How they drive Astras in the UK

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR

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<googlegroups@sensation.net.au> wrote in message
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>

All CGI... how about this Gemini ad from 1980 instead...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GveDVITQ5H4

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googlegroups@sensation.net.au wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR

I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a diesel
Astra on Top Gear.

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"Clockmeister" <whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote in message
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> <googlegroups@sensation.net.au> wrote in message
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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>>
>
> All CGI... how about this Gemini ad from 1980 instead...
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GveDVITQ5H4
>

Gemini one bloody fantastic, I don't imagine that CGI played much of a role
in that clip, plenty of rubber, suspension parts and fun but no CGI.

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"Poxy" <pox@poxmail.com> wrote in message
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> googlegroups@sensation.net.au wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>
> I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a diesel
> Astra on Top Gear.
>

More impressed with the German bird who raced a diesel Ford Transit around
the Nurburgring and came close to matching the Jags time..... Says a lot
about pommy cars.


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Scotty wrote:
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>> <googlegroups@sensation.net.au> wrote in message
>> news:1173768039.882946.222650@s48g2000cws.googlegr oups.com...
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>>>
>> All CGI... how about this Gemini ad from 1980 instead...
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GveDVITQ5H4
>>
>
> Gemini one bloody fantastic, I don't imagine that CGI played much of a role
> in that clip, plenty of rubber, suspension parts and fun but no CGI.

Yeah, those flying Geminis looked very real ...

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Falkon wrote:
> Scotty wrote:
>> "Clockmeister" <whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote in message
>> news:12vcopu3bp3gf0f@corp.supernews.com...
>>> <googlegroups@sensation.net.au> wrote in message
>>> news:1173768039.882946.222650@s48g2000cws.googlegr oups.com...
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>>>>
>>> All CGI... how about this Gemini ad from 1980 instead...
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GveDVITQ5H4
>>>
>>
>> Gemini one bloody fantastic, I don't imagine that CGI played much of a
>> role in that clip, plenty of rubber, suspension parts and fun but no CGI.
>
> Yeah, those flying Geminis looked very real ...

It was amazing how the two cars (one after the other) landing on that
boat didn't even cause it to move at all.

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"The Raven" <wsmc@flashmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Poxy" <pox@poxmail.com> wrote in message
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>> googlegroups@sensation.net.au wrote:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>>
>> I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a diesel
>> Astra on Top Gear.
>>
>
> More impressed with the German bird who raced a diesel Ford Transit around
> the Nurburgring and came close to matching the Jags time..... Says a lot
> about pommy cars.
>

I guess you didn't see the one where she drove the Jag.

She did it on the first run in 9 min 12 seconds, somewhat better then
Clarksons 9 min 59 seconds that took him multiple runs.

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"Poxy" <pox@poxmail.com> wrote in message
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> googlegroups@sensation.net.au wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>
> I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a diesel
> Astra on Top Gear.
>

They go pretty well though, better then the Petrol version.

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"Clockmeister" <whowhere@andwhy.com> writes:
>"The Raven" <wsmc@flashmail.com> wrote:
>> "Poxy" <pox@poxmail.com> wrote:

>>> I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a
>>> diesel Astra on Top Gear.

>> More impressed with the German bird who raced a diesel Ford
>> Transit around the Nurburgring and came close to matching the
>> Jags time..... Says a lot about pommy cars.

I reckon the van would have been faster if it'd been white.

>I guess you didn't see the one where she drove the Jag.

>She did it on the first run in 9 min 12 seconds, somewhat better then
>Clarksons 9 min 59 seconds that took him multiple runs.

Sabine has the advantage of knowing the 'ring. That is not something
that one can do in even 100 laps of the thing.
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On 13 Mar, 10:49, "The Raven" <w...@flashmail.com> wrote:
> "Poxy" <p...@poxmail.com> wrote in message
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> > googlegro...@sensation.net.au wrote:
> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yll_mon_id0&NR
>
> > I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a diesel
> > Astra onTop Gear.
>
> More impressed with the German bird who raced a diesel Ford Transit around
> the Nurburgring and came close to matching the Jags time..... Says a lot
> about pommy cars.

Yah. And pommy vans, too, presumably (what with the Transit being a
great deal more "pommy" than the Lincoln LS, oops sorry, Jag S-Type)

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"Bernd Felsche" <bernie@innovative.iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Clockmeister" <whowhere@andwhy.com> writes:
>>"The Raven" <wsmc@flashmail.com> wrote:
>>> "Poxy" <pox@poxmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> I was kind of more impressed the way the Stig did a hot lap in a
>>>> diesel Astra on Top Gear.
>
>>> More impressed with the German bird who raced a diesel Ford
>>> Transit around the Nurburgring and came close to matching the
>>> Jags time..... Says a lot about pommy cars.
>
> I reckon the van would have been faster if it'd been white.
>
>>I guess you didn't see the one where she drove the Jag.
>
>>She did it on the first run in 9 min 12 seconds, somewhat better then
>>Clarksons 9 min 59 seconds that took him multiple runs.
>
> Sabine has the advantage of knowing the 'ring. That is not something
> that one can do in even 100 laps of the thing.

Ofcourse.