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FlamingMonkey
02-10-2006, 18:54
Saw on CS its supposedly the 197 and Strombas Williams episode tonight 8pm

stew
02-10-2006, 18:58
:P

lewis_willy2
02-10-2006, 19:05
can i get this channel on freeview

FlamingMonkey
02-10-2006, 19:05
can i get this channel on freeview

Yeah its on channel 5

lewis_willy2
02-10-2006, 19:06
can i get this channel on freeview

Mr.AdamB
02-10-2006, 19:06
oooooh SWEET

Andyvalver
02-10-2006, 19:12
Cool, ill watch that 8)

FATBOY
02-10-2006, 19:21
can anyone sky+ or tivo it? and rip it to dvd??? or mpeg file??

FlamingMonkey
02-10-2006, 19:26
It will be on here soon after it's aired, if you know how to use torrents http://www.finalgear.com/

FATBOY
02-10-2006, 19:30
cheers monkey! thats excellent! :D

MattyH16valver
02-10-2006, 20:07
The've mentioned about the 197....but nothing about a Williams yet... :P

Laine_16v
02-10-2006, 20:23
Bit of a short feautre, nice to see tiff liked it tho.

MAXIBOY
02-10-2006, 20:26
missed the end the phone rang did he say which he liked best

Andyvalver
02-10-2006, 20:26
Yeah, was a bit short. I thought they might pitch them against each other in a hot lap type of thing. That would show that in the real world there would be not much difference, apart from the 197 like to go sideways.

Andy P
02-10-2006, 20:30
Caught the 197 part.

Was it Strombas? And if so why his?

Gav
02-10-2006, 20:33
Caught the 197 part.

Was it Strombas? And if so why his?

iirc there was a scout looking for a williams and Stromba donated his

FATBOY
02-10-2006, 20:38
bet he was grimacing watching that!

MattyH16valver
02-10-2006, 20:46
bet he was grimacing watching that!
Lol...he did'nt hold back did he! Car looked mint though 8)

lewis_willy2
02-10-2006, 20:47
was well short. atleast thought there was gonna be a quickest lap or sumthin.

buyin a williams on thurs was hoping to get a view on what it could do on track against the 197

guess i'll have 2 see for myself :D

Bayliss
02-10-2006, 20:49
was shite, it didn't even do a proper comparison imo

nyk
02-10-2006, 20:59
Must say I was dissapointed with that. Too short and I expected them to be pitched against each other.

Looked like it was the 0001 he was in. That was the number on the plaque anyway.

:lol:

stew
02-10-2006, 21:04
Was short but sweet.

Was 0002. Strombalina will be loving all the attention he is getting!

Daz.
02-10-2006, 21:06
It will be on here soon after it's aired, if you know how to use torrents http://www.finalgear.com/

Snot working?

Sedit.

Sworking Snow!

MatBrown
02-10-2006, 21:42
Must say I was dissapointed with that. Too short and I expected them to be pitched against each other.

Looked like it was the 0001 he was in. That was the number on the plaque anyway.

:lol:

0001 would have been used for the static shots but 0002 would have been used on track.
Was he driving a LHD or a RHD?



Mat.

lewis_willy2
02-10-2006, 22:10
RHD

MatBrown
02-10-2006, 22:22
0002 then.



Mat.

FATBOY
02-10-2006, 22:31
is that episode listed on that site yet??? or has someone got a direct torrent link to it????

FlamingMonkey
02-10-2006, 22:35
is that episode listed on that site yet??? or has someone got a direct torrent link to it????

Doubt it will be on until tomorrow I'd imagine

northy
03-10-2006, 07:46
suprised they used 0001 for the static shots. Alot of expense and trouble to get that there along with 0002.

It was a shame that tiff didnt do a timed lap - pitching them against them each other - but what was the out come....its better than a mini cooper ! balls to that how does it compair to the williams.

Bit dissapointing but how good did 0001 look.

Ive been in a 197 at cadwell that was driven as fast as it would go....i was very impressed - the guy drove like martin and zollo....could feel the car lifting its wheels aka williams style.

Shouldnt of taken your reg of Rob - nothing to identify that it was 0002....but 0002 has been on track more than my race car lol.

2 live
03-10-2006, 08:07
yeah statics were done in 0001.....the guy put a request on here lookinhg for a williams. i offered mine.....til i found out how far away it was, and told the guy if anyone closer put theirs up, then better for him to take theirs. he sent me a mail stating that they wamted a std one, as it left the factory if poss. and that rob had offered his. shame they didnt use a good clean straight example :wink:

Matty86
03-10-2006, 08:33
put this on youtube :)

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

or, if you want the original clip (30mb), go here (www.physix.org/fg)

dan 16v
03-10-2006, 11:25
looks good but as above not the best comparison of the pair in the world. Just saying they are both "fun" is rather vague.

katbloke
03-10-2006, 13:01
i have a 300mb+ xvid of the episode if i can up it to anyones ftp

wavy
03-10-2006, 13:26
taa ^^ but the above 30mb clip is enough for me the rest of the programe wasnt worth watching

thay have ruined 5th gear this year

surley they must of done a speed/comparison but decided not to show it or what was the point
every car they have for a compatition prize they rave about
even if its shite

katbloke
03-10-2006, 13:34
i expect accounting for ageing and more modern technology the williams was too close to the 197 for them to show otherwise renault wouldnt sell any for 16k when they can buy a williams for 1k upwards

northy
03-10-2006, 17:01
but normally they pitch the older car aginst the newer ones on these style of features.....they used angesley for it all last year....now why couldnt they do that with this review ?????

Winston
03-10-2006, 17:04
They did time the laps :wink:

I thought it was a good watch :D

northy
03-10-2006, 17:06
they mention any times. Not sure whats happening to 5th gear. This year is terrible.

How come plato left ?

katbloke
03-10-2006, 20:02
they mention any times. Not sure whats happening to 5th gear. This year is terrible.

How come plato left ?

Rumour has it he's hosting soccer am with suzie perry :D j/k dunno

nyk
03-10-2006, 22:33
dissapointed that it didnt show more, there is some talk on other forums that there was a timed race but they didnt show it. I dont think there was much in it anyway.

The 0001 and Strombas looked mint.

:lol:

Zollo
04-10-2006, 09:01
They did do timed laps...

1min 25sec for the Williams (2-3 seconds quicker than me around Combe, god damn it :x ) and 1min 23.5sec for the 197 *

They probably didn't give a verdict as Tiff may have preferred the older car that isn't on sale anymore, rather than the new one which Renault is trying to sell right now. Although the 197 is a damn good car 8)

I wouldn't read into this type of test too much - it's just for a bit of entertainment and not exactly scientific. If you want more detail, put some effort in and read a mag :P

Damn good times from the Tiff miester - certainly not what I could get near...no matter how much practice :wink:

* Trademark of someone else :wink:

northy
04-10-2006, 09:14
next trackday for us lads ????