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Re: Reminder - Tonight 8pm - Top Gear + Extra Gear

Post by TomRS » Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:05 am

I'll be honest... the shows starting to mellow out and im enjoying it....

But the bad acting and rehearsed jokes AND CHIRS EVANS! oh i cant stand him, his voice is possibly the worst, it grates on me.
Even Harris looks to be shouting out rehearsed lines when hes in the studio, and thats a shame because ive always liked chris harris...


They need to get the script sorted and make it up more on the spot,

Also Chris Evans cant even drive a car quickly at all... he doesnt really know much about cars he just has a big collection, dont really see what use he has on the show!
Sabine and Harris both know the full workings and understand what its all about, i prefer watching those two then leblanc and evans.
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Post by MikeFish » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:34 pm

Its a shame they didn't tell us a bit more about that mental car they drove around London in. It looked mental!

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Post by doodlebug » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:36 pm

It's Ken Block's mustang, oft seen at Goodwood surrounded by lovely ladies. I wasn't so bothered about the car.....

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Post by pule333 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:36 pm

https://www.hoonigan.com/hoonicorn

Pretty well known and well published car to be honest....
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Post by MikeFish » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:38 pm

Oh and now Sabine is on and so is harris and they actually reviewed a couple of interesting cars rather than the pointless challenges (which worked well with the other 3 doffus's), the whole show has improved. More nice cars like, less pointless challenges please.

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Post by MikeFish » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:39 pm

Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.

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Post by pule333 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:46 pm

MikeFish wrote:Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.
no way Man :) you joking right??? I highly recommend searching and watching all of his Gymkhana videos :)
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Post by KernowPete » Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:24 pm

MikeFish wrote:Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.
He was the founder of DC Shoes but more recently is better known as a some time rally driver, full time stunt driving lunatic.
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Post by bam_bam » Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:28 pm

MikeFish wrote:Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.
Seriously, you need to get broadband installed in that rock you've been living under...
No matter where you go, there you are.

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Post by pule333 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:44 pm

bam_bam wrote:
MikeFish wrote:Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.
Seriously, you need to get broadband installed in that rock you've been living under...
+1 :)
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Post by Shinobi675 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:50 pm

Pule333 wrote:
MikeFish wrote:Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.
no way Man :) you joking right??? I highly recommend searching and watching all of his Gymkhana videos :)
I'm fairly sure mike isn't being serious here...
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Post by FaisalJ » Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:12 pm

+1 for watching the gymkhana vids on YouTube!

If you remember the old topgear sequence where James May was passenger is a rally car around a US airfield as it did donuts through hangars etc - that was Ken Block too.

Anyone else think the RS3 or Golf R should have been in that hot hatch comparison? I suppose they weren't trying to cover all hot hatches.

Glad Chris Harris and Sabine got more screen time, Evans got less, and I thought Hart and Joshua made good guests. LeBlanc was pretty funny as Ken's passenger.
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Re: Reminder - Tonight 8pm - Top Gear + Extra Gear

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:29 pm

Shinobi675 wrote:
Pule333 wrote:
MikeFish wrote:Never heard of Block or his car before but thanks for the information.
no way Man :) you joking right??? I highly recommend searching and watching all of his Gymkhana videos :)
I'm fairly sure mike isn't being serious here...
Nope, I am being serious. Probably seen him on telly over the years or whatever he has been on but don't know the name.
Only stunt driver I can name was the Russ bloke who hand-braked minis (and actually as it turns out I can't even name him either).

I was very drunk during the nineties and noughties if that was when he was famous.

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Re: Reminder - Tonight 8pm - Top Gear + Extra Gear

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:31 pm

FaisalJ wrote:
Anyone else think the RS3 or Golf R should have been in that hot hatch comparison?
I didn't think so until he brought out the AMG then I thought we might get some RS action, but no.
If you're going to show what you can get for an extra 10 grand why not show the faster, MUCH better sounding RS3?

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Post by FaisalJ » Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:37 pm

MikeFish wrote: Nope, I am being serious. Probably seen him on telly over the years or whatever he has been on but don't know the name.
Only stunt driver I can name was the Russ bloke who hand-braked minis (and actually as it turns out I can't even name him either).

I was very drunk during the nineties and noughties if that was when he was famous.
Mike, watch this and report back...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qanlirrRWs

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