In-Car 956
RRP £19.99
DVD - PAL - Region 0
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Reviews
(Rated 4 out of 5)
As on board footage seems so rare on DVD this one is a gem. It is on board footage and nothing else. It has some flaws so be warned. eg: The wind noise almost drowns out other noises on a couple of circuits. The view is always compromised by the left wiper! The good bits make it worthwhile. eg: brands, nurburgring, spa and the sense of outright speed at le mans is jaw dropping. I don't think i'd fancy paying full price however. The marketplace is the best bet for this one.
(Rated 3 out of 5)
Derek Bell is truly one of the greatest living sports car drivers. His lap of the old Nurenburg Ring is excellent, also the lap of Le Mans. In both these laps you can hear the engine working, which helps immesurably to capture as full an experience as possible without smell. The rest of the DVD however, is mediocre by comparison. Much of it is absolutely ruined by a horrible sound track which totally drowns the engine sounds and thereby robs one of anything like a satisfying experience. If you're a full-on petrol head you will be sadly dissappointed!
Watch the record lap of the old Nurenburg Ring by a Radical SR8 on UTube instead. That is a real thrill!
(Rated 5 out of 5)
I purchased this dvd direct from Duke in Febuary 05 and it certainly doesnot disappoint.It is so good it made me purchase a Playstation 2 so that I could access the Nurbergring course on the annoyingly difficlt Gran Tourismo 4 disc.I even placed an order with Diecast Legends for their yet to be released collectors quality model of the 1982 winning Porche 956T that is shown in the DVD.Derek Bell setting the fifth fastest lap of the Nerbegring in a time of 6min 37sec seems quite impressive.
The mind blowing course record for the 13.1mile long Nerbergring is 6min 11 set by the late Stephan Bellof in his warmup qualifying lap of the 1983
1000k race.Only one street legal road car has broken the 6 minute barrier and that is the Radical SR8 and many highly tuned race cars have tried over the years.This makes Bells 6min 37 that more impressive because he had a very expensive camera mounted next to him in the car so really he couldnot drive flat out.
The highlite has to be Bell driving down the famous Muslanne straight at nearly 240mph.Words cannot portray how fast the scenery flashes bye,it has to be seen to be believed.Another impressive moment is when Bell leaves the pit lane at Le Man for his warm up lap.The acceleration from standstill to near race speed is breathtaking.
Not quite so dramatic is the sequence at the racetrack at Mount Fugi in Japan.Acceleration passing other cars is impressive and clearly shows how powerfull the Porche was.This is not a dvd that you whatch once and put down and forget about it.You return to it again and again and appriciate how good the five times Le Man winner Derek Bell is at driving fast
.If you are looking for a dvd to enjoy and visualise what true speed is really like order a copy of this excellent disc either direct from Duke or from any other reputal source I PROMISE YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH YOUR PURCHASE.
(Rated 5 out of 5)
This is a brilliant dvd, which bear in mind, was filmed over twenty years ago. If you want an idea of what it was like to drive a great sportscar on some great racetracks, this is a must have. I have driven 3 of the circuits featured, and this film allows you to realise them again. The commentary is not great but thats not the point. The car, the noises, the driving are all fantastic, and seeing what some of these tracks used to be like, before they had silly chicanes put in, is wonderful.
(Rated 4 out of 5)
In-car 956 could have 0ne star, or 5 star, it depends on what your lookimg for and what you like. its 62 minutes long and takes you at very high speeds around 7 world circuits.Take onboard what others have said no matter what star rating theres truth in all of it, i personal liked it a lot, 3 of the circuits are on Gran Turismo 4 for those intrested, old Nurburgring whit out the graffiti on the track, LE MANS as it was in the eighty'
slighty diffrent then GT 4 no bends at the dunlop bridge, and a diffrent name in the game unless its me reading wrong, also the 1980s version of the Fuji Speedway, all 3 are on GT 4. Other tracks on the DVD are Silverstone, Brands Hatch long version, Spa Francorchamps, and Kyalami.If you like speed, sports car racing,Derek Bell,GT 4 With peddel and steering wheel setup in other words you like it enough to buy wheel and peddles, then your most likely like the DVD if not dont buy it. Derek Bell on
the Nurburgring whit havey camara on board went around in 6mins 41secs, to give you an i dear of speed,s reach on the DVD.The bonus bit on the film is not good.