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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 01:17 PM
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Just goes to show u that all the pretty drifting doesn't mean shit.

i love Richards quote: "as a veyron veteran i was keen to show him what i could do"

wish he would have driven a formula bmw before the renault 2000, see if he could spin that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYazHAM8KhU
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BLw...eature=related

Around top gear test track in a Renault F1.
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Birel186,Jun 30 2008, 01:17 PM
Just goes to show u that all the pretty drifting doesn't mean shit.

i love Richards quote: "as a veyron veteran i was keen to show him what i could do"

wish he would have driven a formula bmw before the renault 2000, see if he could spin that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYazHAM8KhU
We took someone who thought he was all that after going to one of the indoor karting tracks and gave him seat time in my Superkart. He couldn't even launch the thing and when we did a rolling start to help him he went off track his first 3 laps. When he stayed on track, he was part throttle and locked tires when he slammed on the brakes into corners requiring no braking

Another buddy a lifelong "motorcycle rider" rode my turbo Busa at no more than 1/4 throttle when he rode the canyons with me, nothing but excuses when we downloaded his "riding data"

This is why F1 has less than 50 people in the world who currently hold Super Licenses and only a hand full of men who can get all the performance out of a current car. Imagine if he was driving a 08 F1 car that has no drivers aids like the old car he was in. I think he did very well with the limited seat time he was offered, much better than any armchair driver could to him for the chance to do what he did.


If you can do better why hasn't Flavio put you under contract ?
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by S2k007,Jun 30 2008, 05:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BLw...eature=related

Around top gear test track in a Renault F1.
but thats the STIG driving not the retards
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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[QUOTE=WFO Racer,Jun 30 2008, 09:18 PM] We took someone who thought he was all that after going to one of the indoor karting tracks and gave him seat time in my
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 05:31 AM
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I have no expectations of doing well, but I'd LOVE to have the opportunity to drive a high-end formula car.
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Birel186,Jul 1 2008, 01:46 AM
but thats the STIG driving not the retards
Yeah, Heikki Kovalainen dressed as the Stig.
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Jeremy Clarkson really isn't that fast either. He only ran a 1:57 at Laguna Seca in an NSX!

BTW, that video was amazing. I wonder how hard F1 cars are to actually drive. Wow, what a dream.
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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You done bragging Birel186?




I think he did well considering the amount of seat time he had in those types of cars.
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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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I wish I could race formula 1 cars if only I was forced to race karts as a young kid I wonder where I'd be today. Damn I'm going to make my kid race lol
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