# Top Gear - Playstation vs Real Life....

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [February 8, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901 "2006-02-08T06:34:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![Juan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Juan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Juan)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/1 "2006-02-08T06:34:30Z")

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in a NSX. Very interesting Top Gear episode

Laguna Seca…oh man, I hate turn #7

[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5587010895482106872&q=acura](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5587010895482106872&q=acura)

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**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/2 "2006-02-08T06:47:27Z")

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What if a giant meteorite lands in front of me

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/3 "2006-02-08T06:48:08Z")

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Some day I will drive Laguna Seca. I MUST!!

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**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/4 "2006-02-08T07:10:51Z")

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re

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/5 "2006-02-08T07:11:48Z")

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watch it the other…pretty good

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**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/6 "2006-02-08T07:22:57Z")

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hrm  
so you can go faster on your sofa in your livingroom than in a supercar on a track.

now i have to sell the saab for a ps2

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**Author:** ![AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AlbinoMonkeyRat)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/7 "2006-02-08T07:44:12Z")

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is it my comp or was there no sound on that file?

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**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/8 "2006-02-08T07:58:02Z")

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I smoked Clarkson in the NSX-R (I wouldnt normally drive one, on PS2… out of principle… but decided to for kicks) I want to do Skip Barber there next year.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/9 "2006-02-09T17:10:12Z")

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> thats not a racing car thats just pornography

nice video

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/10 "2006-02-09T18:09:13Z")

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how bad did you beat him? is it worth hooking up the PS2?

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**Author:** ![AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AlbinoMonkeyRat)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/11 "2006-02-09T19:01:35Z")

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NSX-R has more power. take a stock NSX (no type R, or Type S, or any BS like that) and run. The best I could get is a 1:42.xxx

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/12 "2006-02-12T07:26:04Z")

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After watching that I had to pull out GT4.

Bone stock NSX, stock settings, stock tires, disabled ASM and traction control…

1:40.891.

Clarkson can eat it. :lol:

![http://users.adelphia.net/~jasonsea/topgear.jpg](http://users.adelphia.net/~jasonsea/topgear.jpg)

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**Author:** ![nixad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@nixad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nixad)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/13 "2006-02-12T10:09:20Z")

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1:38.988 in a Bone Stock Acura NSX, stock tires, stcok settings, ASM and Traction control still on. And that was just the 2nd lap, going to see how much more i can cut it, aiming for around 35 🙂 lol

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**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/14 "2006-02-12T10:13:45Z")

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haahaha. saw this episode as well…

its so awesome…driving in the track…in real car…damn

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/15 "2006-02-12T11:14:42Z")

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> [@nixad](#):
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> 1:38.988 in a Bone Stock Acura NSX, stock tires, stcok settings, ASM and Traction control still on. And that was just the 2nd lap, going to see how much more i can cut it, aiming for around 35 🙂 lol

Heh, definitely possible. I left I lot of time out there on the 1:40 run. I just wanted to beat Clarkson 🙂

You running GT3 or GT4?

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-playstation-vs-real-life/7901/16 "2006-02-12T11:56:25Z")

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that was a cool episode :tup:
