Comments on: MINI Video Friday

By: Paso

Paso — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:49:56 +0000

Last week with the MINI we have been to Monza but we didn’t have the camera… it was very exciting…

By: vin.

vin. — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:42:32 +0000

RE: Top Gear Winter Olympics Ski/Mini Jump

Great clip! I've got the A-Team theme song stuck in my head now.... :-)

By: tony T

tony T — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:08:48 +0000

Nice work at the ring. If this truely was your first time then awsome. 10 Minutes in a Cooper is a good time. Forget GT4, Nurburgring is truely scary first time out, especially the speeds you were doing in the little cooper . a few better gear changes would have seen a sub 10 minute lap I rekon.

To everyone who's done Nurburgring, i salute you. To those who haven't but have played GT4 - you have no clue.

By: Demiurgo

Demiurgo — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:50:59 +0000

It's Cooper (November 2001) with a Supersprint muffler and BMC flat air filter. (photo)

By: Mark (Ohio)

Mark (Ohio) — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:33:59 +0000

Demiurgo – Awesome! Is your car a Cooper S? Do you have any mods? Thanks for sharing! What a thrill to drive on there let alone get to tape it and share with everyone! Nice!

By: Demiurgo

Demiurgo — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:28:50 +0000

You can watch the 2nd lap http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6793005767951439802

Tow-truck overtake and massive understeer included :D

By: Demiurgo

Demiurgo — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:24:21 +0000

Sorry for the mirror, I’m planning to modify the camera mount ;)

By: Yegor

Yegor — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 19:08:03 +0000

Demiurgo & Paso, thank you guys, for the cool video. Please place the camera lower if you decide to go again, so we can see the track.

By: peter

peter — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:27:40 +0000

awesome ski jumping mini !

By: Paso

Paso — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:02:48 +0000

i’m the co-pilot of Demiurgo at the Nurburgring and he was very fast. it’s really his first time at the ‘ring. and remember, Italians do it better :)

By: Giacomo

Giacomo — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 15:31:25 +0000

Demiurgo............

I'd like to see the 1st time on the 'ring videos for most of these driving instructors that critiqued you, I wonder how gracious they would be explaining how a Le Car or Fiat Cinquecento Topolino passed them.

Thanks for the fun, I enjoyed it.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:56:31 +0000

For the torrent enthusiasts… search ‘Top Gear Olympics’ if you wanna get the whole episode and keep it. I agree… that one’s going right next to Rendez-vous!!

By: Demiurgo

Demiurgo — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:27:21 +0000

The car that I passed earlier in the video was a 4WD 215HP Lancia Delta integrale…

By: Demiurgo

Demiurgo — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:22:53 +0000

Sorry about the poor driving :D It was my first lap ever on the 'ring, I'll try to drive better the next time ;)

PS: the '80s econobox was probably a tuned Opel Corsa.

By: sandm4130

sandm4130 — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:05:39 +0000

Those Porsches were the best thing on the video. The way the first one passed by and then the second porsche was bust gone in an instant. way cool.

I am glad the mini was there justt to get passed.

Nice camera angle of the porsches too.

By: blalor

blalor — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:45:53 +0000

Yeah, that mirror's pretty bad. The driver needs to look where he's going, too; he's not looking far enough ahead in the turns. :-)

Did they get passed by a Yugo and a CRX?

Yes, and I think it was the Yugo (or Rabbit, or other early '80s econobox) that he did such a poor job passing earlier on.

Ok, I've really gotta get me one of those tracks. I wonder if Nurburg needs any Java developers?

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:04:58 +0000

For more Olympic Coverage... British National Hockey Team Practice:Motoring on ICE

By: Luke K

Luke K — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:35:50 +0000

In my excitement for the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life, all my communication skills ceased to operate at normal levels . . . Cheers!

By: Luke K

Luke K — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:34:31 +0000

The top gear video has got to be THE greatest thing i have ever seen in my entire life, and most likely for remain at that position forever.

By: Yegor

Yegor — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:01:36 +0000

It's very exciting, but the camera position couldn't be any worse: the mirror blocks most of the view.

I wish I was there. For now I'll enjoy my GT4 with black/red sport-seat and Logitech wheel in front of 42" plasma:)