Who is the best fictional driver?

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson) 05/30/2014 at 14:20 • Filed to: None

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Saw a poll on imdb for who is the best driver and most of the choices were fast and the furious characters and #1 was vin diesels ff character. All I know is the dude gets hit by a train at the end of the first movie. We can do better Jalops. If I didn't include your favorite write them in and include them in the comments.

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ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:27

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Gah! I got it wrong. I knew I should have looked it up.

I just know in the movie he's called Misuser Frank, but it's actually Frank Martin.

Crest > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:28

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Frank Martin the transporter. The end. But I think the right answer is Will smith and Martin Lawrence in bad boys. The Porsche vs AC cobra at the end was the ish

mr_gofast > Crest 05/30/2014 at 14:30

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the driver from Ronin -

mcseanerson > Crest 05/30/2014 at 14:31

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In the immortal words of all those immortals "there can be only one." If I recall Lawrence was driving in the scene at the end of the movie.

Agrajag > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:31

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Franco or the guy in the Cobra.

RacecaR > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:32

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Don't mind me, I'll just be over here smoking.

mcseanerson > Agrajag 05/30/2014 at 14:33

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I meant to include them but I'm a little drowsy with all this bennadryl. Absolutely.

Franco : And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving.

[Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car]

Franco : What's-a behind me is not important.

mazda616 > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:33

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I'm going to go with Burt Reynolds in "Smokey and the Bandit." :-)

ttyymmnn > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:34

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Gamecat235 > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:35

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My io9 roots are showing...

Crest > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:35

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Yup and the immortal words of Will smith, "From now on, that's how you drive!!"

mcseanerson > mr_gofast 05/30/2014 at 14:37

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That's Sam

Scary__goongala! > RacecaR 05/30/2014 at 14:40

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Yeah my vote is also Takumi Fujiwara or his dad.

mike > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:42

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SPEED MFING RACER

.........try and do better

RacecaR > Scary__goongala! 05/30/2014 at 14:44

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I thought of Takumi first, but then remembered how his dad handed him his ass in the later episodes.

mcseanerson > mike 05/30/2014 at 14:45

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sorry, I was mostly thinking of movies and speed racer from the movie would never make my list.

McMike > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:46

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Joe Tanto.

Who knew the 53 year old former CART champion still had it in him.

Scary__goongala! > RacecaR 05/30/2014 at 14:51

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Very true. Hard to top a hands free 4 wheel drift while lighting a cig.

briannutter1 > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:53

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briannutter1 > mike 05/30/2014 at 14:54

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I went with Racer X because Speed's a bit wussy.

RacecaR > Scary__goongala! 05/30/2014 at 14:54

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Physics...HOW DO THEY WORK!?!?

BoulderZ > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:55

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Fred, from Scooby Doo. No, really! First, he's got one of those flat-front vans from the 70s or so, which, as cool as they are, neither run nor handle any better than a wet cardboard box. Then, he's got a handful of freaks and losers for passengers in there, too. Seriously, he's got to try to keep the attractive-but-dumb Daphne out of trouble (remember, she's the one that always walks in to the Obviously Creepy And Dangerous Room/Building), Thelma's smart but basically blind, losing her glasses in every episode (Lasik already, would you?), and Shaggy... holy crap, the back half of that van must normally have like 3 hay bales of high test weed. And on top of all that? There's goddam *talking dog* riding around with him, while they get chased by ghosts/monsters/the-old-man-from-the-store. And guy just cruises along with a thin-lipped perma-smile, never wrecks the Mystery Machine once. Maybe he's no Racer X, but he is impressive.

mcseanerson > BoulderZ 05/30/2014 at 14:57

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double points for when he's dealing with Scrappy's BS.

BoulderZ > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 14:59

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Oh, man, I'd totally blocked out the memory of that little piece of animated hell. Even as a kid I found Scrappy annoying. Scrappy is the inspiration behind the phrase, "Makes me want to kick puppies", I'd bet.

mcseanerson > BoulderZ 05/30/2014 at 15:05

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Yeah, kick'em to the curb.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 19:20

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Eazy-O > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 21:16

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This f'ckin' dude:

I mean, c'mon:

Though I am a firm supporter of Mars Guo. No replacement for displacement!

Eazy-O > Eazy-O 05/30/2014 at 21:45

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On second thought, screw the movie. Videogame is where it's at. This had a ton of different environments, quite a bit of variety in vehicle choice and a bunch of parts that customised them in meaningful ways. As a kid I found the single player campaign tough as nails. I still don't think it's easy at higher levels. And split screen multiplayer... that was just mental. Have a sample of the low-res, low draw distance, but surprisingly good sounding racer, that is fun as [expletive]:

To be had on Nintendo 64 and PC. Possibly elsewhere. Not sure if the PC version had split-screen, but there's always emulators. Gonna have to dig it up soon. :)

Eazy-O > Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken 05/30/2014 at 21:52

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Can't believe this had 0 recommends. Great stuff. :)

Eazy-O > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 21:57

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Ey-yo buddy, the poll can be voted-on any number of times. So Sebulba is now in the lead. I guess it's a race! Broop-broop-broop-broop-broop.

Anyway, just discount the Sebulba votes. Sorry for being a prat.

mcseanerson > Eazy-O 05/30/2014 at 22:01

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Meh.

Everyone knows if this guy can't win on skill alone his passenger will take care of the competition.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > Eazy-O 05/30/2014 at 22:31

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Maybe Americans have no idea what it is

Eazy-O > mcseanerson 05/30/2014 at 22:41

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Jean Reno is so badass, the Japanese made a video game where he decapitates, slices and explodes a bunch of daemonic samurai and their minions, equipped with a high powered classic motorcycle and a child in distress.

No, for reals, though:

The trailer manages to pack a massive load of trippy badassery in 2 minutes and 32 seconds.