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https://youtu.be/QfAWixMKwEA clip of the scene.
Thanks @swiffty
Feb 2, 2018 12:47 AM
nervesatme
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https://youtu.be/QfAWixMKwEA clip of the scene.
Thanks @swiffty
MrDragonfyr
Saw Top Gear live 1 week before they lost their BBC contract. Just thought I'd add this. I don't get out often
Erutanmi
I would be the one shaking at 170, not the car.
TheGrubermeister
5P4C3M4N
that is awsome
charliepym
And to anyone who never got to say goodbye to a loved one killed by a speeding driver, if you want sympathy, get a TV show.
Yolocycle
I read that in Christopher Walken’s voice.
prolapsingandrelaxing
And because no one got hurt, we all sort of ignore the fact he did 170 on a public road. What a guy.
SirDistic
Wouldn't a car doing a steady 120-150 still have made it on time, depending on the distance of course?
skellington01
So he broke the law that day?
ClockworkRepairDroid
Hurlerontheditch10
Clarkson should have stayed emotionally punchy and nor physically punchy
chaoticburn
Teared up watching that. He's an ass sometimes. But that was beautiful.
SemperFiZero
That was a good episode. A real touching moment from the Orangutan Clarkson.
Hoparistic
Jeremy is really a genuine guy
g3istbot
It's about 167 miles from London to Sheffield (for anyone curious)
randompotayhtoah
~273 kph
NSAgent
As someone who drives a RAV4, I’ll comment on this post when I get there tomorrow.
Metallicat70
I arrived at the hospital as my brother called. My Dad passed away while I was parking. I will never forget it. He was so cold... and empty.
nowwhathadhappenedwas
he means kph not mph right?
iamagrocerybag
No, mph.
complimentpin
I understand this but also it's not worth risking everyone on the roads life speeding at 170
Swiffty
Here ya go: https://youtu.be/QfAWixMKwEA
Yardbird42
Its such a great car, its starting to gain more value and fans.
TheGreatAnhey
I was close to getting one before the value spiked :\
DwigtSchrude
same! man those prices spiked and they spiked quick.
Yardbird42
You can still pick some up, instead of a GT look for the S4 model
Sallysalvo
Take my +1 and my tears.
aolyahooaltavista
I generally think he's a dick. Showing some actual vulnerability and sentimentality is a nice touch. Awesome post.
thetickcannothaveaspoontoobig
Dude1992
Who's cutting onions?
DrCatDO
*gears.
nervesatme
You're tears are much appreciated https://imgur.com/ZrdvU9H
auserwithaname
Your*
nervesatme
Woops
RedHerrin
you are tears
Cheomesh
No speed cops in Blighty, I take it.
Falanxzealot
Not on motorways at night in the ninties, no
TotallyNotADogInTrenchCoat
makes sense. At least he got to say goodbye to his father. Mine was 600 miles away, so I didn't get to them until 4hrs after he passed.
HoweJ
I dread this exact scenario... even though I'm not on good terms with my dad. :(
YaBoyJohnorrhea
It sucks man. My grandpa lived in Mexico and my dad had his knee replaced the day before my gpa was admitted. I can't imagine how it feels/2
YaBoyJohnorrhea
But it really really fucking hurt to be watching tv with my dad stuck in the bed when he could have been sitting next to his dad's bed. /3
YaBoyJohnorrhea
Sorry, dude. Shit really sucks.
jjacks420
170? Holy Fuck. That can't be right?!
Falanxzealot
Well, it's about 175 from central London to the Royal Hallamshire, which is where everyone in Sheffield goes to die, expected or not.
Timmy79
That the car can go that fast? He never said he drove that fast. Most high-end German cars are limited to 155 mph max, but not all of them
ReasonableConservative
Where, ah... can you drive 170kh and not get pulled over?
OneDayiWillDateAlisonBrie
between London and Sheffield apparently... CAN'T YOU READ!??
ReasonableConservative
They have an autobaun there?
OneDayiWillDateAlisonBrie
and it's 170 MPH not kmh... so basically 270 Kmh....
tuxedobob
Guess it’s a good thing he didn’t crash at 170mph on public roads?
Adenocarcinoma
He didnt say he did 170, he said the car can sir at 170
EF5Cyniclone
It was probably a typical Clarkson exaggeration that he was doing 170mph, though obviously he'd still be speeding for the car to have helped
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EF5Cyniclone
For some reason they typically measure in mph on Top Gear/Grand Tour.
iamagrocerybag
Because we use mph in the UK.
Pinkamenace
I mean it says mph in the post
ElectrikAlice
Good thing you didn’t kill someone else’s dad on the way there.
sweepingfrequency
Thank you. I've always been pissed at that story.
Jokesterwild
Some people are actually good at driving. Calm down grandma.
fitlex
Doesn't matter how good you are, you can't rely on everyone else being good. Driving that fast, you can't react to someone else's stupidity
Jokesterwild
That's part of being a good driver smart guy. you have to know that no one thinks you are going that fast when you come upon them.
Jokesterwild
Never had an accident. Drive defensively aggressive.
clitoricalquestion
I love Jeremy Clarkson and will always watch shows he's in and upvote posts he's a subject of. The guy is my favorite entertainer.
HectoProtecto
Jeremy Clarkson was alright until I learned he was racist
spookytakoyaki
I will forever love Clarkson for driving the Reliant Robin and flipping it so many times.
phantasmaphilia
I'm always shocked at how incredibly well he can drive. like I get he's a car journalist & it's his job.. but it still floors me. awesomeguy
FakePlasticTreehugger
All three of the top Gear/grand tour guys are awesome. Can't get enough of them.
MRgetsdownvotedalot
All three are the best but still sometimes I wonder if they add Mr. Rowan Atkinson to the show. would love to see him driving on race track
TheCuntACrossTheStreet
They have done it
ThisUserIsReal
You should read his books. They are phenomenally hilarious, especially when you read them with his voice in your head ;)
clitoricalquestion
Thank you. I've been contemplating checking one of them out but couldn't decide which issue of his I wanted to read about. Politics, Cars?
ComicallyLongUsername
BBC was still right to fire him for punching a guy. You just can't have that in a professional environment.
JuiceSpringsteen8
You're right. People will downvote you because they like him. I think he's great. You can't punch people at work and keep your job though...
wardcolm
Punch people as you call them a "lazy Irish cunt"
SmallCorrection
nah they wont, he didn't call him a cunt in the process, made a reasonable arguement.
cujo67
*...coughs* CHRIS BROWN *coughs...*
Sonicdahedgie
Well, that wasn't a professional environment. I bet if he punched his agent it would have effected him a lot more.
cujo67
*affected, but yeah I get it
Bethem909
Even though I'm a big fan of his work. There is absolutely no reasonable justification for what he did.
AmiEvilYet
Yeah, there are few situations where as an adult you can just slug someone and not expect consequences like being fired/sued.
AmiEvilYet
(and virtually all of those are self defense, or in defense of others)
Counterfit
Or punching Piers Morgan