Video Games vs. Reality

While I was in Germany, I got to drive the world-famous Nürburgring (more on that in a later post). To prepare, I visited a few websites which gave the advice of playing Gran Turismo to learn the track. And then of course I saw this on an episode of Top Gear:

Within less than an hour of watching this episode on my DVR, this commercial played on live TV:

Both at Laguna Seca. What are the odds? I was amused. I hope you were, too.

More R32 Accolades

I only recently realized that I get BBC America, so of course I've been mainlining episodes of Top Gear for the past few days. I noticed that my beloved Mk V R32 held a pretty damn impressive spot on the list of times around their test track in the hands of The Stig, so of course I sought out the episode where it's featured. They've placed it head to head with the BMW 130i hatch, and the result makes me giddy. Although the final segment in which they show the track runs gets out of synch, you get the idea. And I absolutely love Jeremy's final word on the two cars. Enjoy!