Top Dog

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Viper_Larry

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4,338 posts

263 months

Thursday 20th March 2014
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Way back in 2004 I took part in a TV series for Men & Motors called Top Dog. Basically, they pitted two cars against each other to see which was best. This particular episode was US v's UK muscle cars. It was meant to be the Viper v's a TVR Cerbera but the TVR pulled out at the last minute, so they substituted with a Noble M12 GTO 3R. Not is any way a muscle car, so not really a comparison, but it was fun anyway.

It took place at Classic Cars in London and Bruntingthorpe for the track filming - got to take the Viper on the full 2 mile runway @ 295km/h (183mph) :-). I had no idea I was expected to 'perform' on camera thinking it was just the car they wanted, so I felt a bit self concious!

Anyway, I never posted the video on YouTube until now due to copyright issues, but seeing as Men & Motors no longer exists and it was 10 years ago, who cares!

If you have 23 minutes of apre time and want a laugh, watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4NVmFOVJvA

fatboy18

19,153 posts

218 months

Thursday 20th March 2014
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WHOOT WHOOT OH Yea clap

Great to see the panel came to their senses, Top Job Graham, Well done mate thumbup

Thanks for posting that up, I enjoyed that smile

sonicbloo

637 posts

157 months

Thursday 20th March 2014
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I can't believe its 10 years since I first saw that programme, but I'd totally forgotten about it until now. Thanks for posting, I see your car is for sale, maybe worth adding to the advert that it is a TV star!

MADMAX-UK

1,258 posts

206 months

Saturday 22nd March 2014
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Excellent - we'll get a link to that in our new website - got any other treasures like that up your sleeve.

ViperDave

5,572 posts

260 months

Saturday 22nd March 2014
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MADMAX-UK said:
Excellent - we'll get a link to that in our new website - got any other treasures like that up your sleeve.
Yeah, if Graham can remember a few paragraphs of text about the day to put around it we can embed the youtube video so any copyright problems go to them, but like Graham says i doubt they will care now.

sonicbloo

637 posts

157 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2015
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Just bumping this thread for the benefit of Stuart

enjoy!!!!

v82fas

158 posts

122 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2015
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Thanks Paul, this viper is more famous than I thought! There'll soon be another viper video featuring this viper...can't wait to start filming.