Tom Cruise races a 300ZX: Time For Tea?
Not for a film, not for TV, Tom Cruise was an actual racing driver in the 80s. It's eventful!
Turns out the post-Top Gun Cruise was keen to emulate Paul Newman and make a racing career from an acting one. Newman in fact ran a Nissan 300ZX in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events and here we see a young Mr Cruise as one of the drivers.
He looks good too, albeit perhaps a little too brave for his own good when he spins the Nissan. An old Jalopnik interview with an SCCA champion states Cruise's attitude was "go fast all the time" and that he "was very aggressive" in the car. So Tom didn't make a career of racing like his hero Paul but it does explain some of his later gung-ho driving. Days of Thunder remains bemusing though.
Watch the video here.
[Source: Jalopnik]
Btw, I've never heard of the manufacturers "Neeesan" before. I clearly need to brush up on my motoring history.
I think Tom's a 'car guy' but he seems to like motorbikes more. Also he doesn't appear to have any fear and is ego driven. There's a clip of him driving an F1 car on youtube like a nutter. Unlike Richard Hammond he's not afraid of it he just wants to see what he can make it do. Then he crashes.
Even on 'Top Gear' on his fast lap he wasn't bothered as he almost rolls the car! He drives on track like I drive in GTA.
Btw, I've never heard of the manufacturers "Neeesan" before. I clearly need to brush up on my motoring history.
Btw, I've never heard of the manufacturers "Neeesan" before. I clearly need to brush up on my motoring history.
( the Burj Khalifa , in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, ) in a helicopter and he jumped off onto to the spire and took a selfie
( the Burj Khalifa , in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, ) in a helicopter and he jumped off onto to the spire and took a selfie
Mind, I can't even look at that picture without carping myself!
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