We both did...
Caroline drove to Stockbridge, I drove back.
She is smooth, controlled and refined. But works hard at it and after an hour is tired. But she is good and probably needs to drive tarka more, on her own....
I'm smooth, but less controlled and refined...unless I'm being a real hoon I don't work hard at it, but can drive for hours.
The "SS Plus 8" certainly respondes to a more "driven" style, by encouraging speeds that may not be appreciated by all.
I overtook a nice newish Mercedes E220 on the long straight out of Stockbridge.
There was a car comming the other way, but far enough away that it didn't matter unless it was Aeroman in his new toy....
Clearly the Merc owner thought otherwise and as I pulled out into the other lane he braked, hard. At the same moment I floored Tarka and shot pased him in about 3 car lenghts.
Caroline said the look on his face was priceless...along the lines of "how did he do that in such an old car"
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Perhaps my "bike overtake" procedure confused him, in that when I pull out into the other lane I'm at the same speed as the car in front, so I can always pull back. Then when it is clear I floor the car. In Tarka this causes an explosion of sound and a rapidly accellerating "old" car...
All good fun.
