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Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

(Obv gently caress reddit)

Yes, very much.

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Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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It's completely batshit in every way :allears:

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuunt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfJ-bSw2_f8

I do enjoy how much more extreme these burnouts are than all the US ones. Show 'em how it's done.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Itzena posted:

Just as a heads-up, it's the Goodwood Revival this coming weekend and it'll be livestreamed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr-L5Kj8_ns

Awesome, I forgot! Revival has some of the best racing of the year, drivers going full bore in hideously expensive and rare cars...

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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I DID NOT REALISE THEY DROVE THAT loving THING ALL THE WAY TO GOODWOOD. :aaaaa:

The owner is a straight up legend, wow.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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The girl in third had the best car. It was the best colour and the wheels were black because race car...

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtMJZ3BotE

Unicorn Circuit .... skip forward to about 25 mins to My Crap Car for something amazing

The intercooler/spoiler is inspired. :allears:

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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This is still probably my favourite burnout video ever... What can honestly top this??

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Blitter posted:

The incredible thing is that it just gets weirder and wilder.

The incredible thing is how the mic he has on clips when he speaks but not noticeably when he's using the grinder. :confused:

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Sweevo posted:

Front of the car looks like Juggalo makeup.

They should've gone all the way imo...

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Cool but man that first video was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJSakvx3J2E

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Uthor posted:

Tanned hands.

That was the least funky funk track I've ever heard.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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mobby_6kl posted:

Oh poo poo Car Throttle did a short series on the RX-8 and now I want one (again). Really they're cheap enough that the only thing stopping me is complete lack of parking space since half the time I can't even leave my one car on my street. Really looks like a ton of fun though.

Yeah they look great fun but then you note that he bought the thing with a supposed engine rebuild and had to have it rebuilt again and gently caress all that noise. There's better things to piss money away on surely?

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Jay drive's a dude's one-off concept Ferrari and the owner's all "YEAHHHHHH!" when Jay boots it. What a guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AnOBe11ppM

The rolling shot from above looking at the car 3/4 on from the front makes it look really cool and the interior owns. God bless insane designers.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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^^ It was Goodwood at the weekend so there's plenty of new vids to look at.


Also a 200hp road legal MX-5 beating out high horsepower built cars is just lol. Learn to loving drive you dipshits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNZvfb6WPIs

Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 15:34 on Sep 16, 2019

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Someone remind me if they've talked about how that lot is going to fit underneath a Mini, particularly width-wide...

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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No idea, it's been how many loving years since this started?

*edit: 6 years hence why I'm asking. I just don't remember the driveshafts getting lopped down or anything else being made narrower to fit a teeny Mini bodyshell. I mean thinking about it they must have done but 6 loving years is a long time.

Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Feb 10, 2020

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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I need them to do a fuckin' recap video... I'm sat there watching a series on Netflix and there's recaps from week to week telling me poo poo I haven't forgot because I saw it literally moments ago but Binky is over half a decade old and there's no recaps?

Someone please tell me some maniac has done a recap video so I know how far from being finished this little beast is :v:

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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I haven't watched any Roadkill since they dropped onto their own service. A friend paid for MTOD and sent me the links to download but that's extra effort I can't be arsed with so unfortunately I've just not bothered. Pity because Roadkill was probably my favourite show of all and I enjoyed the camaraderie between Freiburger and Finnegan.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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The Prong Song posted:

Now we have Finnegan's Garage which is like a even-lower-budget Roadkill that sometimes gets off cars and onto boats or garages or tools.

Finnegan's garage was the saving grace of Roadkill going subscription, I'm sure his numbers aren't hurting due to this either!

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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slidebite posted:

Oh I agree - I almost drove into the ditch when what looked like a brand new 84 Accord hatchback drove next to me.

That's because the Accord Aerodeck is one of the best looking cars ever made and dumb rare, especially in the US. It's a mix of an era Prelude and Civic and looks fantastic for it.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Old cars getting spanked is why Goodwood is so great. A race lineup of millions upon millions worth of in some cases irreplaceable cars getting absolutely wrung out.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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I had to check. Is there actually a market for this kind of middle of the road buttrock? Ignoring the lyrical content it's pretty rear end, the kind of thing you'd expect a bunch of teens to play at a school talent show.

I watched their official channel's lyric video and of course there's a huge capital Q in the middle of a line towards the end. True believers or grifting?

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Porsche eater


...is literally behind a Porsche for the entirety of the on track video and only overtakes 2 who clearly have had enough of pinning it.


Cool car though for sure.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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The extent the rules are massaged by some teams over the years is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lo4dGTrzr8

quote:

Walter Röhrl might the most German man to ever live:

"The car might do pretty bad in crashes but I don't plan on crashing"
"I don't like jumps, if I wanted to fly I would be a pilot"

Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Nov 9, 2020

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fje4yoPYuDI

quote:

Few automakers are as committed to vehicle safety as Volvo. In fact, the Swedish brand has even risked alienating prospective customers with some of its safety measures, including earlier this year when all its vehicles were limited to a top speed of 112 mph to reduce the chances of fatal car accidents.

In a new video shared by the carmaker, we were given more insight into Volvo's intense crash-testing program, and it's much more than your average barrier test. Designed to mimic more extreme crash scenarios, the Volvo Cars team used a crane to drop an XC40 SUV to the ground from a height of 30 meters (just under 100 feet).

The XC40 wasn't the only Volvo to undergo this test, with a shiny V60 wagon also destroyed and ten different Volvos in total involved in the test.


