Is the is the famous Harlequin from Pelican??

[lateapex911]

I was surfing the net and stumbled on this...it's GOT to be our man Harlequin, right? Alacantera (sp?) on the dash and everything. I like the chuckle at the end when he finally stopped moving. pheeeewww.!



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5470619083454982728&q=vir+spin&hl=en

[Jim Richards]

Yep, that's our hero.

[MotoSook]

"hA HA HA ha!"

I love it!

[Chocaholic]

It's a great feeling when you know you're going to kiss the wall, and the hand of God stops you just short. HaHaHa!

[Paul K]

Originally posted by Noah
Some say the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the Nürburgring...and that he can smell corners. No one knows when was born, or how.

All we know is, he's called }{arlequin.

Noah Clarkson ?

[call911]

Gotta love that evil laugh at the end - like you just escaped death...........or a SERIOUS hit to the savings account. The continued speed across that wet grass is impressive.

[efhughes3]

Man, you could see that coming.....hehehehehe.

The good news is, if he hit the rail, there wouldn't be any marks as it looks to be the same color as his car.

[304065]

What is with the weatherstripping coming off?

[Jim Garfield]

Originally posted by john_cramer
What is with the weatherstripping coming off?

I think that came off the Wink mirror.

[lateapex911]

... watch the video, and see how the hands flailing help pull more and more off with each turn of the wheel....

Whats the famous saying?? All's well that ends well??

[89911]

He's a good driver. Probable more p*ssed about not catching whoever he was after then anything else. You haven't driven your 911 untill youv'e had a couple of these. Just keep em on the track.

[jorian]

That thing revs fast. Sweet throttle response.

[}{arlequin]

Originally posted by lateapex911
... watch the video, and see how the hands flailing help pull more and more off with each turn of the wheel....

Whats the famous saying?? All's well that ends well??

heh heh, thanks for the laughs guys. in "track speak" i'm sticking w/ the i-ran-out-of-pavement-or-i'd-have-saved-it excuse
speaking of flailing arms, here's one from midO:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2527641516678666381

i *was* happy getting away w/ it b/c, as it was noted, the car just TOOK OFF when i hit the wet grass. you *know* about it but it still surprises you when you experience it for yourself

the wink had some 'finishing trim' on the edges of the mirrors and i always manage to hit it w/ the flailing arms. it's long gone now.

[k9handler]

great vids...yeah it does make you laugh when it all ends well.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Wathced it a couple of times and I think the chuckle is for the very last counter steering just before he comes to a rest prevented the left front from kissing the guardrail...and his checking account!

[Jim Garfield]

That was quite the tank slapper }{!

[}{arlequin]

Originally posted by Dan in Pasadena
Wathced it a couple of times and I think the chuckle is for the very last counter steering just before he comes to a rest prevented the left front from kissing the guardrail...and his checking account!

LOL, you got it! in my head i remember a flash thought of parallel parking to see if i could *ease* the car longitudinally towards the rail. the end tucked in and it worked

as for the checking account, someone took care of that for me during a club race a month later

[450knotOffice]

OK. I got a good chuckle out of that one! That was a "Hey, cool, I just parallel parked this thing after sliding through the grass, just like I planned. How cool is this? And my car's OK" laugh.

Thanks for posting that. You're a pretty cool cucumber, Harlequin.

[dheinz]

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heh heh, thanks for the laughs guys. in "track speak" i'm sticking w/ the i-ran-out-of-pavement-or-i'd-have-saved-it excuse

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2527641516678666381

That is me in the black 914 in your wink mirror on the Mid-Ohio flailing hands video. I thought for sure you were going to lose it, but you recovered nicely.

[Jim Richards]

Dave, post the pic of your [in]famous Mid-Ohio "shortcut," please. That's a classic pic.