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10-06-04, 07:16 PM
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| | p thompson Administrator 
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milland, West S GT40: None
Posts: 2,107
| Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Well - almost.
I have just finished converting the latest webclip from Andrew to an 'WMV' movie file to download and what a cracker. It covers Frank Catt's recent adventure in Germany where he took part in a historic hill-climb in club member Dr Thoma's GTD40 Mk1.
I will actually upload the file in about 12 hours time cos:
1) I've just worked a 10 hour day followed by an evening at college -
2) It's now 00:15 so time I went to bed.
3) the file is 10.5 MB in length - and as I am not blessed with broadband at home (56K [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]) it will take too flaming long to upload now.
So hold your breath cos it goes live tomorrow morning.
Here's the opening frame! | 
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10-07-04, 04:46 AM
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| | p thompson Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milland, West S GT40: None
Posts: 2,107
| Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Hi all -
'Das Retromoter' is now online an ready for DOWNLOAD - ENJOY! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] | |
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10-07-04, 07:27 AM
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| | Fatal Attraction Bronze Supporter 
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA GT40: Ex-DRB #35
Posts: 1,498
Rep Power: 21  | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Great footage and some really neat cars! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Those spectators certainly like to live dangerously! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
Standing behind a chain link fence barrier on a semi-high
speed curve, or in some cases, no barrier at all? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
Must be a "German thing"!
Not me, brother!
Bill | |
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10-07-04, 02:08 PM
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| | Lukas Rookie 
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria GT40: None yet...
Posts: 84
Rep Power: 6 | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Nice video, and I have to agree about the spectators not being all that smart! Standing on the outside of a curve....
But what is happening aorund 1:19?? It looks like the windshield is cracking very slowly from left to right?
Or is it just me "seeing things" again..
Lukas | |
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10-07-04, 02:56 PM
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| | wealdenengineer 10 tenths
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: East Sussex, UK
Posts: 1,061
Rep Power: 17 | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Luke, it was a bead of water crossing the screen, it made me look as well when I saw the Video, as I did not notice on the run, had more absorbing things to think about. You may also notice that some of the spectators were reaching out towards the car waving and clapping, and at one point I was convinced that they could touch it. Frank | |
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10-07-04, 05:47 PM
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| | Paul Bearman 4 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: UK, Kent GT40: Ex GTD40 owner,
Posts: 437
Rep Power: 11 | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Great video Frank, looks like you had agreat time. Those hay bail chicanes look very "interesting"!! | |
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10-08-04, 05:06 AM
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| | James 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2002 GT40: Brighton, U.K
Posts: 677
Rep Power: 13 | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Reminds me of driving to my local Unwins!
Looks like fun to me, however those straw bails need to go. I'm sure they wouldn't damage the car too much if you just drove straight through them! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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10-11-04, 08:33 AM
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| | wolodymyr Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scotland GT40: DAX40
Posts: 464
Rep Power: 9 | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video
Nice Video Paul. All this talk of straw bales reminded me of a local event last year driving between 'walls' of cylinder bales, quite an experience. (Not a GT40 video, just my subaru) Straw Bale Heaven
Dave | |
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10-11-04, 04:31 PM
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| | p thompson Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milland, West S GT40: None
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| Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video (STRAW BALES)
Flippin' heck Dave!
Looks like some scary real-life video game...... | |
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10-12-04, 07:24 AM
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| | wolodymyr Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scotland GT40: DAX40
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Rep Power: 9 | Re: Das Retromotor Festival - new video (STRAW BALES)
Paul,
funny you should say that, I did find it a bit daunting at first, so I handled it by pretending it was a video game! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Quite surreal.
regards
Dave | |
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