mtn
mtn MegaDork
2/22/09 10:47 p.m.

Okay, short term notice, but I just thought of this. I have to make a speech tomorrow for my communications class, and I'm doing it on manual transmissions. One part of the speech is a visual aid, which can be a video. Does anybody know of any Top Gear that explains why a manual is better? Think in terms of I'm only allowed about 20 seconds.
A perfect example would be as if I was doing FWD vs RWD, and showed the clip where Hammond demonstrates the difference between understeer and oversteer.

Brian
Brian MegaDork
2/22/09 11:35 p.m.

how about the one where Clarkson bitches about Flappy paddles?

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
2/23/09 12:03 a.m.

I have seen quite a few of them and I don't really remember anything like that. I think the best you might get is a passing comment. I think at this point it is assumed, there might be something in the earlier shows. Have you tried searching any of the listings of the shows? (I believe Wikipedia has one)

gamby
gamby UltimaDork
2/23/09 12:18 a.m.
neon4891 wrote: how about the one where Clarkson bitches about Flappy paddles?

He does this on every flappy paddle-equipped car.

Last week's (BBC US) Bonneville show had Clarkson praising the ZR1 for having a "proper gearbox--not the stupid flappy paddle BRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

I dunno...

http://www.google.com/search?q=clarkson+on+flappy+paddle+gearbox&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

mtn
mtn MegaDork
2/23/09 12:39 a.m.
aircooled wrote: I have seen quite a few of them and I don't really remember anything like that. I think the best you might get is a passing comment. I think at this point it is assumed, there might be something in the earlier shows. Have you tried searching any of the listings of the shows? (I believe Wikipedia has one)

Thats pretty much what I assumed. I searched Wiki, and didn't find anything. Its not really important, I was just wondering if anybody remembered one I didn't.

mtn
mtn MegaDork
2/23/09 12:40 a.m.
gamby wrote: Last week's (BBC US) Bonneville show had Clarkson praising the ZR1 for having a "proper gearbox--not the stupid flappy paddle BRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

This made me laugh to no end. I had thought of that, but it doesn't go with what I'm looking for.

RedS13Coupe
RedS13Coupe Reader
2/23/09 1:54 a.m.

I have seen pretty much every top gear episode ever, including the first few season... and cant think of a damn thing...

RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/23/09 12:17 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q12Nfg6K68I&feature=related

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