A good read about the Bugatti Veyron, by JC

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:02 am

Clarkson is such a hoot

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/articl ... 73,00.html

Post by **Foo** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:10 am

That was excellent.

Clarkson makes the auto world appealing to a great number of people who otherwise wouldn't care. He writes and lectures with amazing skill.

Post by **andyman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:13 am

football pitch

This has me profoundly confused

Post by **werldhed** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:45 am

andyman wrote:
football pitch
This has me profoundly confused

Soccer field. :icon26:

Post by **andyman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:05 am

The whole time im thinking...well brett favre can throw pretty far, like 80yds

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:47 am

truly a fantastic read.

this sort of writing allows people access to a wide variety of subjects.

the new yorker's a good source for lucid articles which give good insight.

check out gladwell's new yorker archive:

http://www.gladwell.com/

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:03 am

Clarkson is the man

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:28 pm

Don Carlos wrote:Clarkson is the man

truth.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:33 pm

Happily, stopping distances become irrelevant because you won’t see the obstacle in the first place. By the time you know it was there, you’ll have gone through the windscreen, through the Pearly Gates and be half way across God’s breakfast table.

icon-fucking-19++

oh, and they better have that fucker on the next episode of topgear. The top time board will never be the same.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:12 am

Dr_Watson wrote:
Happily, stopping distances become irrelevant because you won’t see the obstacle in the first place. By the time you know it was there, you’ll have gone through the windscreen, through the Pearly Gates and be half way across God’s breakfast table.
icon-fucking-19++

oh, and they better have that fucker on the next episode of topgear. The top time board will never be the same.

I think its a bit too short for a car like the Veyron to be able to make full use of its capabilities. I think that the Nurburgring would be a better way to rate it.

Post by **andyman** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:14 am

I think the sandflats where the thrust ssc made its records is a better place

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:24 am

ToxicBug wrote:
Dr_Watson wrote:
Happily, stopping distances become irrelevant because you won’t see the obstacle in the first place. By the time you know it was there, you’ll have gone through the windscreen, through the Pearly Gates and be half way across God’s breakfast table.
icon-fucking-19++

oh, and they better have that fucker on the next episode of topgear. The top time board will never be the same.
I think its a bit too short for a car like the Veyron to be able to make full use of its capabilities. I think that the Nurburgring would be a better way to rate it.

Why?
A 0 - 60 time of 2.5 seconds?
Seems adiquate enough accelerating to me....

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:11 am

ToxicBug wrote:
Dr_Watson wrote:
Happily, stopping distances become irrelevant because you won’t see the obstacle in the first place. By the time you know it was there, you’ll have gone through the windscreen, through the Pearly Gates and be half way across God’s breakfast table.
icon-fucking-19++

oh, and they better have that fucker on the next episode of topgear. The top time board will never be the same.
I think its a bit too short for a car like the Veyron to be able to make full use of its capabilities. I think that the Nurburgring would be a better way to rate it.

i'm certain VW must be planning to attack radical's record.
and thats all fine and good... but the stiggy still deserves his turn to play with it.