Holy Poo

[grawk]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2851488008488190547&q=lelouch

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.

[Grand Enigma]

that is pretty nuts.

[hungrych]

Wow.

If I was walking accross the street and this guy zoomed by, I'd be pissed.

[PsychoZX]

Wow. Thats crazy.

[ojnihs]

Woah, that's pure insanity.

[General Kenobi]

I watched before I read and was waiting for a big ass crash at the end, wild stuff

[elnero]

Holy Poo! is right. If I was in the passengers seat that would probably be an accurate description of my pants after.

[bhd812]

that film has been passing around for a long time, but it's always fun to see. the 275 was a sweet car.

yelp i agree

[darkless]

I remember my bro showing me that video a few years ago... several times I thought he would luck out and get hit while speeding past the red lights...

[digitalbill]

There's nothing much better than the sound of a Ferrari V12 at full throttle - now that's music! The 275 GTB was one of Enzo's most beautiful designs. I wonder if the driver could have been Gilles Villeneuve? He was one of the fastest (and craziest) drivers in the history of F1. Guess we'll never know.