Top Gear Season 22 & Xmas Special

Steedie · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:48

That's what I thought, but it happens quite a few times when they do their fancy shots with the super cars. The car is on the start line or something and the lights seem like they are flickering, hard to describe. I always thought it was just how the cameras were recording the lights but that seems bizarre given they are hardly fancy lights

peterattheboro said:
Refresh rate on the camera is slower than the LEDs or something like that...

Someone will correct me.

I stand corrected! Makes perfect sense, thank you

MagicBoy · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:48

peterattheboro said:
Refresh rate on the camera is slower than the LEDs or something like that...

Someone will correct me.

No correction required.

Howard · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:49

If they're LED then it's likely the shutter speed of the camera will be faster than the modulation of the LEDs. It can also be an emergency brake warning of some sort, depending on the car.

Steedie · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:50

Thanks guys. It can stop bugging me now

MagicBoy · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:51

LOL, fix. Just happened to find the only bit of empty beach...

Howard · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:54

I have to say, Richard is rather brave. Has he not seen any of the Russian driving videos?

shauncr91 · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:58

peterattheboro said:
Refresh rate on the camera is slower than the LEDs or something like that...

Someone will correct me.

It's really a shame that in this age we still view TV at a low refresh rate, I've been using SVP to force recordings at 60FPS lately and it's amazing the difference.

Howard · 25 Jan 2015 at 20:59

It's not the refresh rate of your tv causing it, or the frame rate of the footage, it's the shutter speed of the cameras.

SDK^ · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:00

Hammond is the worlds worst bike rider.

One · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:00

Those cars pulling out on hammond are unreal, especially when you consider they're also pulling out on a motorbike with a great big camera on it!

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:07

SDK^ said:
Hammond is the worlds worst bike rider.

Yea, we got the memo, you are a cycling hero, nobody else is, etc

Another excellent episode, thoroughly enjoyed it.

SDK^ · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:10

Nothing to do with me foxy; he fell off twice in 18 miles through rider errors on flat, straight roads. Maybe next time he'll take public transport.

AndrewNR · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:14

One said:
Those cars pulling out on hammond are unreal, especially when you consider they're also pulling out on a motorbike with a great big camera on it!

I know. Almost like it's staged or something.

[TW]Fox · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:14

I'm sure there are many many people worse than that - quite a lot of people probably couldn't even cycle 18 miles.

andicole0 · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:16

[TW]Fox;27531539 said:
Yea, we got the memo, you are a cycling hero, nobody else is, etc

Another excellent episode, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Ditto.

Andi.

One · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:27

AndrewNR said:
I know. Almost like it's staged or something.

Nah doubt it, most Russians have dashcams for a reason!

The_Abyss · 25 Jan 2015 at 21:51

Safe first episode back. Far from one of the best but I enjoyed it.

peterattheboro · 25 Jan 2015 at 22:06

They should have done a head to head Huracan vs 650S.

The Huracan on it's own was a bit dull.

Glaucus · 25 Jan 2015 at 22:09

Just watching it now, but is that another special with the cows?

shauncr91 · 25 Jan 2015 at 22:36

Glaucus said:
Just watching it now, but is that another special with the cows?

Yes, in Australia.