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Top Gear to show level crossing crash

(February 2007)

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JO
Joe
I will watch it tommorow, on demand. It looks good. I normally watch this sort of thing to scare myself into not doing stuff. I wouldn't do it anyway, but it reinforces the message.
GM
nodnirG kraM
That drag race is one of the funniest things I've seen. When Clarkson rolled into shot with his payload ... well I won't spoil it if you've not seen it! Actually I've only got to watching the Christien Scott Thomas interview... don't spoil it for me!
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
nodnirG kraM posted:
That drag race is one of the funniest things I've seen. When Clarkson rolled into shot with his payload

I won't spoil it too much either; but I've been waiting to see that particular item make a more serious appearance in the programme, ever since I first saw it parked in the background.
GM
nodnirG kraM
Well isn't the urban myth that it ... ahem ... parked at Dunsfold once but the runway was too short for it to leave again. So there it stays.

Or am I being Alan Davies on QI?
MS
Mr-Stabby
Nick Harvey posted:
nodnirG kraM posted:
That drag race is one of the funniest things I've seen. When Clarkson rolled into shot with his payload

I won't spoil it too much either; but I've been waiting to see that particular item make a more serious appearance in the programme, ever since I first saw it parked in the background.


Isn't that plane a fake one, or at least permanently grounded? Don't they use it for training purposes?
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
I think Mr Gridsnog ought to pop in and ask, the next time he passes Dunsfold.

He must use that road fairly often to go up to town. I only use it occasionally now; not many family left the other side of the Hog's Back.
DA
Davidjb Founding member
nodnirG kraM posted:
Well isn't the urban myth that it ... ahem ... parked at Dunsfold once but the runway was too short for it to leave again. So there it stays.

Or am I being Alan Davies on QI?


It's a 742 so it's more than likely retired and just used for ground training purposes. The runway is plenty long enough. They got a Virgin Atlantic 744 to land and take off there when they borrowed it to blow cars around with. You can use a little trick if you only have a short runway to use with a heavy. Just it aint a comfortable take off if your on the aircraft.

[[Spoiler tags added by moderator for benefit of those who haven't yet seen the show]]
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
Thank you David, for blowing the whole thing into the open.

You're obviously just too damn thick to realise that we weren't intending to spoil it for those who hadn't seen the show.
GM
nodnirG kraM
Nick Harvey posted:
I think Mr Gridsnog ought to pop in and ask, the next time he passes Dunsfold.

He must use that road fairly often to go up to town. I only use it occasionally now; not many family left the other side of the Hog's Back.

Used to go past it to a job twice a day. Work to the south nowadays though.
DA
Davidjb Founding member
Nick Harvey posted:
Thank you David, for blowing the whole thing into the open.

You're obviously just too damn thick to realise that we weren't intending to spoil it for those who hadn't seen the show.


Well i have seen it so i don't really care. Are we always supposed to talk in riddles now just in case someone hasn't seen it? As far as im concerned if a show has already aired why can't we talk about it. We can't all whisper just in case some one didn't see it.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
Davidjb posted:
Well i have seen it so i don't really care.

You really have no idea whatsoever how a forum community works, have you?

I'd recommend either a more caring attitude or suicide. Take your pick, idiot.
DA
Davidjb Founding member
Nick Harvey posted:
Davidjb posted:
Well i have seen it so i don't really care.

You really have no idea whatsoever how a forum community works, have you?

I'd recommend either a more caring attitude or suicide. Take your pick, idiot.


Yes we talk, we don't all whisper and hide or call people idiot's and suggest ridiculous things like suicide!

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