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Old 11-22-2010, 06:37 AM
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I thought it was ok to good. I loved the Viper track session & the Lambo high speed run.
I think Tanner F. should have a bigger roll in the show. He is without a doubt the "car guy" in the group & he has the best communication skills.
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The Viper segment was inspired by Clarkson's review of the Exige against an Apache attack helicopter.

The challenge there was IMHO somewhat even as the chopper could not leave the airspace of the airfield they were on. In that sense its movement was restricted and Clarkson had some leeway in avoiding a lock by sliding the car around.

In contrast the Viper segment felt staged as I felt that with no restrictions whatsoever, the Cobra would have been able to nail the viper without much issue.
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Originally Posted by aashish2,Nov 22 2010, 10:34 AM
I thought they had a show called THE RACING CHEF. Someone on ARD said the guy put on a faux southern accent for the show.
You are right. I couldn't remember the name of it, and when I Googled "Nascar cooking show", I got the other one. Guess Nascar Serving It Up must be on another network. Geez, how bad is it that there are TWO Nascar cooking shows?
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^ One of the shows segment is supposed to be about the origins of Nascar. The guys will drive around in old American Muscle and transport moonshine.

Speed has crappy shows. But its the only channel for us to watch proper racing. I guess NASCAR gets them the $$$$ they need to keep showing us road racing.
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Thanks for the first post Marc with a C dont wanna get slapped by Slushy again , I have not watched it yet but will do so this afternoon.
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Originally Posted by zzziippyyy,Nov 22 2010, 11:13 AM
Thanks for the first post Marc with a C dont wanna get slapped by Slushy again , I have not watched it yet but will do so this afternoon.
I see you edited your post to correct it
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Originally Posted by aashish2,Nov 22 2010, 11:15 AM
I see you edited your post to correct it
Nope no edit in that one
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Jalopnik reviews TG-USA. Includes spoilers as well

http://jalopnik.com/5694780/first-drive-to...kyline=true&s=i
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Originally Posted by Lainey,Nov 22 2010, 05:23 AM
I watched it..it, sucked compared to the "real" one.
I agree but will give it a few more tries to see if it gets any better. Plus it's better than watching the other programs in the same time slot.
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AutoBlog has a review and poll

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/22/top-gea...episode-review/

Majority of poll answerers say THEY WOULD NOT MISS IT


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