How not to drive a Lamborghini.
Dear fans of Top Gear.
If you’ve watched enough of our episodes, you should understand that there is a way to drive on a track, and a completely different way to drive on public roads.
If you have trouble understanding why, please take a moment to watch the above instructional video (jump to 0:40 for the lesson).
Nice work!
memories…
10 AM
4 PM
8 PM
“Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… That’s what gets you.”
- Jeremy Clarkson
Reminds me of many afternoons spent at Golden Horseshoe in Williamsburg, VA! Good times…
Jeremy: [voiceover] We were extremely quick at getting to a new hole…
From Top Gear Series 9, Episode 2
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Hamster and Oliver
So much love for these two.
THIS
Classic
It’s here: meet the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
They teased it last week and now it’s here: the fastest, most powerful road going Ferrari there is. The F12 Berlinetta:
Like the 599 GTB Fiorano which it replaces, the F12’s undoubted USP is that thumping great V12. A reworked version of the unit that first appeared in the FF, it shares the same 6262cc capacity and 65 degree configuration, but its power output is increased by approximately 80bhp to just over 730bhp (740CV), and it produces 509 torques. In other words, the F12 is the most powerful road-going Ferrari ever. Factor in a dry weight of 1525kg and you can imagine what sort of performance this thing delivers: 0-62mph in 3.1 seconds, 0-124mph in 8.5, and a top speed of 211mph. So, quite fast, then. Fast enough, in fact, to blitz Ferrari’s Fiorano test track in 1min 23 seconds, a time that outpoints even the Enzo supercar to make this the quickest Ferrari road car to lap the famous circuit.
There’s an all-new aluminium spaceframe chassis, which mixes and matches 12 different kinds of alloys to reduce weight and improve structural rigidity by 20 per cent. And despite that front-mounted V12, the F12 has optimum weight distribution, 46/54 front to rear. The centre of gravity has been reduced, and the engine, interior and seats all sit 25mm lower in the chassis. A new rear suspension layout and redesigned rear transaxle also help reduce the F12’s rear volume. It’s a smaller, more muscular car than the 599, a car that could feel a little too big to be comfortably punted down a typical British back-road when you weren’t swanning about in Monaco.
For all of the pretty specs, visit TopGear.com
Close game in the end
Can I have a treat now?
Drinking on the job
Formula race car driven in snow
This is what beautiful madness looks like. Via TopGear.com:
Call us romantics, but there’s something majestic about a single seat race car drifting gracefully along a snow-covered circuit; like a ballet dancer on ice.
Case in point, Andy Gülden. He’s the chief instructor of the Nürbürgring Driving Academy, and when faced with the troublesome spot of weather currently plaguing the UK and Europe, he decided against a tiresome moan to anyone that will listen about how rubbish the snow is.
No, he simply strapped himself into the Formula race car and proceeded to have himself a jolly good time. Thankfully, he recorded his snowy exploits so that we too, may enjoy a rare sight - the Green Hell under a blanket of snow.
Awesome
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