H20NOO

So, here's something a bit different... I recently was hired to do some driving for a film shoot. I've done some other paid driving events in the past but this is the first one where I was asked to use MY car. Anyway, National Geographic Explorer is filming their 2010 series with host Dr. Phillip Manning from England. He wanted to demonstrate the various forces on matter in a linear accelerator, centrifuge, etc. Basically, nuclear physics. He thought a high performance car emulating those forces would be an easy to understand demonstration.

We spent about half a day with the film crew, doing skid pad, slalom and 0-80-0 runs in a straight line. We had cameras and mics in the car and several outside the car. It was all filmed in HD. Dr. Manning (in the blue shirt) is a great guy and auto enthusiast who seemed to enjoy the rides. He's a friend of Jeremie Clarkson (Top Gear) and has that same sense of humor as you'll see in the show... The show airs in May, 2010 so I'll post an update when the date is set. Should be fun to see how much of the driving actually ends up in the program.

MC

rijowysock

what wheels are those? they dont look like dymags as per your sig.

HRE P43?

H20NOO

Good observation. The Dymags are gone due to chronic durability and cosmetic issues. The replacement wheels are HRE P43's.

MC

surfer

Sick HREs

ADias

Who cares about the wheels? I care about a 911 recognized as the right tool for a Physics experiment. Way to go! Well done and congratulations!

fusion85

Is that a child seat in the back?

brendo

^ it's for the photographer

Mspeedster

H20NOO

Yes, child's seat in back was removed for filming. But, I had to take my kid to school before the shoot!

MC

abe

So does your car glow in the dark now?
abe

SY-997

Very cool. Where was the shoot at - Alameda NAS?

H20NOO

Thankfully, it doesn't glow in the dark now. I have enough trouble flying under the Highway Patrol radar.

The site was Area 51 Studios at Alameda Naval Air Station, near Oakland, CA. That's San Francisco in the background.

MC