With extrication specialists close by, the test allowed these professionals to find the best tactics and tools to free occupants trapped in a severely damaged vehicle. Most of the time, ordinary crash tests allow the car's doors to be opened, but not every real-life crash unfolds this way, and this was the purpose of Volvo's dramatic test. Extrication specialists are often required in certain accidents such as high-speed collisions, when an accident involves a part of the vehicle where there are no energy-absorbing crumple zones, or when a car hits a truck.

Specialists said that in these worst-case crash scenarios, occupants are often severely injured and the so-called "golden hour" refers to the period of time between freeing them and getting them to the hospital to save their lives.


"We hope no one ever needs to experience the most severe accidents, but not all accidents can be avoided," explained Hakan Gustafson, senior investigator for the Volvo Cars Traffic Accident Research Team. "It is vital [that] there are methods to help save lives when the most severe accidents do happen."

Typically, these extrication specialists train on old vehicles from scrapyards, but since modern cars are constructed so differently, Volvo's test allowed them to analyze how a new vehicle behaves in a severe crash.

Along with the brand's efforts to minimize distractions for drivers, it's encouraging to see the bold steps taken to ensure that we're all better protected on the roads.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Thing is though that kinda poo poo gets you a following of hardcore morons who'll go along just to rub it in the face of everyone else. ....at least until they die off from doing dumb poo poo.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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I'm wondering how he squares the Thatcher thing with having a running patreon account.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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How fragile do you have to be to buy coffee with a gun on it?

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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mobby_6kl posted:

Thanks, caught this last night already. It's like the polar opposite of disappointing, but does make me think they might be getting entirely too much money from yt/patreon :v:

Someone mentioned the after credits bit and there was like 3 minutes straight of patreon donators.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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I've been watching this guy's output for years, he's incredibly talented and every single thing he's put out is an absolute work of art. Just even the layout is crazy, nevermind actually producing the end result.

I sincerely hope he's sponsored by 3M tapes because he must go through a LOT.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

IN THE BIN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eccrX7F0_LA

Go to 13:00 for some interesting talk about car old fogies thast is pretty good to think about

Moog is absolutely correct and it explains how I've been sat in some quick cars that were really quiet which makes them feel less quick than they actually are. There's something about getting absolutely bodied with soundwaves that just amplifies the effect. I'm very into the idea of retrofit electric kits for older cars but there are some I wouldn't do it to because the sound of the engine/exhaust is just so much a part of the experience of that car. The 3rd gen Civic I've got has been handed down the exhaust from a friend's which adds this adorable little burble on lift and every time I drove that car I'd smile because of that noise, it was intrinsically linked to the character of that car and getting rid of it for an electrical whir wouldn't be the same.

Some people don't care and that's fine but I find the audio experience of a car to be very enjoyable hence me posting this video before saying it was probably the best sounding thing in the world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO3iqac_4c

Watch the video with the sound off for a simulation of it if it was electric. Not quite the same experience :v:

The audio experience for me being a part of it is why I think DSG gearboxes ruin the sound of cars too, yeah they're better in every way in terms of performance but I've never cared about that, the rise and fall of an engine's revs again add to the theatre of it all and removing it just dulls the experience.

Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Apr 12, 2021

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Dear lord the process for setting the timing on this engine is insanely convoluted.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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mobby_6kl posted:

:siren: Project Binky update! :siren:

https://youtu.be/3EpCtx8RRC4

I'll have to watch it tomorrow but this was quite an unexpected development

Needs more dynamat.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Anyone who was into mountainbiking in the 90s might know who Rob Warner is, an ex-pro downhill rider who now has his own youtube channel. He's usually riding bikes and there was some really hilarious moments where people amazed him with eggs and egg facts. He's loving hilarious some of the poo poo he comes out with is ridiculous.

This time though he's taking part in the Fun Cup UK race so visits the MIRA test track up the road from me for some testing and is just Rob Warner... Nice bit of Jag drifting too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=320G-IL2sN4

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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Adiabatic posted:

You know who's gonna win before the drat race even starts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4

Guy Martin's Japan series had an episode where he went to meet Auto racers. The full episode explains their training regime, the betting behind everything, the design/tech on the bikes etc and he ends up racing one of guys, Haruchika Aoki, a former 125cc champion 2 times running. Guy himself is a pretty accomplished bike racer himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WuymmgrZI4

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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totalnewbie posted:

omg he gave him a tea towel. That is the perfect omiyage - I wonder if he knew? I have a small collection of tea towels from all the omiyage I received in Japan.

Guy brushed up on his customs, he hates to be seen as rude in another culture. He spent ages practicing the Japanese art of handing over business cards and bowing properly, dude's adorable.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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^ that's cool as poo poo, I love the way the windows dip down to your thigh. That era of electric cars was........ not amazing but then the tech just wasn't there. This is one from 1974 that has been er, 'modernised'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6VJ6_4yCkw


And here's the thing running a 10.1 1/4 mile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQMCgSEChgg

Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 09:58 on Jul 21, 2021

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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This just makes me want one :allears:

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Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

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While on the subject of Japanese stuff, Moco Channel is immensely good if you enjoy basically anything about Japanese vehicle culture. There's videos on bosozoku cars, bikes, dekotora, silly vans, American import stuff, tuner stuff...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6bWF5O7h6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmjRezN5NMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkl_meXSEP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHfeDM7p63A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMoRxy8uPX0

Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 09:41 on Aug 9, 2021

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