be the owner or the gimp driving? When the Atom is finished i would give it a go, that thing should anialate those cars.

 

Definately, i think the format was going for fun more than anything. But to be honest, I think Clarkson is great at these sort of programs, so am more than happy to watch it for that. Hopefully, the news will be a bit more up to date though...

 

Get the RA on john

 

Excellent programme, a cross between the old top gear and his chat show.

 

Not bad, the old TG was better, and it was a little stretched. But it did have supercars on and a lot of looning around, so we'll be watching it next week. Anyway, when Clarkson mentioned the challenge of one of the viewers cars doing the track, the 1st person I thought of was....."MELLOW" This is right up your street m8, christ, you've got a top track car and you're not such a bad driver either Seriously though, it'd be gr8, we could maybe have a scoobynet outing to cheer you on Go on, U know you want too

CRAFT

 

Calling Craig and Ian, calling Craig and Ian....

 

Much better than any of the other so called 'car' programmes.
Think they should replace the 'gimp' and draft in Jason Plato to test the cars, that guy's a nutter!!!!!!!!!

[Edited by Rasher - 10/21/2002 8:49:13 AM]

 

Yep, agree with Lemmy, SUPERB exhaust sounds!!!! I quite enjoyed it , and the pennies are being saved for the Zonda. Did you se the way it annihalated the Lambo! mmMmMMM!!!!
Mossman

 

Well, I dunno what all the complaints are about. First Top Gear wasn't good enough because it was reviewing boring cars, and now that it's got supercars, races, and a bit of humour (grannies doing doughnuts, how to beat a speed camera) people STILL aren't happy. I hope things keep to this level each week I agree that Tiff needs to come back to make it complete though.

The Top Gear website has a competition to win a go in a Ferrari 355 for 4 laps with full instruction. Top Gear I've put my entry in!

 

Well I know that Top Gear have been sent at least one e-mail by someone from the RS Owners Club board....