Racing in the streets

[Jason Kohls]

holy sh*t thats crazy awesome!  I heard about this a long long time
ago but I have never seen it.  Probably the most thrilling 10 minutes
of driving ever captured on film...period.

On 6/6/06, 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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