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Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm

by Kev <kevcat@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 8, 2008 at 10:06 PM

Russ wrote:

>> I smell a TV production "rat".
> 
> Yup, they clearly make sure each team takes a different approach - in
this 
> case positive displacement versus centrifugal pump - they always make
sure a 
> suitable vehicle/engine/part is somewhere in the yard - the dragster
episode 
> had the motorbike team "finding" 4 pristine pillowblock bearings which
just 
> happened to fit their rear axle shaft exactly. Furthermore, a hell of a
lot 
> seems to happen in the last hour/pre-race "tweaking" time, but it does
mean 
> both machines are finished, safe and they can have a decent competion at
the 
> end.
> 
> So, yeah, a lot of contrivance and cheating, and it's probably a rip-off
of 
> another show, but it's well done. 
> 
> 

you sure it's not just Junk yard Wars renamed
cause they did the exact same things this last couple of weeks


Kev
 




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Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
jackbadger56 <castle56  2008-03-06 13:23:30 
Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
"Blue Heeler" &  2008-03-06 22:06:04 
Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
"Atheist Chaplain&qu  2008-03-07 19:32:13 
Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
"Russ" <russ  2008-03-08 12:04:27 
Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
Kev <kevcat@[EMAIL PRO  2008-03-08 22:06:30 
Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
"Russ" <russ  2008-03-09 01:19:27 
Re: Scrapyard Challenge - ABC2 @ 6:35pm
Kev <kevcat@[EMAIL PRO  2008-03-09 14:49:28 

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