I know it's childish but...
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It's quite hilarious to be reminded every so often just how much faster a Caterham is than an ordinary car point-to-point. I went out for a blat last night and got stuck behind a van for a bit. In the meantime a slightly sporty looking Toyota hatch (an Auris or something) can up behind me and decided to stick his lights on (at the time I assumed we were just approaching dusk).
When I got a chance to overtake the van I did so quite cautiously as there's a massive bump on that particularly straight and my exhaust is a bit low - that said we were already a few leptons over what we should have been doing, so it was hardly pedestrian. The guy behind followed and I settled down to about as fast as I really felt the need to go in a straight line on a single carriageway road and he sat on my tail flashing his headlights.
We then came to one of the twistiest sections of A-road in the UK. There are a sequence of near-hairpin bends which are far more appropriate Caterham territory than a long straight. I happen to know this road quite well and approached it as I normally would, with the bloke still glued to my tail. After the first bend I glanced back at the mirror and saw the Toyota a good 50 yards back. After the next one it had vanished completely. One can only assume a change of underwear was on the way...
Now I know this is childish, but I really was minding my own business throughout. There was just something quite amusing about the blind faith he appeared to be putting in the Toyota's cornering ability - 'must be able to keep up with something built in a shed that doesn't even have its wheels inside the bodywork' I suppose...
When I got a chance to overtake the van I did so quite cautiously as there's a massive bump on that particularly straight and my exhaust is a bit low - that said we were already a few leptons over what we should have been doing, so it was hardly pedestrian. The guy behind followed and I settled down to about as fast as I really felt the need to go in a straight line on a single carriageway road and he sat on my tail flashing his headlights.
We then came to one of the twistiest sections of A-road in the UK. There are a sequence of near-hairpin bends which are far more appropriate Caterham territory than a long straight. I happen to know this road quite well and approached it as I normally would, with the bloke still glued to my tail. After the first bend I glanced back at the mirror and saw the Toyota a good 50 yards back. After the next one it had vanished completely. One can only assume a change of underwear was on the way...
Now I know this is childish, but I really was minding my own business throughout. There was just something quite amusing about the blind faith he appeared to be putting in the Toyota's cornering ability - 'must be able to keep up with something built in a shed that doesn't even have its wheels inside the bodywork' I suppose...
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