Ski Mode??
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Ski Mode??
We all know this awesome stunt, and frankly, it's always been my favorite stunt from KR (I like it even more than Turbo Boost). But the question that always haunts me is:
Why is it called "Ski Mode?"
"Ski Mode" makes you think of skis that pop out of the sides for use on snowy ground. People always ask me why it's called "Ski Mode," but I never know the answer!! Is "skiing" the name of the actual stunt or something?
Why is it called "Ski Mode?"
"Ski Mode" makes you think of skis that pop out of the sides for use on snowy ground. People always ask me why it's called "Ski Mode," but I never know the answer!! Is "skiing" the name of the actual stunt or something?
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This should shine some light on the subject.
http://tinyurl.com/2zycmy
NOTE this is a TinyURL link to a WikiPedia Site. The original Wiki URL doesn't work good if posted in forums so I did it this way.
Also note at the bottom of the Wiki article it mentions that this was used in Knight Rider.
http://tinyurl.com/2zycmy
NOTE this is a TinyURL link to a WikiPedia Site. The original Wiki URL doesn't work good if posted in forums so I did it this way.
Also note at the bottom of the Wiki article it mentions that this was used in Knight Rider.
Last edited by FuzzieDice on Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The link only took me to the page on snow skiing...lol!!FuzzieDice wrote:This should shine some light on the subject.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_(driving_stunt)
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Not to get completely off topic but all the stunts seen on KR were actually happening. There was no computer animation or anything was there?
Booonnnnnzzzzaaaaaiii!!!!!!!! As michael turbo boosts to score the extra point. His face is so funny when he yells this and when he hits turbo boost his eyes get huge and he flies back into the seat
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A lot of the car jumps were real, especially in season 1. They used specially equipped stunt cars that were fitted with rubber shells/body panels that could be easily switched out. These stunt cars look *terrible* when seen up close, they are heavily modified to be able (to an extent) withstand jumps and protect the stunt drivers. Regardless, a lot of the time they were still totaled upon landing...do a freeze frame during car jumps sometime, there's one where KITT did a jump in an alley, if you run it slowly, you can see a couple frames when the car hit where the entire thing buckled and looked like it was going to fall apart. I'm pretty sure the stunt coordinator was the same one that worked on Dukes of Hazzard. Starting in season 2, more and more towards the end of the series, they started doing a lot of the stunt work with miniatures. In some places it's really obvious (like KITT sinking into the acid pit in Junk Yard Dog, that is a very poorly done miniature that doesn't look much like KITT at all, in other places the miniature work is done well. Nowadays they would probably use a lot of CG for the stunts.
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I did notice the model effect in one ep. Kit rolls down a hill tumbling over and over and you can obviously see that it is not the same car. The wheels are different and the way it rolls doesn't look right. I always thought that they used a full size replica but it's interesting to know that they used a minature.
Booonnnnnzzzzaaaaaiii!!!!!!!! As michael turbo boosts to score the extra point. His face is so funny when he yells this and when he hits turbo boost his eyes get huge and he flies back into the seat
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That is how I've always heard of it, as well. And, unless a device is used like a wire rig that keeps the vehicle from tilting too far, a very difficult kind of stunt to perform.rhdaussiekitt wrote:Ski mode was I think from what stunt men used to call it when going on 2 wheels, ie ski mode, also check out slammin sammies stunt show episode, thats how sammie (spell) talks of it..
And, I agree that in the days of KR, computer graphics couldn't pull off anything. What you see on KITT's screens was cutting edge. You know...that horrible driving game or Pac-Man. Those cheesy "Road narrows" flashing screens and that text that comes out at a typist's pace...sometimes, even including the "10, 20, 30..." line marker stuff used in BASIC programming.
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10 PRINT "Hello"
20 GOTO 10
RUN
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
{Run/Stop}
10 PRINT "Joe Roe"
11 PRINT "6587 Clue Street"
12 PRINT "Hollywood, California"
RUN
Joe Roe
6587 Clue Street
Hollywood, California
Joe Roe
6587 Clue Street
{Run/Stop}
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Ahhhh...fun with archaic skills. Now, let's just add 15 CLS to make it flicker in one spot for awhile...
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I too hate the models. Especially in Goliath, in most of the scenes they use the models for, they were completely unnecessary.
Anyway, I also agree that Ski Mode is the show's best stunt. It is the most impressive I think. And I haven't read the link yet (though I'm about to) but I always thought that going up on two wheels in car stunt lingo is simply called a ski....
EDIT: Okay, now I've read the link, and I must say I find it hilarious that it specifies that it's not the 2 tires of the "opposite corners." hahaha, now come on, how would that even make sense? lol
Anyway, I also agree that Ski Mode is the show's best stunt. It is the most impressive I think. And I haven't read the link yet (though I'm about to) but I always thought that going up on two wheels in car stunt lingo is simply called a ski....
EDIT: Okay, now I've read the link, and I must say I find it hilarious that it specifies that it's not the 2 tires of the "opposite corners." hahaha, now come on, how would that even make sense? lol
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Heh, you're right! The bikers seem to be extremely worried about the car. I mean, look at them, they should be facing forwards...
Michael: Kitt what matters to me is who you are not what you look like. Sure we don't have the car so we can't turbo boost so we can't go over 200 miles an hour but it was all icing on the cake anyway