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 Post subject: Love The Beast
PostPosted: August 15, 2011, 11:54 pm 
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I'm watching "Love The Beast", a documentary by Eric Bana, talking about the infatuation with the automobile. It goes from buying a Ford Falcon when he was a kid, to racing the car in Tasmania in 1996 to building the car out to 600hp and racing the car again in a tarmac rally. Pretty cool. Appearances by Jeremy Clarkson, Jay Leno, Dr. Phil and a few poorly placed trees.

If you get a chance, you should pick it up on Netflix or wherever else you get your videos from.



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 Post subject: Re: Love The Beast
PostPosted: August 16, 2011, 2:42 am 
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I have watched that literally hundreds of times... even sleep to it occasionally... lol! The thrum of a smooth V8 is a soothing sound... This is gonna sound weird, but I'll even play Rod's youtube videos sometimes to fall asleep. So serene, driving through the mountains, V8 rumble...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZU3VWalOh8


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 Post subject: Re: Love The Beast
PostPosted: August 16, 2011, 3:15 am 
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Also check out yank tanks on netflix,amazing what the cubans do....


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 Post subject: Re: Love The Beast
PostPosted: August 16, 2011, 12:56 pm 
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krepus wrote:
I have watched that literally hundreds of times... even sleep to it occasionally... lol! The thrum of a smooth V8 is a soothing sound... This is gonna sound weird, but I'll even play Rod's youtube videos sometimes to fall asleep. So serene, driving through the mountains, V8 rumble...


Hey, that explains why I can't stay awake for an entire NASCAR race!!!
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PostPosted: August 16, 2011, 1:01 pm 
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I think there's a different reason for that... lol :cheers:


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PostPosted: August 16, 2011, 1:07 pm 
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Just watched that last week, it was really good. I could really relate to Bana's comments regarding why he enjoys driving so much. I was also struck by the stark and honest comment from Leno, that, "... had you [Bana] built the car yourself, you wouldn't have crashed it." That may very well be true, though he'd very likely drive slower, too....

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