Make that four thumbs up. I bought my DVD player just for this movie!
The S4 driver is none other than our own Corey Smith. But dude, as an M3
driver, you never, EVER, compliment an S4 driver! Didn't they explain that
to you when they sold you the car?
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mike Eynon
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 2:37 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Another video
>
>
> For those of you that are totally hooked on great race footage, I
> have found
> the ultimate.
>
> I was not aware of this, but there is an IMAX movie, "Super Speedway" made
> with Mario and Michael Andretti driving Indy cars. The movie was endorsed
> by Newman/Haas racing and is narrated by Paul Newman. Although I
> have never
> seen the IMAX version of the movie, I just bought the DVD version with
> Digital surround sound.
>
> OMIGOSH!
>
> Some of the scenes are so incredible that you cannot believe they
> are real.
> They must have sped up the film... after all, there is no way an Indy car
> with a *HUGE* IMAX camera strapped to the wing could possibly reach speeds
> well over 225mph. As well, the reaction times of Mario are way
> faster than
> any mere mortal could possibly handle. They must have sped up the film...
> right?
>
> WRONG!
>
> I watched "the making of" just for that reason. They apparently
> used a car
> with tons of down force, and increased the legal boost to attain well over
> 1000 hp for the car being driven. There is some unreal footage of Mario
> running an oval, with Michael in another car, and then running at
> the Molson
> 500 (?) up in Toronto, Canada with a full field running practice
> laps on the
> road course. The drivers that were interviewed in bonus material on the
> disk said that with the extra hp in Mario's car, they were running at race
> speeds in all the shots.
>
> If the video were not enough for you... then the sound will definitely put
> you over the edge. I have a 7 speaker surround sound system with
> a digital
> amp... My wife's small furry creatures hid under the furniture during the
> race footage!
>
> I figure all I need to do is move the chair a little closer to the HDTV,
> attach a steering wheel to it, and I will be as close as I
> possibly could be
> to driving over 200mph.
>
> The video also goes into nice depth on how the cars and engines are made;
> which is also interesting. As well, there is a bonus side-story
> about some
> guy that digs up one of the first cars Mario ever drove (in really rough
> shape) and restores it from the ground up... The movie culminates
> with Mario
> driving it one more time.
>
> After all the bad reviews on this list about all the crap in the
> theatres...
> I can definitely give this a double thumbs up. Its done as a documentary,
> but Mario Andretti is a pretty interesting guy... the guy has a pig for a
> pet! You couldn't make some of this stuff up! In this case, fact is way
> better than fiction.
>
> BTW... who the heck was driving that yellow S4 down in Marina yesterday?
> Whoever you are, that was some of the best driving I have ever seen.
>
> Mike #27 M3 AS
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Anthony Tabacco
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 12:42 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: June 17 at Laguna Seca paddock
>
>
> For a quicker trip from the Bay Area, take 101 south and drive right on by
> the Laguna Seca 156 exit signage up by Prundale. Go to farther to
> Salinas on
> 101 and turn directly west on the 68 exit. It will say Monterey Peninsula.
> The 55 mph/double fine zone signs through the Prundale area south of San
> Juan Batista are enforced by a fair numbre of chp.
>
> Be prepared. The snack bar has no Gatoraid, only soft drinks and expensive
> water. They keep it in big iced tubs on the deck so the really cheap can
> just dip their...never mind.
> Tony
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