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Thread Author: Iffy Replies: 9
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New Thu 20 Oct 11 20:06 
 Worth a watch - Iffy
I've stopped watching Ice Road Truckers because each episode is too similar.

But this series based in India and the Himalayas might be worth a look:

www.channel5.com/shows/ice-road-truckers-deadliest-roads
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New Thu 20 Oct 11 21:10 
 Worth a watch - VxFan
Got it already set to record.

ps, kicked over to motoring discussion, btw.
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New Sat 3 Dec 11 00:34 
 Worth a watch - VxFan
Loved tonights episode.

Bloke in minibus honking away behind lorry, eventually gets past and cuts in front of lorry.
Lorry drivers mate just up ahead gets a call on the walkie talkie from overtaken lorry driver and the fun and games begin.
Lorry driver in front refuses to left minibus pass, so minibus slows right down to try and annoy the other lorry he just overtook. Lorry driver in leading lorry then stops and reverses back up the road creating a minibus sandwich. Out both truckers get and give the minibus driver a right talking to. I thought it was going to end in fisty cuffs, but unfortunately it didn't.

That's what you get for pushing the lorry drivers tempers to the edge and the minibus drivers antics was the straw that finally broke the camels back.

The moral of this story is don't rattle one lorry drivers cage when his mates are nearby.

I couldn't care less if it had been staged - as Iffy said, it's worth a watch to see how appalling India's drivers are.
Last edited by: VxFan on Sat 3 Dec 11 at 00:37
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New Sat 3 Dec 11 00:47 
 Worth a watch - rtj70
And this isn't staged in any way?

Edit - I assumed this was still Ice Road truckers as usual. Now India... oh have to have a look.
Last edited by: rtj70 on Sat 3 Dec 11 at 00:49
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New Sun 4 Dec 11 16:57 
 Worth a watch - corax
>> And this isn't staged in any way?

They do the same trick with some of the camera angles, but I don't think you could stage it. The sheer drops along the sides of the roads are jaw dropping. Combine that with Indian drivers and it is genuinely nerve racking, even to watch. I think one episode had a family having a picnic on the side of the road, buses brushing past their ankles. It's a different world, that's for sure.

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New Sun 4 Dec 11 15:05 
 Worth a watch - hawkeye
Been following this since one of the regular ice roaders, Alex, took the door off a parked car and later decided to leave the series.

His replacement, Dave, talks exactly like the late Dennis Hopper IMO.

Too embarrassed to admit my interest until now ...
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New Sun 4 Dec 11 20:34 
 Worth a watch - Bigtee
dsc.discovery.com/videos/sons-of-guns-browning-machine-gun-videos/

This was on the other night seemed quite good the m2 what a gun that is of course mounted to a pick up truck so ok for motoring discussion.
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New Mon 5 Dec 11 11:01 
 Worth a watch - TeeCee
I saw that one, awesome.

I liked; "We build guns, so we're flying in an expert to build a gun? How does that work?".
That and the "suck it and see" approach to rivetting the thing together.
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New Mon 5 Dec 11 15:32 
 Worth a watch - Bigtee
Americans only in america !!

Where the hell do you get a gun in kit form to build yourself??

Well im watching it set to record this week.
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New Mon 5 Dec 11 16:36 
 Worth a watch - zookeeper
this was worth a watch.....not the stobart programme , harry hill

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyDZTB1tyPw
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