RC Trucks on Top Gear..!!

vectra

RC going to be on Top Gear!
The internationally renowned television auto programme Top Gear will be featuring HPI and Hot Bodies nitro-powered trucks in an upcoming episode! The trucks used were the Savage X 4.6 and the HB Lightning Stadium.


Top Gear's mystery racer The Stig and presenter Richard Hammond, along with Hot Bodies and HPI trucks, were involved in a six-minute feature. Watch the show to see everything they got up to during two days of filming!

Top Gear airs weekly; the HB and HPI trucks are featured in the final episode of the series (and the last new Top Gear for 2007) airing on the 23rd of December at 8PM on BBC2. Replays will show during Christmas week.

Air Dates for Top Gear on BBC2:

23 December 8PM

25 December midnight

Make sure you're watching on the 23rd, and set your video recorders! This is guaranteed to be explosive!

T-Maxx

Cheers for the heads-up!

BFassassin

Sounds cool. I can imagine it to be a bit of a destruction derby though

Plug

I wanted to see a revo:mad:
Im a big fan of topgear, its my main program.

vectra

Plug wrote: »

I wanted to see a revo:mad:
Im a big fan of topgear, its my main program.

I thought you might have wanted to see something else :rolleyes:

Plug

vectra wrote: »

I thought you might have wanted to see something else :rolleyes:

God I wonder what vecras on about?

vectra

Plug wrote: »

God I wonder what vecras on about?

Rambling on I guess.
Old age maybe

Plug

Midlife crises I put it down to. That explians all the model cars.

g5hn710m4xpdwy

I think they are reviewing the new BMW M3 aswell. It redlines at 8400 :eek:
Richard Hammond meets Evel Kinevel is on afterwords. Sorted for the night

BFassassin

El Clasico is on at that time too. I might have to record Top gear and watch it afterwards.

RC car fanatic

El Clasico
???????????

g5hn710m4xpdwy

El Clásico?

BFassassin

Yep thats the one Flunked.

Plug

Flunked wrote: »

I think they are reviewing the new BMW M3 aswell. It redlines at 8400 :eek:
Richard Hammond meets Evel Kinevel is on afterwords. Sorted for the night

I know a lad who's parents got one and he's allowed drive it:eek:
Hes younger than me ffs!

Plug

Dont forget topgear now lads!

g5hn710m4xpdwy

James May has a program on the toys he had to play with in his childhood on at 7. Folloed by TopGear at 8 and Hammond meets Evel Kinevel at 9. Yay:D

Plug

More clarkson at 10 aswel!

g5hn710m4xpdwy

Just looked at RTE Guide... He is and all A comedy quiz eh? should be good James May is on in 2 Mins

Plug

Savage blown to pieces!

BFassassin

I was a bit dissapointed with it. They ran over the first one and then they blew up the second one.

vectra

Plug wrote: »

Savage blown to pieces!

Thats the best thing to do with the savages

Nah,
Only messin
they are good

Plug

What was ur favourite cars between the three on topgear, the audi, the merc or the beamer?
I would be the audi Rs4 type of person.

coolwings

The Audi was nice, but I wouldn't tell Santa to take away either of the other two!

vectra

Plug wrote: »

What was ur favourite cars between the three on topgear, the audi, the merc or the beamer?
I would be the audi Rs4 type of person.

The Merc.
6.2 Litres of ar$se out fun

was it 40 miles for a set of rear tyres :eek:

Plug

36 actually!

g5hn710m4xpdwy

I love the M3. Looks the best. But after that the Merc was very noice.

Plug

1) rs4
2)m3
3)fat merc
in that order!

vectra

Plug wrote: »

1) rs4
2)m3
3)fat merc
in that order!

I wonder how many RS4's could you buy for the cost of that fat Merc :P

Plug

Theres about a €30000 gap between the 2, the merc being alot more though.
Next year there is an audi RS6 coming.
580HP I was stunned!!!:eek:

vectra

Plug wrote: »

Theres about a €30000 gap between the 2, the merc being alot more though.
Next year there is an audi RS6 coming.
580HP I was stunned!!!:eek:

I would personally still prefer the good old Lotus Carlton.
£80BHP or RAW power through a Limited Slip Diff.. :eek:
None of these new fangled gadgets for boy racers.. :rolleyes:

g5hn710m4xpdwy

Nobody loves the M3

vectra

Flunked wrote: »

Nobody loves the M3

I do,
I would have one of those to go shopping in..
Just to preserve the lotus Carlton

Plug

The lotus carlton is a lovely car, no match for an M3 but back in its day I bet it would!

vectra

Plug wrote: »

The lotus carlton is a lovely car, no match for an M3 but back in its day I bet it would!

