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JD35
08-25-2011, 07:30 PM
Tom Cruise test drives Red Bull Racing F1 car - YouTube

hes still pretty badass after all that Scientology bs
604_EJ1
08-25-2011, 07:53 PM
Love the vividness of the video, don't give an F about Cruise....
CP.AR
08-25-2011, 10:34 PM
everytime I see Tom Cruise... 3 things come to mind

1.) http://shutupandwatchthemovie.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/top-gun1.jpg

2.) TOM CRUISE GOES WILD ON OPRAH SHOW - YouTube

3.) South Park - Fudge Packer - YouTube

IN THAT ORDER
sonick
08-26-2011, 07:35 AM
"The uploader has not made this video available"

:okay:

Yay up now!
Gumby
08-26-2011, 08:13 AM
Scientology BS aside, I'm pretty jealous of this guy... :okay:
Great68
08-26-2011, 10:11 AM
Did Red Bull do this as sort of a promo gift, or did Cruise pay them? (The car even has a T.Cruise decal on it) If he did pay, I wonder how much that cost him.
wasabisashimi
08-26-2011, 10:29 AM
Tom cruise's best role is Robert Pattinson and Tom Cruise as Les Grossman MTV promo (uncensored) - YouTube
HonestTea
08-26-2011, 06:04 PM
looks so fun :(
cressydrift
08-26-2011, 06:40 PM
So...

Are F1 cars so good that even Tom Cruise can set some good times?

OR

Is Tom Cruise so good at driving that he can handle himself in a F1 car?
ScizzMoney
08-26-2011, 07:48 PM
So...

Are F1 cars so good that even Tom Cruise can set some good times?

OR

Is Tom Cruise so good at driving that he can handle himself in a F1 car?

Dude, he flew a fucking Fighter Jet. Pretty sure he can handle one little car.
Hehe
08-26-2011, 07:51 PM
^

Not sure how much training Tom Cruise had in F1 cars, but he is a licensed pilot and own several airplanes... I don't see the controls on F1 being much more complicated than a plane.
Death2Theft
08-26-2011, 08:31 PM
I question his abilities, or are modern f1 cars have so many electronic aids that just about anyone can drive them quickly? They are hinting that he could be "competitive" if he tried? Well how old is he? How old are the most competitive guys in f1? We all know reaction time goes down as you age.
twitchyzero
08-26-2011, 08:36 PM
^ guess you didn't read this thread
LiquidTurbo
08-26-2011, 08:41 PM
Is it just me or does it seem like his face is botox'd to hell?
Blinky
08-26-2011, 09:58 PM
So...

Are F1 cars so good that even Tom Cruise can set some good times?

OR

Is Tom Cruise so good at driving that he can handle himself in a F1 car?

The latter. However, his limits are much lower than the car's.

I question his abilities, or are modern f1 cars have so many electronic aids that just about anyone can drive them quickly? They are hinting that he could be "competitive" if he tried? Well how old is he? How old are the most competitive guys in f1? We all know reaction time goes down as you age.

There are no electronic driver aids on a modern F1 car (no traction control, no stability control, no active suspension). I don't think they're hinting that he would be competitive - just that he could put up "good" times... and there is a difference between good times and competitive times, and competitive times and having the racecraft to rely upon in a race.
Death2Theft
08-26-2011, 10:35 PM
Well what do they have now that they didn't back in Sennas day? Recall hearing a few things that are different aside from the power.
Blinky
08-26-2011, 11:02 PM
Sequential-shift transmissions come to mind. There are shitloads of electronic gizmos that tweak and optimize parts of the car. However, these gizmos don't directly affect the driver's inputs into the car - the driver still has to apply throttle, brake and steer without, say, an electronic nanny intervening to control yaw.

Steering wheel - F1technical.net (http://www.f1technical.net/articles/30)

(Traction control was banned a few years ago).
seakrait
08-27-2011, 12:56 AM
tom cruise vs rowan atkinson. rematch. go.
brute_4s
08-27-2011, 10:44 AM
I question his abilities, or are modern f1 cars have so many electronic aids that just about anyone can drive them quickly? They are hinting that he could be "competitive" if he tried? Well how old is he? How old are the most competitive guys in f1? We all know reaction time goes down as you age.

why cant jeremy clarkson or richard hammond drive them then...tom cruise may be a bit of a weirdo but the guy has a lot of skill...

and he has a p51 mustang so he has my respect
brute_4s
08-27-2011, 10:46 AM
Well what do they have now that they didn't back in Sennas day? Recall hearing a few things that are different aside from the power.

this video will show the differences.....downforce is a major upgrade now


Ayrton Senna Top Gear Tribute - YouTube
Vancitydj
08-29-2011, 02:31 PM
this video will show the differences.....downforce is a major upgrade now


Ayrton Senna Top Gear Tribute - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNmqn3heGgE)

This is a bit of a sidenote but that vid was bloody awesome. I still go back and watch it again from time to time just to watch some of those mindblowing laps from Senna :eek2:
StylinRed
08-29-2011, 04:02 PM
Tom Cruise is the shit

&

Schumacher8======>Senna (hell Mansell and Prost> Senna well maybe not so much Mansell but pretty close)
beanzzz
08-29-2011, 05:21 PM
Surprised he never got into Nascar or F1 after Days of Thunder.
urrh
08-29-2011, 05:28 PM
Dude, he flew a fucking Fighter Jet. Pretty sure he can handle one little car.

He almost fliped the Kia on the Top Gear test track.
Z3guy
08-29-2011, 07:40 PM
Is it just me or does it seem like his face is botox'd to hell?

yeah, his face looked like it was made of rubber...
thumper
08-31-2011, 07:50 AM
He almost fliped the Kia on the Top Gear test track.

being at an airport and on a runway he probably lapsed and was thinking about flying or sth.

still, as much as i hate the couch-jumping and scientology crap, he's doing all the gearhead stuff i can only dream of and i'm jealous as f*uck... especially of his Ducati Desmosedici RR :speechless: