Racing in the streets

[David Toppin]

 I thought this migh interest some list members


>>
>> On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch
>> mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB 
>> and had a  friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck 
>> speed through  the heart of Paris.
>>
>> The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the
>> course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica 
>> of Sacre  Coeur.
>>
>> No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit.
>>
>> The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly
>> 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red 
>> lights,  nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way 
>> up real one-way streets.
>>
>> Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was
>> arrested.
>>
>> He has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the film went
>> underground until a DVD release a few years ago.
>>
>> Make sure your sound is on! The car sounds freakin great..especially 
>> throught the small corridors
>>
>> Go to 
>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2851488008488190547&q=lelouch%3E
>>
>> for the ride!
>>
>> Barney
>>
>>
>>
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