By Jeff Glucker
Gilles Villeneuve was an amazing racing driver. Had he lived longer than his short 32 years, he likely would’ve stood atop the F1 podium as a world champion. That never happened for him, but it did happen to his son Jacques in 1997. Gilles did finish second overall in his 1979 season and he managed to put on a show for racing fans every step of the way. Right up until his deadly crash in 1982.
#GillesVilleneuve pic.twitter.com/PhHmyfj60p
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Here’s an amazing photo of him dialing in a bit of oversteer in his Ferrari 312T4. This picture was likely snapped at the 1979 French Grand Prix, where Villeneuve battled with René Arnoux. It’s a fantastic photo capturing one hell of a point in time for Formula One.
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The “Heli Saw” is a giant stick with 10 huge rotating saw blades that hangs from a helicopter and swoops around trimming those hard to get places.
TL;DR Flying, spinning ripsaw blades of DEATH!!! (Awesome)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pla06PO6Odk
Wasn’t one of these used in an action scene of one of the Brosnan era Bond movies?
Yes, in The World Is Not Enough they used a crazy beefed up version to saw Bond’s BMW in half.
“Q is not going to like this!”
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That looks like fun until the line the saw is hanging from gets stuck on a tree…
Yeah, I wonder if there has to be a way to jettison the saw so that the chopper doesn’t get stuck and run out of fuel eventually.
That is really an outstanding photo. Looks like a painting, and in pre-digital times, that must have required some amazing skills, attention and a crazy steady hand.
Plus probably access to a photo
Gilles also kicked ass on snow
https://msmproduction.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/content/Other/villeneuve_snow_2.jpg