An F1 Reject is Fastest Production car driver in the world

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An F1 Reject is Fastest Production car driver in the world

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I don't know if this has been mentioned in another thread or indeed on the podcast but Bugatti recently set a new record for fastest production car ever using their new Veyron Super sport.

Initally this was driven by Top Gear's James May but he was replaced by Bugatti official test driver who then went even faster clocking 268mph (or 431kmh.)

The name of this Test Driver is







Pierre Henri Raphanel.

That has got me thinking aside from Raphanel and Badoer are any other F1 rejects official testers for car manufacturers?
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Just found info about the following rejects.

Phillpe Adams is a sales director for SEAT.

Slim Borgudd is head of European Distribution for Radical Cars.

Enrico Bertaggia is head of racing for Ferrari UK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not sure if the following is a Reject but;

Vic Elford is a consultant for Porsche.
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Tarquini is or was a test driver for Maserati.
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Test-driver-reject Leinders is official test driver for belgian manufacturer and fia gt-reject gillet , or at least used to be.

obviously a reject-job, as gillet only makes like maximum 10 cars per year or so
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This wrote:Test-driver-reject Leinders is official test driver for belgian manufacturer and fia gt-reject gillet , or at least used to be.

obviously a reject-job, as gillet only makes like maximum 10 cars per year or so


Aahhhh but is he the best test driver a man get get?
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Gillet? I thought that was a brand of toiletries...
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This wrote:indeed
http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/adams/ ... rstone.jpg

sdhammer, you're confusing it with gilette


I share a blood type with mister Adams.
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I know it was deliberate because judging by the razor blade i used this morning I would have had a closer shave using the above car!!!!!!!!
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somehow i always underestimate others intelligence :P or maybe i overestimate my own intelligence... nah, would be the first option, for sure!
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SDHammer wrote:


I know it was deliberate because judging by the razor blade i used this morning I would have had a closer shave using the above car!!!!!!!!


The gillettes are supposed to be very sharp cars.
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This wrote:somehow i always underestimate others intelligence :P or maybe i overestimate my own intelligence... nah, would be the first option, for sure!


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mario wrote:
This wrote:somehow i always underestimate others intelligence :P or maybe i overestimate my own intelligence... nah, would be the first option, for sure!


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thehemogoblin wrote:
mario wrote:
This wrote:somehow i always underestimate others intelligence :P or maybe i overestimate my own intelligence... nah, would be the first option, for sure!


"You will never loose money by underestimating the intelligence of the public" - attributed to P.T. Barnum.

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