The STIG drives a Toyota F1 car in Top Gear
07-19-06, 12:13 PM
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The STIG drives a Toyota F1 car in Top Gear
07-19-06, 12:50 PM
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That is friggin' sick! Love the look of the car at launch and under braking.
07-19-06, 01:18 PM
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I think the sound indoors would have been deafening
07-19-06, 01:51 PM
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I think the sound indoors would have been deafening
I was thinking to myself that those floors are slippery as hell, so lets see what this thing can do. I was shocked at the final number though...
07-19-06, 02:47 PM
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funny thing is it only beats the chevy sedan by 11mph
07-19-06, 03:11 PM
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the last year's model used michelin tires. but I don't think even with michelin tires it'll perform better indoor.
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the floor is just too slippery to get traction...
07-19-06, 09:45 PM
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They should have poured grape juice all over the tires
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07-19-06, 09:50 PM
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oh right i forgot its the 2005 car
yeah no sun = no love
maybe the rain tires would perform better indoors?
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They should have poured grape juice all over the tires
lol that would be really sticky except it would all end up in the 10 inches of tire marks and rubbed off in 0.1 second
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07-19-06, 12:13 PM
The STIG drives a Toyota F1 car in Top Gear
WTF were they thinking? 
