Who brought Top Gear to ATOT?

[GTaudiophile]

A search in the archives yields the answer:

Forum member lupin was the first to mention the phrase as a TV show on October 22, 2000. (Thread link.)

(Someone buy lupin a :beer: .)

DataFly listed TG as one of his favorite TV shows on 11/19/2000.

mAdD INDIAN was the FIRST to post a request for rips of the TV show on 12/10/2000. (Thread link.) (RegaPlanet provided the links.)

Viperoni posts a link to the TG review of the Audi RS4 on 3/1/2001.

yakko listed TG Magazine as one of his favorite magazines on 3/18/2001.

NFS4 broke his wookie when he lost his 12-minute-long McLaren F1 review along with other car movies, thus prompting his request for more TG movies. That was 12/10/2001.

(Very little mention of TG for over a year!)

GTaudiophile mentioned working as a Top Gear driver as his ideal dream job on 2/1/2004. (Thread link.)

NFS4 officially brings TG back to ATOT with a bang on 5/13/2004 by posting a link to the Lotus Exige [Elise] vs Apache Longbow Gunship vid. (Thread link.)

(The rest is history we all know by now!)



UK/Europe forum members: get ready to start your TIVOs! The engines start again on Sunday, May 22, 2005!

 

[TuffGuy]

I'm not sure how accurate that is, since there's a lot of us who have hosted and linked videos of Top Gear shootouts and test drives w/o mentioning Top Gear in the thread titles...

 

[DannyBoy]

UK/Europe forum members: get ready to start your TIVOs! The engines start again on Sunday, May 22, 2005!

We don't have Tivo over here, we don't want your crappy lazy american TV crap.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Originally posted by: TuffGuy
I'm not sure how accurate that is, since there's a lot of us who have hosted and linked videos of Top Gear shootouts and test drives w/o mentioning Top Gear in the thread titles...

Before October 2000?

 

[TuffGuy]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: TuffGuy
I'm not sure how accurate that is, since there's a lot of us who have hosted and linked videos of Top Gear shootouts and test drives w/o mentioning Top Gear in the thread titles...

Before October 2000?

You'd have to check the car threads from back then.

The oldest Top Gear shootout that I can think of is from the '80s, comparing the RX-7 to the 924 (I think).

 

[GTaudiophile]

Well, if peeps got thead links from the archives, the OP can be updated no problem!

 

[ndee]

I might be able to capture it, but it would be analog quality. I'd have to re-install my TV-Tuner card

 

[TuffGuy]

Thanks for the offer ndee. Don't worry about it, VUK and the crew usually take care of it. They usually get the hi-def signal.

Those bastards better not screw up the recording for the season premiere...

 

[GTaudiophile]

There is always ViperBond, right?

 

[imported_Phil]

I have my Sky Digital back now, so I'd be getting an excellent signal. However, I haven't the cash to build my HTPC yet

Still, if I do, you guys will be the first to get the episode.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: Phil
I have my Sky Digital back now, so I'd be getting an excellent signal. However, I haven't the cash to build my HTPC yet

Still, if I do, you guys will be the first to get the episode.

Oh the joys of having Sky+

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: DnaJ

Originally posted by: Phil
I have my Sky Digital back now, so I'd be getting an excellent signal. However, I haven't the cash to build my HTPC yet

Still, if I do, you guys will be the first to get the episode.

Oh the joys of having Sky+

Isn't the recorded quality pretty poor?

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: DnaJ

Originally posted by: Phil
I have my Sky Digital back now, so I'd be getting an excellent signal. However, I haven't the cash to build my HTPC yet

Still, if I do, you guys will be the first to get the episode.

Oh the joys of having Sky+

Isn't the recorded quality pretty poor?

Are you joking?

 

[TuffGuy]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
There is always ViperBond, right?

He gets it from VUK.

VUK records and encodes it, uploads it to ViperBond, and then ViperBond torrents it.

 

[ndee]

ahm, viperbond is down for good, no?

 

[TuffGuy]

Nah. I just PMed you the new url.

 

[iversonyin]

so its 4 more days? my american a*s can't wait!

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: TuffGuy
Nah. I just PMed you the new url.

thx

 

[Abhi]

 

[RossMAN]

/me recalls his "Top Gear and Family Guy are overrated" thread

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: TuffGuy

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: TuffGuy
I'm not sure how accurate that is, since there's a lot of us who have hosted and linked videos of Top Gear shootouts and test drives w/o mentioning Top Gear in the thread titles...

Before October 2000?

You'd have to check the car threads from back then.

The oldest Top Gear shootout that I can think of is from the '80s, comparing the RX-7 to the 924 (I think).

and i'm sure you posted it as soon as it came out, since we totally had both ATOT and video over the internet back then.

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: TuffGuy

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile

Originally posted by: TuffGuy
I'm not sure how accurate that is, since there's a lot of us who have hosted and linked videos of Top Gear shootouts and test drives w/o mentioning Top Gear in the thread titles...

Before October 2000?

You'd have to check the car threads from back then.

The oldest Top Gear shootout that I can think of is from the '80s, comparing the RX-7 to the 924 (I think).

Now THERE's something I'd like to see...imagine, a MAZDA being compared to a PORSCHE!!

 

[BillyBatson]

heh nice look up lol, interesting to read old (very old) threads

 

[The Stigenator]

noobs.. i used to be TG fan back in 1990's. I was well aware of TG far before the first RS4 video.

I must have mentioned it back then, but who cares. I win. So buy me a :beer:

 

[TuffGuy]

Originally posted by: Horus
Now THERE's something I'd like to see...imagine, a MAZDA being compared to a PORSCHE!!

I'll dig through my archives and host it if I can.