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I like how it gets to 150mph (5.48) before the GT3RS gets to 100 (6.84) - and that's because of the Mcmurtry's momentum making it roll past the limiter. If it wasn't limited it'd have got there even faster, from the footage (11mins 5 secs in) maybe under 5 seconds, assuming that's the footage of it happening on that run.

That's a properly potty vehicle, that is.

I posted in the ev thread I think- it’s just broken the Laguna seca lap record at 50% power in the hands of an amateur driver. Absolutely insane

I'm enjoying Top Dead Center as light hearted car fun. Familiar format from ex car throttle Edwin but the other chap Will is hilarious and gives off some proper Matt Berry vibes

Juvenile with some amateurish spannering and not taking themselves to seriously.

For Harry’s Garage fans:

Jobbo wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2024 6:52 am For Harry’s Garage fans:

I wasn't very sure what to make of that. Of course I recognised that it's utlising multiple HarryElements, from the logo, locations, shooting techniques, and the entire structure/formatof the video, but it was lacking the gentle piss-ripping that might have allowed it to qualify as a parody. The cat was the only bit that made me snigger....

He does explain in the last couple of minutes that it was just a bit of (very much respectful) fun, and I guess it's likely to get him more views.

I did get annoyed however when he mentioned a couple of things - like AC - that were options, but "not fitted to this particular model". Erm no - you mean they are not fitted to this particular car or vehicle or example.

And I totally appreciate the argument that a stereo isn't really a priority when you have a sonorous multi-cylinder powerplant, but can you really apply that argument to a rather dull sounding 4-pot simply 'cos it goes whoosh?

I didn't watch the whole thing, was just amused that he made it. I'm not going to be subscribing to his channel.

The fact that so many other Youtube car people film on the B4437 between Charlbury and Burford (I won't call it Harry's road because it was Clarkson's first) means that it was only a matter of time before someone ripped off his format completely.

I haven’t watched it, but does he crash?

Lol

Contains Bovingdon Utterly ridiculous, but as a Sunday morning thing to blow the cobwebs away, not sure it can be beaten

Assuming you don't hear that chattering/rattling noise through the literally required noise isolating headset and worry that the diff is eating itself.

Still, it's good they managed to get a demonstrator car to run for more than 15 minutes I suppose.

Not sure where the right place to post this is, but the long silence of output from Pollits Projects has been explained today.

Yeah I was quite surprised to read that earlier.

I see Mr Whittaker (of pristine Unimog fame) is rather unvomfortable that he coordinated a £17.5k fundraiser for ChrisP, but it’s not exactly a situation he would/could have been aware of?

I'm not entirely surprised, his mental health was clearly very unstable. I always thought that whole fundraiser thing was a shitshow waiting to happen. 2 years suggests to me there's more to it than Deborah's tweet. I hope she can move on.

Oh it's that Chris! The Rover 800 fan. Clearly an awful business - I had no idea this was an ongoing story.

What a guy

https://x.com/fuck_bernard/status/1838275240490643513

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:15 pm Not sure where the right place to post this is, but the long silence of output from Pollits Projects has been explained today.

That's terrible, I had noticed the tone of his twitter output get darker earlier in the year but didn't think it would end up like that.

ZedLeg wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:45 am

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:15 pm Not sure where the right place to post this is, but the long silence of output from Pollits Projects has been explained today.

That's terrible, I had noticed the tone of his twitter output get darker earlier in the year but didn't think it would end up like that.

Jesus. He clearly struggled with his mental health, but I had no idea this sort of thing was going to happen. I guess we'll never know the full story.

It's not a trifling matter.