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1st Rule of Italian driving: Whats'a behind me is not important!

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  1. soucorp

    soucorp F1 Rookie

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    And now my friend, the firsta rule of Italian driving: Whats'a behind me is not important!

    from Movie: The Gumball Rally (1976) LoL, Good Stuff !

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0[/ame]
     
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  2. f308jack

    f308jack F1 Rookie

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    Cool! Been my motto since I saw the movie when it came out.
     
    f308jack, Jul 23, 2012
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  3. scubamike

    scubamike Formula Junior

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    That must be what the slow drivers in the left lane are thinking.
     
    scubamike, Jul 24, 2012
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  4. 355dreamer

    355dreamer F1 World Champ Owner

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    +1
     
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  5. WILLIAM H

    WILLIAM H Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Best rally movie ever
     
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  6. climb

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    Love it.
     
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  7. TacElf

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    Just put it on my Netflix queue.
     
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    furnacerepair Formula Junior

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    I have used that for a long time now. The firsta rule of Italian driving : Whats'a behind you is not important. Second rule is : Don't hit whats'a in front of you. Third is : There are no other rules.
     
    furnacerepair, Jul 26, 2012
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  9. mcimino

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    When that movie came out, I went to see it about 10 times. Then I held a mini-version of the Rally here on Long Island calling it the Beach-Ball Rally. We started in Battery Park, NYC (near the Statue of Liberty), leaving at 6am, and finished at Montauk Point Park. Lots of Fun!
    RIP Franco!
     
    mcimino, Jul 26, 2012
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  10. MalibuGuy

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    It's only funny until you get passed.
     
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  11. miketuason

    miketuason F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    What's the seconda rule?
    What's in front of me is important? :D
     
    miketuason, Jul 27, 2012
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  12. damian in nj

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    I was driving in my 66 Alfa Duetto in Manhattan back as a kid in the seventies. Two gals in the car behind me were checking me out, so I went to adjust the rear view mirror to get a better look.

    As I'm adjusting it, it comes off the windshield in my hand. I then nonchalantly tossed in behind the seat. The laughter of the gals haunts me to this day!
     
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    hahaha Thanks, I'm still laughing just reading about it...

    dave
     
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    Beautiful lady, you lika me?

    I cannot deny her.

    Later at the next pit stop he shows up in her car, gives her his silk scarf, hops back in his
    Ferrari and reaches into the back and pulls out another white silk scarf from an entire box of them.

    Or something like that, if memory serves.

    Damn, now I have to go rent that movie... again.
     
    HOBE456, Jul 31, 2012
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  15. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    You mean you DON'T have it in the rest of your Ferrari related stuff?

    Shame,is all I can say...
     
    simon klein, Jul 31, 2012
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    It is if there is a pacing CHP.

    But when driving in Italy, I agree.
     
    KKSBA, Jul 31, 2012
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    A restoration cringe moment.
    But a cinematic triumph.
     
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