Hot Rods/Channel 5 Tonight

[Flying Toilet]

Lurkin_Limey said:

On Channel 5 tonight:

Massive Speed (Technology)
Time - 19:30 - 20:00 (30 minutes long)
When - Friday 18th January on five
Hot Rods. Episode 2.
Documentary series in which Chris Barrie examines the evolution of machines designed for speed. Chris takes a breathtaking ride through the history of hot rods, beginning with 1940s Californian street cars and climaxing with a terrifying ride in a modern dragster.

Edited by Lurkin_Limey on Friday 18th January 10:26

Made by the Gamma Project, the people who have followed Urs Erbacher all year.

The program in question:
http://www.thegammaproject.com/massivespeed/index....

Edited by Flying Toilet on Friday 18th January 11:11

[Furyous]

Sky plus set !


Cheers for the heads up.

[v8 jago]

Damn ! Ive missed it i think.

[cougarracing]

thanks for the heads up, i really enjoyed it, good advertisement for drag racin. i think i recorded it on my computer so if i have ill try and put it on cd for you v8jago

[CRR]

I didn't think too much of the first half of the programme, but after the adverts, I thought it was an excellent plug for drag racing and SPR with some good, varied footage. Didn't realise that when the 2 seater dragster popped the chute, the rear wheels lifted off the ground!

[MotorPsycho]

good program I thought throughout, wasn't that fussed with the capri, gti and cosworth middle section but seeing Jimmy Turnbull's deuce roadster doin' donuts was good and the drag racing section was excellent

[Time Machine]

MotorPsycho said:

good program I thought throughout, wasn't that fussed with the capri, gti and cosworth middle section but seeing Jimmy Turnbull's deuce roadster doin' donuts was good and the drag racing section was excellent

I can see why they included the Hot Hatch descending into 'modding' section, clearly illustrating that while they may share common origins things seemed to lose their direction a bit when people stopped wanting to go fast and started wanting to go deaf. The hot rods were great (and he got to drive my dream car!) and the drag racing coverage was excellent.

[Tet]

It doesn't happen often, but sometimes, just sometimes, I miss not being able to receive Channel 5...

[cougarracing]

oh i dont know, channel 5 has its uses, poker, nascar, nhl, late nite porn LOL

[ingmant]

Can someone confirm if Chris Barrie was actually in the 2 seater, i seemed to remember an issue with insurance..?

Regards
Tim

[Time Machine]

ingmant said:

Can someone confirm if Chris Barrie was actually in the 2 seater, i seemed to remember an issue with insurance..?

Regards
Tim

If he wasn't he did a good job of acting and there was some clever editing - there was in car footage which I seem to recall included a rearward facing shot including his eyes inside the crash helmet and the sound of him screaming (!) over the note of the engine.

[Flying Toilet]

Time Machine said:

ingmant said:

Can someone confirm if Chris Barrie was actually in the 2 seater, i seemed to remember an issue with insurance..?

Regards
Tim

If he wasn't he did a good job of acting.

Did you not see the Brittas Empire? This man is at the top of his game!

[topnitro]

Tet said:

It doesn't happen often, but sometimes, just sometimes, I miss not being able to receive Channel 5...

I'm astonished that you can't get every channel going (off a bent coat hanger, at that) considering where you live!

Edited by topnitro on Tuesday 22 January 10:23