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Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 14:22
by VEGAS
Hi all,
anyone see Top Gear last night? Richard Hammond decided to race in a Bugatti Veyron against a Typhoon. It was simply brilliant!
Anyone that did'nt see it. Here's your chance! ;-)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tYhd_N01fLg
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 14:42
by forthbridge
Yeah, it was superb-o-mundo as they say
IIRC, the Typhoon Pilot is the same chap who displayed at Fairford, and gave a commentary from the Cockpit as he rocketed downward for a fast pass - I think he had a birthday greeting for his wife as well. :flying:
And I can't speak when I'm trying anything other than level flight in FS
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 14:48
by Chris Sykes
That was brill!!! Hammond furgot it has the acceleration to climb near virtical and still speed up, deffinately the best drag race ever!!!
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 15:23
by DaveB
Brilliant Eddie
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 15:39
by FlyTexas
Loved it!
Thanks for the link, Vegas. Reminds me of a similar race I saw once at an airshow between a Fieseler Storch and a horse. The Storch won the race but not by much.
Brian
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 15:43
by Nigel H-J
Great stuff Eddie, thanks for posting....Really enjoyed that.
Nigel.
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 16:35
by airboatr
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Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 16:40
by jab
forthbridge wrote:Yeah, it was superb-o-mundo as they say
IIRC, the Typhoon Pilot is the same chap who displayed at Fairford, and gave a commentary from the Cockpit as he rocketed downward for a fast pass - I think he had a birthday greeting for his wife as well. :flying:
He also been the Typhoon display pilot for 3 years might be him again next year.I saw it on top gear last night thought it was fantastic and The typhoon going up like that no other plane could do that just :o brilliant :dance: Shame they not let the pilot talk on TG :-(
James
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 17:46
by Tweek
jab wrote:forthbridge wrote:He also been the Typhoon display pilot for 3 years might be him again next year.
I belive Sqn Ldr Matt Elliott was the display pilot for 2004/5 and possibly 6, but Jim Walls was definitely the pilot this year.
As for Top Gear, a quality bit of programming! Some of the air to air shots were just superb. :o
Re: Top Gear last night
Posted: 29 Oct 2007, 21:10
by Chris Trott
Can't quite remember how much delay there is to BBC America, but I think it's about 6 months behind (we're only in week 4 or 5 of Series 1 of Torchwood) so I guess that's probably when I'll see this clip in the full episode.
Glad that we at least get it. :-)
