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The Quicker You Go, The Less The Hair Will Blow

written by John Chow on May 18, 2007

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Tiff Needell, the host of Fifth Gear, had this theory about the Bentley Continental GTC: the faster you go with the roof stowed, the less wind enters the cabin. To test his theory, he took the drop top Bentley, put two lovely ladies in the back seat and blast down the runway at 150MPH. Then he ran out of runway and ended up in the dirt. What happen to the hair on his female passengers? Watch the video and find out.

Source: Autoblog

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If you've ever had dirt in your wind-blown hair, you pretty much know what the two girls felt in that video LOL.

he he he, those girls probably enjoyed every moment of it. Turned on I'd say :D

hahah their hair looks ok..but poor girls got taken for a ride :evil: hope they got paid well

I think he's at Brighton Airport as a mate of mine who works for Ricardo Engineering did the final engine testing of the Bentley turbo there. He had to do it at 2am when the airport was shut.

We had the car for the weekend once, which was nice.....

lol yeah I watched that 5th gear, why not just put the windows up next time? I suppose thats not as much fun as driving at 150 mph

I have seen quiet a few of them around my way recently (England of course) I knew they were pricey cars.
Good job Tiff is an ex-racing driver huh?

It's always nice to see British chicks that had dental plans. :)

Are you sure they were British?

Reminds me of Monty Python and the search for the Holy Grail where the knight gets captured by those women and they come to "rescue" him.

"You couldn't handle it"
"I... I'd like to give it a shot"

I liked the girl on teh right better than the Bentley itself.

both is good for me... :twisted:

Oh wait... I think that's Top Gear. I always confuse the two shows.

My favorite episode was when they were racing through the American South with the three cars and the hillbillies were going to lynch them.

My CEO has 2 of those Continental Sedans.. each were about $250,000.

Fun video though, car report type shows should do more things like that ;)

Sic Car & sweet experiment..i only wish i was the driver !!

Bah, it's trying to be top gear, and failing :)

Some people have the best jobs. :shock:

That must mean that you have to go 200mph, right?

I guess it means that no matter how fast you're going, you're still gonna mess up your locks in the wind unless you put the top on and close the windows LOL.

It's great to hear this from another Autoblog reader :).

did you notice the chrysler based rolls royce? thats crazy!

If he fumbled a little bit more behind the wheel it would've become a very expensive FAILED experiment LOL.

Cheap Custom Content.... have you ever been outside of your house? 100+ comment... jesus man.

Actually, I haven't been home in weeks :grin: I also don't COUNT my comments -- as long as I have a VALID point and I stay on the SUBJECT of the post, I'm happy as a bee. :cool:

fab video, like it

Interesting theory.. :smile:

Hahaha, that's just awesome! I love his line where says, "Our beautiful interior" :grin:

Absolutely fantastic. Only 150,000 pounds huh?

When are you picking one up John. Should be pocket change by now.

Start a campaign to help you get one?

Love the ladies! 00Chow

LOL! You'd think Tiff would know better. I hink he just wanted to hear the girls giggle as he powerslided.

That was quite a cool ending there seeing it slide around.

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