went tunnel hunting today(vid)

[jamie_f]

well seeing as i had nowt better todo todayi went for a bit of a drive and found a few tunnels and had a bit of a drive round so good B roads, here a short vid.

right click, save as(6mb) (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jamie.fisher/xmasdaylores.wmv)

enjoy :beer:

[sarah gte]

nice!!

i hate it when ppl sit right in your way, it's always those old ppl in their little box things!
how fast were you going on the m27????

sarah

[jamie_f]

um, top of 4th gear and into 5th for a bit, so about 125-130(kph of course)

[REMUS]

I love accelerateing in 3rd after coming off a round about onto a long straight :D .

*Downloading movie on a shitty 56k*

EDIT: Just finished watching it, I love the sound of your engine the last 20-30 seconds where amazing!

How does the astra compare to the cavalier?

[tomstickland]

I've been inspired by this. I found that the digi camera can record up to 6min of low res video with the 16MB card.

Copied from MIG. None of the clips are that great really. But worth a laugh for the soundtrack on one or two.


Today's filming is complete. Stig had to abandon the hill climb because the conditions were too bad. Unpredictable with random slush. Must be done in the spring or on a normal wet day.

Whole thing's been bit of an experiment. Sadly, I lost the great bit where Stig did a 2nd gear overtake. Oh well.

Full set now:
start_engine_wet.avi (http://www.tomstickland.co.uk/astra/movies/start_engine_wet.avi)

brake_bias_needs_adjusting.avi (http://www.tomstickland.co.uk/astra/movies/brake_bias_needs_adjusting.avi)

roundabout_sunrise.avi (http://www.tomstickland.co.uk/astra/movies/roundabout_sunrise.avi)

slippery_twister.avi (http://www.tomstickland.co.uk/astra/movies/slippery_twister.avi)

Take_it_to_the_bridge.avi (http://www.tomstickland.co.uk/astra/movies/take_it_to_the_bridge.avi)

[Brett]

aout to download this on 56k lol. Havent heard your engine at full tilt even when it was in the cav so looking forward to it!!

I went 'B-roading' yesterday afternoon:D Shortly I'll have a camera mounting point welded into the cage so hopefully if I ever get my arse into gear and fix my computer...

[REMUS]

the last bit on the motor way brett :D you will wet your pants!

[Jon S]

nice vid'z

[Brett]

oh very nice jamie. Sounds nuts lol!!!

[GTE16v]

good work there Jamie, love the noise!!, shes a beauty

[gazo]

LOL u big kid, love doing that in tunnels too, what exhaust system have u got, she sounds well sweet!!

[jamie_f]

um, thats all engine noise there, you cant hear the exhaust atall

[sarah gte]

um, thats all engine noise there, you cant hear the exhaust atall


she's just a smigin bit loud! my head was pounding when you took me out in the cav......but you kind of forget how loud it is when you're thrown into the back of your seat!

can't wait for you to take me in the astra!!!! nugde nuge wink wink!!!

[REMUS]

yeah xe's really sing when thrashed or should I say scream :p

[gazo]

um, thats all engine noise there, you cant hear the exhaust atall
:o oops :o

[REMUS]

don't worry gazo, its easy to mistake it on a vid clip if you havn't been in a car with a xe being thrashed, TB's add to the pitch as well.

[sarah gte]

TB's add to the pitch as well.

add to the pitch?? they make it roar!! i love the sound of them, at the mig meets you can here jamie coming off the motorway which is about half a mile away from the pub......sounds so much better than a turbo in that aspect.

[REMUS]

Very true, as if xe's didnt make enough noise as it is anyway lol :D

[sarah gte]

Very true, as if xe's didnt make enough noise as it is anyway lol :D

my XE in my old calibra was quiet....man i miss that thing.....shouldn't really cause she is on my drive way...but in pieces. :(

[REMUS]

i've got a cali 16v and it makes a hell of a noise, admitedly from the inside you can't hear much due to sound deadening.