The Grand Tour, Jim Clark
The Grand Tour, Jim Clark
Just watched this week's Grand Tour. Usual circus act, with the exception of the piece on Jim Clark. It's worth taking a look if you have not already.
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Yes.
The Jim Clark piece is one of the best TGT / TG features ever. Brilliant bit of work.
Jim Clark is a hero of James’ too. He loved it.
The Jim Clark piece is one of the best TGT / TG features ever. Brilliant bit of work.
Jim Clark is a hero of James’ too. He loved it.
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Great TV. Such a refreshing change to see a serious article on GT.
I'm still a fan of their usual larking about, but it's nice to know they can still do some proper motor journalism.
I'm still a fan of their usual larking about, but it's nice to know they can still do some proper motor journalism.
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Look forward to it then.
After good feelings from episode 1 and Detroit, a bit of the seriousness without too much of the very annoying silliness and stupidity, Eposide 2 and the bit i’ve seen of 3 are totally about the annoying, contrived and pre-planned stupidness and not a lot more.
After good feelings from episode 1 and Detroit, a bit of the seriousness without too much of the very annoying silliness and stupidity, Eposide 2 and the bit i’ve seen of 3 are totally about the annoying, contrived and pre-planned stupidness and not a lot more.
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Great feature on Jim Clark. A lot i didnt know, brings a tear to the eye.
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Just watched the feature on Jim Clark. Awesome.
Steve.
Steve.
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I'd like to see this but a refuse to pay Amazon a single penny .
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In which case you will need to wait for YouTube. I guess.
You saying you never give Amazon any business. At all?
You saying you never give Amazon any business. At all?
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i stopped watching half way through series 2 because of the f**king around, but i started watching this series and it almost becomes background tv with looking on the net.IanD wrote: ↑Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:25 amLook forward to it then.
After good feelings from episode 1 and Detroit, a bit of the seriousness without too much of the very annoying silliness and stupidity, Eposide 2 and the bit i’ve seen of 3 are totally about the annoying, contrived and pre-planned stupidness and not a lot more.
Will see what the next episode brings.
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Freddie will be chuckling along to it soon, I expect.
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Incredibly evocative piece - really really enjoyed it!
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Agreed, it was a good watch.
Although I listened to a podcast with Derek Bell recently (Dinner with Racers) and he told the story that the cause of the accident he believed was most likely due to a misfire, not a deflation of the left rear tyre.
Bell was in that race but retired some laps before, he gives a longer explanation and mentions a discussion he had with a Lotus engineer working on Clark's car that weekend who agrees they had been suffering a misfire. He described the likelihood of the left rear giving up where it did as very low as Clark didn't run wide on the exit of the stadium section or turn 1 and there was a long straight before the corner of his accident along which, if the tyre had begun to deflate, it's unlikely Clark would have entered the corner at full racing speed. On a particularly cold day and in low grip conditions, without any external influence it's unlikely the tyre would just deflate.
However, on a long right hander with the power on and in low grip conditions, a sudden loss of throttle from a misfire would shift the weight forward and off the back left causing it to step out, did it step out and spit the car in to the trees?
Disclaimer- I am paraphrasing the story or Derek Bell from a podcast I heard a few weeks ago, the views are not mine.. although it does sound plausible.
Although I listened to a podcast with Derek Bell recently (Dinner with Racers) and he told the story that the cause of the accident he believed was most likely due to a misfire, not a deflation of the left rear tyre.
Bell was in that race but retired some laps before, he gives a longer explanation and mentions a discussion he had with a Lotus engineer working on Clark's car that weekend who agrees they had been suffering a misfire. He described the likelihood of the left rear giving up where it did as very low as Clark didn't run wide on the exit of the stadium section or turn 1 and there was a long straight before the corner of his accident along which, if the tyre had begun to deflate, it's unlikely Clark would have entered the corner at full racing speed. On a particularly cold day and in low grip conditions, without any external influence it's unlikely the tyre would just deflate.
However, on a long right hander with the power on and in low grip conditions, a sudden loss of throttle from a misfire would shift the weight forward and off the back left causing it to step out, did it step out and spit the car in to the trees?
Disclaimer- I am paraphrasing the story or Derek Bell from a podcast I heard a few weeks ago, the views are not mine.. although it does sound plausible.
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Really enjoyed this, I had no idea how talented he was. Legend!!
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Amazon have cancelled that link, video no longer available due to copyright infringement .