The Greatest Street Racing Footage EVER !!!

August morning, 1978 - French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a then-newfangled gyro-stabilized camera to the front bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend (a professional Formula 1 racer), drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris. The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine, through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur.

The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up one-way streets.

Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the film went underground until it was released to DVD few years ago.

For many years it has been enjoyed as an almost Masonic secret among car enthusiasts. Whisper the words "Have you seen Rendezvous?" and you'll receive either a knowing, "No, but I've heard it's unbelievable" or a smug, "It is un-be-lieve-able."

Subsequently the film went underground - occasionally shown in front of a Lelouch full-length feature on theatrical release. Outside of this, only poor quality pirate copies on VHS or a badly worn print were available. These would be played at car club meetings and slowly the film attained its mythical status with the arrival of the internet helping to spread the word.

What we do know is that there are no special effects or speeding up the film - Lelouch simply mounted the camera on the front of the car and shot it.

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[edit on 5-6-2006 by mad scientist]

Did you watch it? What do you think? I am not sure I want to take the time to Down load it just on the snippet that came with the show.

Impressive for the time.

Originally posted by SpittinCobra
Did you watch it? What do you think? I am not sure I want to take the time to Down load it just on the snippet that came with the show.

It's worth it, trust me.

AWESOME FIND!!

HERES ANOTHER LINK

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THE SOUND OF THAT FERRARI IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!