Me too, the parking lot just before the summit. Bob S. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:17 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: Cory Waters > >> That was pretty funny: >> (from memory) >> And we're off to settle which car is best with a "Blast down the Blue >> Ridge Parkway!" >> cut to shots of them going very slowly over the viaduct around GFM. > > In the first shot it appears they're going south along the parkway, > *TOWARDS* GFM. > > I thought the shots of them in a parking lot looked like one of the Parkway > overlooks, but it might be the parking lot just before you get to the summit > at GFM. > >> "Is that a mistake? Does that sign say 45 MPH?" >> "Surely all 800 miles of this road aren't this slow" >> "Just around this corner, it'll change and we'll be off!" >> AND IT DID >> "Uh, guys, it's 35 now..." >> >> Some nice shots of them going back and forth around the viaduct and up >> and down the road on GFM. Wish I could have been there to see it. :) >> >> That Merc sounds positively evil in a way that makes me want to take up >> a life of crime to get one. >> >> heh heh heh >> >> >> On 12/27/2010 9:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >>> >>> > Oh, Lord, I can hear them complaining about he 45 mph speed limit on >>> > the Parkway. >>> > >>> > On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 6:39 AM, Cotty<cotty...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >> Yes, unbelievably, on topic. >>>> >> >>>> >> I watched the 2 Top Gear Christmas specials, the first of which sees >>>> >> the >>>> >> team driving from NC to NY. They start off on the Blue Ridge Parkway >>>> >> - >>>> >> there's some scenes of them discussing their chosen cars for the trip >>>> >> - >>>> >> is it the middle parking lot half-way up Grandfather Mountain?? Sure >>>> >> as >>>> >> heck looks like it. Nico, do you know if they filmed at GFM? >>>> >> >>>> >> Specifically, the first three shots in this series: >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> <http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/us-road-trip-behind-the-scenes-2010> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Petrol-heads, well worth a watch if you get half a chance... >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1340596/Top-Gear-Christmas- >>>> >> Special-Jeremy-Clarkson-gets-revenge-The-Stig.html> >>>> >> >>>> >> <http://www.topgear.com/uk/> >>>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >
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