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ZmZMWagon · 10-12-2012, 12:28 PM

I cant drift....I guess I cant DRIVE.....kids these days....

Jeff86 · 10-12-2012, 06:02 PM

That was fun! Keiichi laughing was hilarious

Nezz · 10-14-2012, 11:19 AM

I really don't get you folks. Just because someone doesn't go out banging a car off its limiter everyday or hanging it at the edge of its grip limit doesn't mean he doesn't deserve them. Jay is -saving cars for the future generations-. He's buying things, having them sympathetically restored by true professionals for everyone to love and enjoy, and then he drives them out where people can see them, be fascinated, and start the spark going.

How about the Tank Car, or his Dobles or his Duesenbergs? How many of those would be (with the exception of the Tank Car of course) be languishing in 'museums', started every now and again and driven around a parking lot (even my favourite museum is guilty of this), then put away for another few years, when they're going out in traffic for people to appreciate?

The guy is a genuine gearhead with a big heart for cars, even stuff he doesn't like but he only appreciates he'll save, and he's one of the best gearheads in the world for spending his money and spare time and pulling his strings, working his connections, to save interesting slices of the past for future generations. How about his Honda S600? Jay Leno's my hero, no matter how well or badly he drives. That man is the best sort of gearhead-- a heart and soul guy.

SnapOv3st3r · 10-14-2012, 11:23 AM

The Hateraid is strong in this thread.

Nezz · 10-14-2012, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r

The Hateraid is strong in this thread.

I know right? It's sad. Let's get back to celebrating our car, like the guy in this video does. It's a renaissance piece for a lot of the world, afterall-- It's the first truly affordable sportscar here in Australia for years.

MattQ-WP · 10-15-2012, 12:10 PM

And here's me thinking that steering wheels were a relatively new addition to american cars along with the stick shift

hee hee hee..

Surely all a muscle car needs is an accelerator and a bar on the dashboard to hold on to

:P

Jokes aside tho peeps... props to Jay for giving it stick and having such a good time of it. When it comes to driving he's certainly no Jeremy Clarckson.. but that's the difference then... Jay Leno can probably strip, rebuild and modify the car but he doesn't know how to drive it. Clarckson can drive the shite out of it, but short of adding petrol, has very little idea of how it works

einzlr · 10-15-2012, 12:25 PM

Another member of the Jay Leno ftw camp here. People I know who've met him in person say he's a nice guy IRL, and in this video he demonstrates that he has a sense of humour and enough self-confidence to show us that drifting isn't as easy as it looks

That said, I'm really glad he didn't actually put the car into the wall

FT86R · 10-17-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcasso87

Wow Jay Leno cant drive!! No wonder he likes muscle cars and classics......

hahahahahaha

FX3S · 11-27-2012, 11:01 PM

he's too busy making money to practice. either way kudos for jay leno for trying to drift and for giving exposure to a car that deserves it.

ScottChu · 11-29-2012, 06:10 PM

I've run into Jay before on Angeles Crest Highway in his MP4-12C. He's definitely not a "driver" by any means, but at least he appreciates all his cars! He's a super cool guy too. Actually took the time to pull over and talk to some shit with us about our cars.

Leonardo · 11-29-2012, 06:43 PM

Fun video. It was funny to hear Tsuchiya laugh when jay gets close to the wall.

He likes all kinds of cars.

"Its a swan-car you say. Not a hood ornament? Wow!"

J/K

Nezz · 11-29-2012, 07:38 PM

I gotta say too, a lot of people rag on muscle cars and talk about how Americans hate stick shifts... The US market is -the biggest- manual market left in the world. There's a reason they get exclusive manual cars like M5 manuals-- And it's worth noting the 911 manual was built for US tastes, not German or British. Australia's far less of a manual market than the US-- Go right back to musclecars. What's the most expensive one? A Hemicuda 4-speed. Hands down.

Midtenn · 12-01-2012, 08:43 AM

Looks like 95% of the first timers at the drift events I've been to. Actually, he looks better than 50% off the bat because he didn't suffer from terminal understeer.