Show me a Modern day M3 that would beat a 16 year old Lotus Carlton in a drag race.

Not a hope.
Might be more sophistacated
Might be sleeker.
But
No match for the good old Lotus Carlton..

g5hn710m4xpdwy

The Carlton looks like a '96 Primera with a big bodykit and a re.....eally nice engine!

Plug

Ah now come on! M3=420HP vs Carlton=370HP. Acceleration is slower than the beamer.

vectra

Plug wrote: »

Ah now come on! M3=420HP vs Carlton=370HP. Acceleration is slower than the beamer.

You reckon?

420 BHP single Turbo
Tech specs
3.2Lt V8 engine
420 bhp
295 lb/ft Torque
RWD
6-Speed Manual Transmission
0-60mph @ 4.6sec
Top Speed-155mph.


Vs 380bhp Twin Turbo beast

Make and Model: Lotus Carlton/Omega
Year: 1989
Engine Type: 3.6 Liter, GM Inline-6, Twin Garret T25 Turbochargers
Torque: 419lb-ft@4200rpm
Acceleration 0-60: 4.8 s
Suspension: MacPherson Struts w/Coil Springs, Anti-Roll Bar, Twin Tube Dampers
Wheel Base: 107.5 inches
List Price: $94,654
Horsepower: 377bhp@5200rpm
Top Speed: 176 mph
Brakes: Vented Discs w/ABS, 4-Pot Calipers
Transmission: ZR1 ZF 6-Speed Manual
Weight: 3644 lbs

Enough Said

Plug

The Beamer is a 4litre v8 wth no turbo, therefore no turbo lag. Just NA beast! If the BMW is unrestricted it will go 178mph. Come on the BMW would piss on the carlton:p

vectra

Plug wrote: »

The Beamer is a 4litre v8 wth no turbo, therefore no turbo lag. Just NA beast! If the BMW is unrestricted it will go 178mph. Come on the BMW would piss on the carlton:p

Twin Turbos on the Carlton setup in such a way as to avoid Turbo Lag.
Lotus carlton figures are also factory standard. Imagine unrestricting that :eek:

PLUS..!

Look at the difference in the Torque figures between both

Plug

Well ok ill hand it to you about the torgue figures:p
But seriously Bmw is 45 more HP and only 4kg's heavier. The m3 has a better power to weight ratio therefore it will go faster.

vectra

Plug wrote: »

Well ok ill hand it to you about the torgue figures:p
But seriously Bmw is 45 more HP and only 4kg's heavier. The m3 has a better power to weight ratio therefore it will go faster.

Faster??
M3 top Speed = 155
Carlton = 176
How do you figure that out.
And go back to the torque
Torque = Bucketloads of Pulling Power.

Plug

It can be unrestricted though and will go faster all german cars are restricted to 155mph.
The engine roars up to 8300rpm. I cant see a less powerful car going faster than a bmw m3 when the weight difference is only 4kg.

vectra

Plug wrote: »

It can be unrestricted though and will go faster all german cars are restricted to 155mph.
The engine roars up to 8300rpm. I cant see a less powerful car going faster than a bmw m3 when the weight difference is only 4kg.

Unrestrict the BM then you would have to unrestrict the Carlton
Result would be a forever trailing BMW

Plug

Is the carlton restricted?:eek: If unrestricted what speeds are we talking 180mph?:p

vectra

Plug wrote: »

Is the carlton restricted?:eek: If unrestricted what speeds are we talking 180mph?:p

Resticted = Faster than an M3
Unrestricted = way faster than an M3 :rolleyes::D

Plug

I bet the m3 would toast the carlton up to 155mph:cool:

vectra

Plug wrote: »

I bet the m3 would toast the carlton up to 155mph:cool:

Nope
Simply because the M3 would be running out of steam at the 140 or so mark whereas the Carlton would be still pulling like a Tank at that stage

Plug

Ah no you see the M3 is good for almost 180mph unrestrited so that means it would of course beat 16y/o antique!:p

vectra

Plug wrote: »

Ah no you see the M3 is good for almost 180mph unrestrited so that means it would of course beat 16y/o antique!:p

And you have witnessed this 180MPH from an M3 ? :rolleyes:

g5hn710m4xpdwy

Yes;)



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vectra

Flunked wrote: »

Yes;)



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