Racing in the streets

[L DC]

That's a cool little film David!!

That guy was certainly a very good driver as it was
also nuts to drive as such speeds through the narrow
streets with cars and pedestrians alike strolling
about.

Minute 5 and 7 appeared to be the most intense.

I wonder how many pigeons flanked the stallion on the
grill.

-Best Regards,

-Louis







--- David Toppin <dave at pelletizer.com> wrote:

>  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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