Haven't been on HS for a while, so I'm sorry if this is a re-post. If it is, feel free to delete.
sunday driver in paris
here's the background info:
On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude
Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB
and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed
through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to
10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the
Basilica of Sacre Coeur. No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to
obtain a permit. The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes,
reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running
real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way
up real one-way streets. Upon showing the film in public for the first
time, Lelouch was arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the
driver, and the film went underground until a DVD release a few years ago.
sunday driver in paris
here's the background info:
On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude
Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB
and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed
through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to
10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the
Basilica of Sacre Coeur. No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to
obtain a permit. The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes,
reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running
real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way
up real one-way streets. Upon showing the film in public for the first
time, Lelouch was arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the
driver, and the film went underground until a DVD release a few years ago.
did it again.