5th Gear on Track Days Tonight...

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:01 pm

Hmmmm...

5th gear is doing a feature on track days, or preparing your car for track days... or something like that tonight.

I have given up watching the show.... But... should I watch this, or will just be really annoying???... not much else on I suppose

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:53 pm

I reckon you will end up putting your foot through the telly, but watch anyway

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:28 pm

kenny wrote:I reckon you will end up putting your foot through the telly, but watch anyway

Bo11ocks... foot stuck in tv screen...

Post by **pete** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:36 pm

Just appalling.

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~ ~ Cal ~ ~ · Post by **~ ~ Cal ~ ~** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:05 am

"dont need to warm up the tyres "...........what a lot of nonsense...

He ought to have said beware of cold tyres on your first few laps....

Never suggested the following either :-

noise restrictions ?
spare brake pads ?
top up oil ?
petrol can ?
something to chock the wheel ?
driving license ?
shoes ( Tut tut)

let the engine run for a wee while if turbo charged ( like his new S3)
blah, blah, blah

Why not shove that sort of advice on a website for the viewers

As for VBH putting gravy & vodka in that car - WTF

C'MON HAMMOND

Cheers
Cal

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:10 am

Good old Tiff !

Can you imagine what an ar*e he was when he was driving preofessionally for a team - he must have p*ssed the mechanics off severely most of the time.

Any idea what Tiffy's best race result was ?

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:12 am

/quote

He's raced all over the world in saloons, sportscars and single-seaters, including an all too fleeting experience in Formula One. Tiff has raced at the Le Mans 24 hours an incredible 14 times, and his proudest moment came in 1990, when he achieved third place in a privately entered Porsche 962.

/unquote

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:57 am

Man, you guys still watch that pish...I gave up after the 2nd show.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:03 am

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ wrote:Never suggested the following either :-

noise restrictions ?
spare brake pads ?
top up oil ?
petrol can ?
something to chock the wheel ?
driving license ?
shoes ( Tut tut)
let the engine run for a wee while if turbo charged ( like his new S3)
blah, blah, blah

also according to Tiffany, you use the handbrake to get you around most corners

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ · Post by **~ ~ Cal ~ ~** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:39 pm

Aye he was really struggling to get the S3 to break loose progressively. It was very "understeery" to say the least....

I was under the impression that using the handbrake in a 4wd could knacker the diffs potentially

Used demo S3 anyone ?

Also - he never mentioned that you should use the handbrake incase the pads cool and the car rolls off. He only mentioned the boilng fluid issue. Suppose most pits are flat unlike our blessed KH

Cal

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:44 pm

has anyone found a link that will let us send feedback to Channel 5 about how sh*te 5th Gear has become, and it was merely a polished turd before this series.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:07 pm

I have tried but the site is always down when the show is on and for a couple of hours after.

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:36 pm

~ ~ Cal ~ ~ wrote:Aye he was really struggling to get the S3 to break loose progressively. It was very "understeery" to say the least....

I was under the impression that using the handbrake in a 4wd could knacker the diffs potentially

Cal

Audi obviously gave them a car to give away so they couldn't say anything bad about it.

I remember hearing that the Evo has a switch that disabled the drive to the rear when the handbrake is pulled on. I think it basically frees the centre diff. I don't think, however that the A3 would be the same.

I didn't like the fact that he was basically telling folk to act like hooligans on track once you have found the fastest lines.

Surely not on the first trackday. I'm all for finding the limits but not in that way after one trackday.

5th gear is P!sh.

Bring back Mike Bruer.

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:37 pm

5th Gear are trying to be Top Gear, but they totally miss the mark.

Lovejoy and the other 3 unknowns (spikey-goat-boy, curly-surf-lardo and grey-weirdo) are just so annoying

I'm with Cal....haste ye back Richard Hammond

Post by **campbell** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:12 pm

I gave up on Fifth Gear after show 1 of the new series, but even though I didn't see said Track Day feature I trust the opinions above and almost feel compelled to write in myself!!!

Sounds pretty misleading, though would have liked to see the context I guess.

Meantime, only contact available seems to be:

http://www.five.tv/aboutfive/contact/general/

Five
22 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9LY

0845 7 050505
0207 421 7270

customerservices@five.tv

...and they say:

"
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Please note that should you have an urgent programme enquiry you may get a quicker response if you contact us by telephone on the number listed above.

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"

Good luck!

Campbell