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Old 11-05-05, 06:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Nice one Rob.
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Holy shit!!!
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Old 11-06-05, 06:07 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Bloody hell - does anyone have any idea what sort of car it is?
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Re: Wild hill climb ...
Imagine coming off the side of that road.
A full roll cage would look more like 'a bundle of snakes' by the time you came to rest.

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SR3 with a Hayabusa?
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Re: More wild hill climbs ...
It's French hillclimb guru Alain Castellana in a Norma M20 3A (BMW 3 litre).




Here's a couple more videos. Ground effect definitely helps but the guy's still a master:
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Re: More wild hill climbs ...
Holy Hell! - We live in the wrong country!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Anyone know how long it is? - I'm guessing 7KM...
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Doesn't that exhaust note sound magnificent! Hell of a driver too.
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