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    Posted: October/31/11 at 12:14pm
Wow. . . Wouldn't I love to do this. 
I've been driving this track on the Playstation 3 game/driving simulator Gran Turismo 5... in a '05 Cooper S set up sort of like my car. My best lap time so far in a MINI: 8m21s. 


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Super fun! 

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I noticed that the MINI picked up the pace after he was passed by that white car (What was it) probably driven by The Stig!

It was be a very fun thing to do!!!
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The Austin Martin DB-something somewhere after the Karousel? That's a quick car - it would have been fun to chase!! 

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Nice find Kurt. Like the shift light!
 
Think the white car is a Aston Martin Vantage. Could be one of the newer V 12's. Think these car are one of the best looking cars on the road. The V 12 has to sound awesome!
 
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I believe I saw a Vantage on Top Gear and yes, wow what a sound!
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I need to play GT5 more. It's a great game. 

Right now I'm doing career mode and I've got a Z4M Coupe, a 1969 Camaro SS, and a Honda 1300 Coupe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_1300). Air cooled 4 cylinder with an 8,000 rpm redline.
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That 1300 HondaCoupe sounds pretty interesting as a project.  How is parts availability?
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From what I understand virtually non-existent outside of Japan or Australia.

It's probably a good thing that I only "own" the car in the virtual world of GT5; it'd be a bear to take care of in real life in the USA. Still it's fun, light, and goes like a scalded bat.
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