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Old 02-18-2010 | 02:27 AM
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Here is Clarkson riding shotgun with Lambo test driver Valentino Balbaro. Just watch Clarkson's face

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlZau...eature=related
Old 02-18-2010 | 02:44 AM
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That looks like one fun *** carnival ride. The fugin ground was wet and he never let up. I would love to drive that bitch.
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That was wicked. The driver was laughing the whole time!
Old 02-18-2010 | 01:02 PM
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Clarkson is a trip lol!

Wonder what year that was...
Old 02-18-2010 | 01:14 PM
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love clarkson's fro =]
Old 02-18-2010 | 01:47 PM
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Nice. He knew how to hang it out pretty good.
Old 02-18-2010 | 10:42 PM
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I had a chance to meet Balboni, really nice, soft spoken and humble guy. You would never think he drives the way he does by meeting him, that's for sure.
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i think thats the first time iv seen clarkson legitimately scared lol
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Awesome! I want that job.
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"You nearly lost it!" haha i was laughing at that part
Old 02-19-2010 | 07:28 PM
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hands down Clarkson is the man
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lol he looked like he was gonna lose his lunch a few times.
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Aha, I always forget how low those things are until I see someone stand next to it.
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Originally Posted by David_viny
Aha, I always forget how low those things are until I see someone stand next to it.
They are pretty low, but Clarkson is also pretty tall. For example, a C5 Z06 is 47.7" tall, the Lamborghini Diablo VT (that car) is only 3.8 inches shorter at 43.9"

Dang sexy car though:

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Driver is Valentino Balboni. Lamborghini's chief test driver.
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I saw that clip a long time ago, still very cool.
Clarkson's old work is great. You should check out his older videos. His work on original top gear is kind of dry somtimes though.
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How old is that? Do want!
Old 02-23-2010 | 03:18 PM
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For those who are interested, the clip is from one of Clarkson's earliest works entitled: Apocalypse Clarkson (1997).

Other popular clips from this movie included Clarkson destroying a C4 corvette and a test to determine which car has the best handling (includes an NSX, E46 M3, Ferrari 550, 3000gt, R33 GTR, 993 turbo, and other cars).

It's a pretty good video, full of the usual Clarkson antics and satire.




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