Grand Prix

Wow, My TiVo recorded this today with out me knowing...

I've never seen it, but I am so looking foward to seeing it.

Sorry for the random post, was just a nice surprise.

How do you guys like it?

the movie? it is possibly the best movie in the history of the world.

Lets see, having seen Grand Prix, LeMans and Bullit in the theater when they first came out. Oh ya Winning also. I am sorry the biggest big screen can still not do the same as down front at the theater. A great time for movies.

BobOfTheFuture wrote: Wow, My TiVo recorded this today with out me knowing...

It had your best interests in mind...

maroon92 wrote: the movie? it is possibly the best movie in the history of the world.

Sarcasim?

So far ive seen the "Overture" then got inturupted.

I want that still. I want it for my desktop, I want it to blow up and cover my wall. I want a little one to put next to the gauges in my car.

BobOfTheFuture wrote:

maroon92 wrote: the movie? it is possibly the best movie in the history of the world.

Sarcasim?

No.

Turn up the volume

No. Turn up the volume

Its near max.

Sorry all, BTW. Meant to put this in the OT forum.

Oh, and Maroon... I get it now. Your quote.

The awesomeness of Grand Prix is never off topic.

A wonderful 90 minute racing film spliced together with an average 90 minute melodrama. One half of it makes up for the other, and a lot of the finest drivers of those days as "extras" puts it over the top! And remember that when it came out, there weren't any in-car shots on TV every weekend! It was a sensation.

And Garner caught "The Bug" while making it. I can't find any pics of him driving (IIRC, SCCA B Production in Cal Club Region), but here's a good article about the prototype team he owned running at Daytona:

http://www.sportscardigest.com/archives/3850

Look for that documentary "The Racing Scene", it's pretty good.

My Flag & Comm group in Atlanta Region SCCA back in the 80s used to have a tradition of speaking to each other using lines from the film, or using Nino Barlini's (Antonio Sabato Sr.) accent. "..my feeerst veeectory was een de grate Targah Flooeero raace..." Good times.