10-15-2012, 12:10 PM	#48
MattQ-WP Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Pearl White Location: Cape Town Posts: 151 Thanks: 5 Thanked 66 Times in 40 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	And here's me thinking that steering wheels were a relatively new addition to american cars along with the stick shift hee hee hee.. Surely all a muscle car needs is an accelerator and a bar on the dashboard to hold on to :P Jokes aside tho peeps... props to Jay for giving it stick and having such a good time of it. When it comes to driving he's certainly no Jeremy Clarckson.. but that's the difference then... Jay Leno can probably strip, rebuild and modify the car but he doesn't know how to drive it. Clarckson can drive the shite out of it, but short of adding petrol, has very little idea of how it works __________________ An opinion is like a bad smell, every A$$HOLE has one! INITIAL DRIVING CLIP

11-29-2012, 06:10 PM	#52
ScottChu Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Genesis Coupe Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 26 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I've run into Jay before on Angeles Crest Highway in his MP4-12C. He's definitely not a "driver" by any means, but at least he appreciates all his cars! He's a super cool guy too. Actually took the time to pull over and talk to some shit with us about our cars. __________________ I like cars. I take pictures of them. You can see them at www.scottchu.com.

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10-12-2012, 12:28 PM	#43
ZmZMWagon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: MS3 Location: So Cal Posts: 251 Thanks: 137 Thanked 64 Times in 40 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	I cant drift....I guess I cant DRIVE.....kids these days....

10-12-2012, 06:02 PM	#44
Jeff86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 86 (FR-S) Location: Tennessee Posts: 645 Thanks: 462 Thanked 215 Times in 149 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	That was fun! Keiichi laughing was hilarious

10-14-2012, 11:19 AM	#45
Nezz 86DESU Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS, S13, CB9 Location: Victoria Posts: 294 Thanks: 25 Thanked 69 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	I really don't get you folks. Just because someone doesn't go out banging a car off its limiter everyday or hanging it at the edge of its grip limit doesn't mean he doesn't deserve them. Jay is -saving cars for the future generations-. He's buying things, having them sympathetically restored by true professionals for everyone to love and enjoy, and then he drives them out where people can see them, be fascinated, and start the spark going. How about the Tank Car, or his Dobles or his Duesenbergs? How many of those would be (with the exception of the Tank Car of course) be languishing in 'museums', started every now and again and driven around a parking lot (even my favourite museum is guilty of this), then put away for another few years, when they're going out in traffic for people to appreciate? The guy is a genuine gearhead with a big heart for cars, even stuff he doesn't like but he only appreciates he'll save, and he's one of the best gearheads in the world for spending his money and spare time and pulling his strings, working his connections, to save interesting slices of the past for future generations. How about his Honda S600? Jay Leno's my hero, no matter how well or badly he drives. That man is the best sort of gearhead-- a heart and soul guy.

10-14-2012, 11:23 AM	#46
SnapOv3st3r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 400whp Scion tC Location: TN Posts: 1,310 Thanks: 676 Thanked 323 Times in 213 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	The Hateraid is strong in this thread.

10-15-2012, 12:25 PM	#49
einzlr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: several Location: norcal Posts: 903 Thanks: 421 Thanked 286 Times in 223 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	Another member of the Jay Leno ftw camp here. People I know who've met him in person say he's a nice guy IRL, and in this video he demonstrates that he has a sense of humour and enough self-confidence to show us that drifting isn't as easy as it looks That said, I'm really glad he didn't actually put the car into the wall

11-27-2012, 11:01 PM	#51
FX3S Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: FD3S Location: NY/LA Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	he's too busy making money to practice. either way kudos for jay leno for trying to drift and for giving exposure to a car that deserves it.

11-29-2012, 06:43 PM	#53
Leonardo Country Boy 4 Life Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S Location: EUGENE Posts: 5,228 Thanks: 6,719 Thanked 5,293 Times in 2,720 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s)	Fun video. It was funny to hear Tsuchiya laugh when jay gets close to the wall. He likes all kinds of cars. "Its a swan-car you say. Not a hood ornament? Wow!" J/K

11-29-2012, 07:38 PM	#54
Nezz 86DESU Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 86 GTS, S13, CB9 Location: Victoria Posts: 294 Thanks: 25 Thanked 69 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	I gotta say too, a lot of people rag on muscle cars and talk about how Americans hate stick shifts... The US market is -the biggest- manual market left in the world. There's a reason they get exclusive manual cars like M5 manuals-- And it's worth noting the 911 manual was built for US tastes, not German or British. Australia's far less of a manual market than the US-- Go right back to musclecars. What's the most expensive one? A Hemicuda 4-speed. Hands down.

12-01-2012, 08:43 AM	#55
Midtenn Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 1995 Mazda Miata Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 33 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Looks like 95% of the first timers at the drift events I've been to. Actually, he looks better than 50% off the bat because he didn't suffer from terminal understeer.

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