SVM 286
Member
Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jules
What makes it "cool"? The Ferrari? The mystery of the alleged F1 driver? the Parisian location? The lawlessness?
All of it Jules. 
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jules
If a Saxo was to do the same in this era would it also be cool or would it be irresponsible? Discuss.
What makes it "cool"? The Ferrari? The mystery of the alleged F1 driver? the Parisian location? The lawlessness?
Totally agree with what you're saying, I for one would probably say a Saxo owner was being irresponsible, I'm sure other's would agree but would'nt dare say so on here!
[Edited on 23-04-2006 by Flat4]
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
i'm surprised the french havent speed bumpified the champes elysses after seeing that 
|
chr15barn3s
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 03
Location: Farnborough
User status: Offline
|
 Thats mental
|
mattyross
Member
Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: lincolnshire Drives: 1997 C12NZ
User status: Offline
|
interesting points being raised here
i for one enjoyed the video, yet admit it must have been reckless filiming it
imo, this cannot be compared to a chove in a saxo racing down the backstreets of some council estate
the driver shows skill in most places- hazard perception may be criticised at times however.
the fact is, the driver was either incredibly talented and brave- or just downright idiotic and egocentric
i believe the driver wouldnt have performed such an act of driving upon film, if he wasnt confident in his ability to perform it without fatality
the noise of the engine, the excitiement and adrenalin, the beautiful streets of france- but most importantly, the fact that somebody actually went out there and did it, makes it a great film in my eyes
thats my 2p worth anyway..
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
Jules, in answer to your question
it was 1978, that alone makes it cool
(and the car, the setting, the legend.... everything)
|
mattyross
Member
Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: lincolnshire Drives: 1997 C12NZ
User status: Offline
|
i think its overall intention was to create a magnificent cinematic experience
like marriott said, this was 1978- people would have never seen anything like this before
using technology to create results- the exciting gyroscopic camera and 10 minutes of precious film to record onto
dangerous? exciting? idiotic? magnificent?
..it made you watch it and spurred a reaction- thats precisely what the film maker wanted 
|
starkmotorsport
Member
Registered: 27th Apr 02
Location: Scotland
User status: Offline
|
This is totally real and can be done - I know of a guy who re-created the run and have watched incar footage to prove it.
There are two places that have been turned into pedestrian areas, so you have to go around them, but most of the route remains.
Just before anyone jumps on the band wagon, I dont condone this at all and highly do not recommend anyone trying it.
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
mazin crazy mofo
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
16vOllie
Member
Registered: 5th Jun 05
Location: East Sussex
User status: Offline
|
its really but the car and the car sound don't match when he comes up toi the curb at the end u think shoot he is gonna hit it but he is going slower thatn its sounds 
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
SVM it wasnt arnoux 
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jules
If a Saxo was to do the same in this era would it also be cool or would it be irresponsible? Discuss.
What makes it "cool"? The Ferrari? The mystery of the alleged F1 driver? the Parisian location? The lawlessness?
So that vid is 'cool', is what happened to this guy also 'cool'? or is it because he crashed?
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=279832&pid=3570226#pid3570226
[Edited on 23-04-2006 by Jules]
loads of reasons
the car
the mystery of the driver
the fact lelouch tried to get paris closed down, and failed, so did it anyway
the location
ect etc
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
it was michael Schumacher, he was only just talking, but he could drive like a god
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
driver was Jacques Lafitte
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
who the bloody hell is/was he? never heard of him
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
Jacques-Henri Laffite (born November 21, 1943) is a French former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986.
Born in Paris, he had two spells with the Williams racing team and two spells with Ligier. His most successful period was between 1979 and 1981 when he finished fourth in the world championship for three years running. He retired from Formula One after breaking both legs in a crash during the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in 1986. He recovered from his injuries and later raced in touring cars. He is now a television commentator.
Jacques-Henri Laffite is one of the two people (along with Jacques Bernard Ickx) believed most likely to be the unidentified driver in director Claude Lelouch's classic 1976 short film C'était un rendez-vous.
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
oh... that Jaques-Henri Laffite 
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
|
Born_corsa02
Member
Registered: 20th Dec 02
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
Is an amazing display of driver skill and courage. But one thing you have to take into account is look at how clear the roads are.
In 1978 there were no where near as many cars on the roads as now.
Would be stupid to do a modern day version.
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
yeah, no way you could batter a 1960s ferarri around the arch de triumph and past the louvre at those speeds these days
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
remeber this was at 6am in the mornign though or something like that, its never goign to be streaming with traffic even today
|
Born_corsa02
Member
Registered: 20th Dec 02
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
Yea but still don't reckon you could do that without crashing on todays roads 6am or not
[Edited on 23-04-2006 by Born_corsa02]
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
and, most modern cars cold do the same route in less time, 60s technology was a bit crap
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
indeed rob, think the top speed on the ferrari was only 136mph, and they didnt get to that
|
Born_corsa02
Member
Registered: 20th Dec 02
Location: Essex
User status: Offline
|
No modern car could sound that good though!
that noise is pure sex
|
