Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious (alternate scene)
The future races at us at warp speed. In this case, electric autos. Europe is going nuts coming up with new ways to harness electric motors. The Tesla's lithium batteries are apparently fueling the experimentation. One is an Audi A 10 with four electric motors with a total of 3319 ft lbs of torque. The other is a Smart car. The Smart has a single electric motor that accelerates it to 60mph in 3.7 seconds. To put that in perspective, a ZR-1 Corvette with 639 hp reaches 60 in 3.6 seconds. Next time you see a Smart car, imagine it running side by side with a Corvette to 60 miles an hour. Apparently, they have the Smart speed limited to 80 miles per hour, but it gets there in a blur.
Back to Audi.
I watched for the second time the original Fast and Furious movie. In one scene, Vin Diesel tells the cop to smoke a Ferrari driven by a loud mouthed rich kid.
I see an alternative scene, Vin Diesel is reving up his ten second car in a rerun of the race with the rich kid when a white haired lady pulls alongside in her Prius. "What are you doing?" she asks innocently.
"Business," Diesel laughs.
"Are you two going to race?"
Both Diesel and the rich kid laugh.
"Can I race, too?"
"Sure," they both laugh so hard they almost can't drive their cars. "For pink slips," Diesel gasps.
"When?"
"When the light turns green."
"Okay," the white haired lady says.
A moment later, Diesel and the rich kid have eyes only for each other as they explode from the light. They are so occupied with each other they only notice the Prius is well ahead of them and becoming a dot in the distance. The Prius accelerates like nothing they have ever seen, smoke billowing from all four wheel wells.
The Prius is by the side of the road and the while haired lady stands beside it removing her driving gloves as Diesel and the rich kid reach her.
"What the hell?" Diesel shouts.
The white haired lady points to Diesel and the rich kid. "Pink slips, boys. Let's see your pink slips."
"I'm not giving you my pink slip," the rich kid screams. "My dad will never give me another one."
Diesel hoists the rich kid by the front of his shirt. "Pink slip. Give it up, just like I'm giving the lady mine. Lady, where are you from?"
"Pasadena."
Diesel grins. "Beaten by a little old lady from Pasadena. Somehow, that makes sense. I think I'm buying a Prius in Pasadena.
Back to Audi.
I watched for the second time the original Fast and Furious movie. In one scene, Vin Diesel tells the cop to smoke a Ferrari driven by a loud mouthed rich kid.
I see an alternative scene, Vin Diesel is reving up his ten second car in a rerun of the race with the rich kid when a white haired lady pulls alongside in her Prius. "What are you doing?" she asks innocently.
"Business," Diesel laughs.
"Are you two going to race?"
Both Diesel and the rich kid laugh.
"Can I race, too?"
"Sure," they both laugh so hard they almost can't drive their cars. "For pink slips," Diesel gasps.
"When?"
"When the light turns green."
"Okay," the white haired lady says.
A moment later, Diesel and the rich kid have eyes only for each other as they explode from the light. They are so occupied with each other they only notice the Prius is well ahead of them and becoming a dot in the distance. The Prius accelerates like nothing they have ever seen, smoke billowing from all four wheel wells.
The Prius is by the side of the road and the while haired lady stands beside it removing her driving gloves as Diesel and the rich kid reach her.
"What the hell?" Diesel shouts.
The white haired lady points to Diesel and the rich kid. "Pink slips, boys. Let's see your pink slips."
"I'm not giving you my pink slip," the rich kid screams. "My dad will never give me another one."
Diesel hoists the rich kid by the front of his shirt. "Pink slip. Give it up, just like I'm giving the lady mine. Lady, where are you from?"
"Pasadena."
Diesel grins. "Beaten by a little old lady from Pasadena. Somehow, that makes sense. I think I'm buying a Prius in Pasadena.
