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Following on from the w*nker with the christmas cracker driving licence breaking old hot hatches in last weeks scintillating episode comes a spotty tosser barely out of his McStars comparing a 360 Modena with a VX220. He had the driving aptitude of last weeks numbnut, but a special turn in assinine commentary. The Ferrari was tinny - not what you'd exoect (apparently) from a ferrari, and the performance difference between the two on the track was due to the VX220 having skinnier tyres.
Bunch of complete arse that show.
I hope the owner of the Ferrari did not see the last shot...
Bunch of complete arse that show.
I hope the owner of the Ferrari did not see the last shot...
In some ways we should be grateful that this diatribe of a program isn't on prime time, or doubtless there would be more complaints about it. For those who were dreaming blissfully last night, don't worry - you missed a a program much worse than Driven. Much MUCH worse.
Michele (one L as opposed to Mr "2L's Willson") Newman is a woman in the vein of an "Opposite MILF" - a MIDWLF, as in Definitely Wouldn't, who was given carte blanche to witter on about how good the new Megane was, despite it's quirky looks. She also commented with alarming confidence on how it would trounce Focus sales on account of it's superior standard spec. Hello ? Ms Newman ?
IT'S PIG UGLY, YOU BLIND BINT - ARE THOSE EYEBAGS AFFECTING YOUR VISION THAT MUCH ?
Next up was the cuddly Mr James "I commentate on GP, you know" Allen, waxing lyrical about some motorbike that looked Italian, was Italian, but was designed in Coventry. Aparently the designer took loads of inspiration from the great city, but it was hard to tell where, due to the absence of two cathedrals, a one way system nobody can get off. Oh, and it was yellow. Not grey. But, on a lighter note, everybody likes a laugh at a fat bloke on a motorbike.
Post-advertising relief we were subjected to the best haircut on television, that of Mr Mike Rutherford. He's always struck me as some sort of funny uncle figure, you know, who always gave your girlfriends the eye, despite the fact he could have fathered them, consenting, slightly desperate/blind woman allowing. Well, he plunged new heights in the fashion stakes last night, by not only sporting a formal jacket with light jeans but also the world's worst beard. No wonder Red Ken wouldn't let him in - I bet they thought he was selling the Big Issue.
Then we had the spotty git, clearly just out of the Young Offender's institute blabbing on about how a Fezza 360 wasn't that much better than a VX220. Er, what ? So we should all aspire to Luton's finest then ?
Asinine, late night toss a la Carlton. Good to see some things never change.
Michele (one L as opposed to Mr "2L's Willson") Newman is a woman in the vein of an "Opposite MILF" - a MIDWLF, as in Definitely Wouldn't, who was given carte blanche to witter on about how good the new Megane was, despite it's quirky looks. She also commented with alarming confidence on how it would trounce Focus sales on account of it's superior standard spec. Hello ? Ms Newman ?
IT'S PIG UGLY, YOU BLIND BINT - ARE THOSE EYEBAGS AFFECTING YOUR VISION THAT MUCH ? Next up was the cuddly Mr James "I commentate on GP, you know" Allen, waxing lyrical about some motorbike that looked Italian, was Italian, but was designed in Coventry. Aparently the designer took loads of inspiration from the great city, but it was hard to tell where, due to the absence of two cathedrals, a one way system nobody can get off. Oh, and it was yellow. Not grey. But, on a lighter note, everybody likes a laugh at a fat bloke on a motorbike.
Post-advertising relief we were subjected to the best haircut on television, that of Mr Mike Rutherford. He's always struck me as some sort of funny uncle figure, you know, who always gave your girlfriends the eye, despite the fact he could have fathered them, consenting, slightly desperate/blind woman allowing. Well, he plunged new heights in the fashion stakes last night, by not only sporting a formal jacket with light jeans but also the world's worst beard. No wonder Red Ken wouldn't let him in - I bet they thought he was selling the Big Issue.
Then we had the spotty git, clearly just out of the Young Offender's institute blabbing on about how a Fezza 360 wasn't that much better than a VX220. Er, what ? So we should all aspire to Luton's finest then ?
Asinine, late night toss a la Carlton. Good to see some things never change.
I'm happy to report that following last weeks pile of tut masquerading as prime tv viewing having offended my sensibilities to such an unacceptable degree that I was forced to write an e mail to those responsible I was sucessfully able to avoid the sensory polution that is Pulling Power
Andy 400se
Andy 400se
For a bit of a cat/pigeons coming together, I didn't think it was that bad. They whinged about congestion charging and Livingstone, did a reasonable review of a dull car (reminded me a bit of Top Gear from the 80's) and hooned a VX and 360 around a track, before concluding that the 360 was better in every way and well worth the asking price. The way they set the comparison up (as a Davis vs Goliath) made me think the VX would fare much better than it did - if it was a comparison of an Elise vs a 360, would there be any complaints?
Compared to last weeks pile of cack, this weeks was pretty reasonable.
Dan.
Compared to last weeks pile of cack, this weeks was pretty reasonable.
Dan.
angusfaldo said:
[Then we had the spotty git, clearly just out of the Young Offender's institute blabbing on about how a Fezza 360 wasn't...
Wasn't this Darren Manning? Am I missing something? Is he the Darren Manning of racing driver fame?
I was just about to say the same thing, do you lot know who Darren Manning is?????
Because if you did you wouldn't be slating his driving experience!
If you want to find out more about him go to his website, because he has been a F1 test driver since 2000 for BAR Honda, He also set a new land speed record whilst driving backwards in a Caterham!!!
quote from his website: This year Darren is competing in the ASCAR Championship with Bintcliffe Sport Racing. He's made a superb start to the season dominating pre-race testing and setting another new lap record at Rockingham as well as the first 150 mph lap.
So there we go take a look at it, www.darrenmanning.com
GregE240 said: Andrew, chiilllll Winston !!!!
I wasn't slagging this chap off ...
Umm, didn't you say the following...
Then we had the spotty git, clearly just out of the Young Offender's institute blabbing on about how a Fezza 360 wasn't that much better than a VX220. Er, what ? So we should all aspire to Luton's finest then ?
If that's not a slagging off I'd hate to be on the end of one of your REAL slaggings! (and that's not an invitation to start now
luca brazzi said: Am I the only one who thought he was driving the 360 round the circuit like a wuss, achieving the exact same time as the VX220? He seemed to absolutely dawdle through the chicanes? Surely, the car is capable of going through faster?
Well, they did say that they'd chosen a tight and twisty circuit in an attempt to give the VX a bit of an advantage. From the clips I did think he wasn't trying quite so hard in 360, but I also wondered why he was going quite so sideways through the bends in the VX - can't claim to know much about racing, but if the fastest way around a bend was sideways then surely the F1 cars would be doing this every weekend?
Feel free to set me right if I've just said something stupid!
Dan
lensey said:I don't think they are amoung motorsports greatest achievements?
I never said they were, but that was small clip from his career from his website, i'd be quite happy to copy and paste the whole lot, but I think test driver for a F1 team is a pretty good achievement! Could you do it?
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