07 July 2009 - 12:00
Spider, flies
Getting a good time at the Goodwood Hillclimb isn't simple. There's the gnarly camber that tugs away at the steering, the hay bales with huge magnets inside (probably) and the rather solid Flint Wall to avoid. So much respect has to go to the man who completed his run in under a minute, in this Ferrari Scuderia Spider.
We don't know who was driving, though a certain German in a white suit isn't out of the question. He knows his way around Ferraris, after all.
But while one minute is a good time for a road car, there are quicker ways to get up the Hill. Check out these two clips:
Watch Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren MP4/13 (41.6secs)
Watch Rod Millen in the Toyota Tacoma ‘Pike’s Peak’ (45.08secs, in the wet). Stick with it until the end and watch him get hard on the brakes.
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i found it kinda boring, wheres the explosions and the obstickles (spelt wrong) and all the black sedans that chase the Ferrari. tehe
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So not impressed with that...could be sausage-munching german but doubtful if it was the man in the White Suit. Not impressed at all...now the Millen clip...now THAT was impressive!
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oh well done whoever did it. probably schumacher.
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German in a white suit! grrrrrrrr
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Is the german in the white suit michael shumacher????????
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Is the german in the white suit michael shumacher????????
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That was pretty good, did well to keep it in check
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That Ferrari looks really good on the track
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It's definitely not DaStig, he wouldn't miss a gear (on 0:18 the driver shifts too far and shifts back a gear).. Great drive, though..
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Goodwood is a bit more open than normal hillclimbs. The gate at Mamhead springs to mind....
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that engine power house is freakin loud and the suspension and steering is fantastic
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The man in the car driving it is Mr Ray Grimes the person in the white helmet is a lady who is one of the sponser's
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07 July 2009
meh, this would only amaze people who stick to motorways and other widened carraigways. Country boys like me are used to driving down roads fast with hedges bristling both wing mirrors constantly! the only difference is that im not scared of trashing my car, but i probably would be if i was hammering it in that beauty!
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