(Vent) Autobahn going the way of the dinosaur?

[Ron at bunch.org (Ron@bunch.org)]

We all have our own dark sides.
The most enjoyable way to expose mine was to let a US muscle car keep the 
left lane, then tuck in behind him as he tried to outrun me, without really 
knowing what his engine was capable of. (I was kind to GTOs but fascinated 
by tailing Corvettes.)  Most of the best US cars  would break at least 
130MPH, although some were geared much too low to even hit 120MPH.).
I couldn't see their gauges, but would always see exhaust smoke., followed 
by a flashing right blinker.
Cruel.
My "Come Upantce" was served one day when a a MotoGuzzi bike closed quickly 
behind me at about 145 (MPH) then tucked behind my left taillight. He 
wanted an easy out in case I flaked on him. Keep in mind that I was going 
145 and HE closed on me.
We played that for about 15 minutes while he decided to trust me and enjoy 
the draft. Then, approaching his exit, he broke left and outran me as if I 
had stopped.

Never a contest, it is still a joy.
I hope it never ends.

At 11:02 AM 2/19/04 -0500, Brian McGarvey wrote:

>Oh yeah my dodge omni would only go 110 for
>about 3 minutes before starting to heat up. :-) at 10 minutes I had to
>slow to 70mph or it would overheat.
>
>My personal favorite was the Graffenver(sp) adverts, On a entering
>a priority road a TANK does NOT have the right of way. (scene showing a 2
>dimensional vw/audi/porsche/ford/etc)
>Brian
>
>
>On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Drew MacPherson wrote:
>
> >
> > Bravo - this is perhaps the best post on _ANY_ subject that I have read on
> > this list in years.  Well articulated, well founded, and a good read to
> > boot.
> >
> > Definitely worth more than 2 cents Ron, even if it is American!
> >
> > Drew
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 Ron@Bunch.org wrote:
> >
> > > Awaiting Dirk's response, because he has more experience driving in
> > > Germany,  I have lived  in Germany across 4 decades, both as a US Army
> > > officer and later as a permanent resident.
> >
> > ...remainder of excellent post deleted to conserve space for digest
> > users...
> >
> >
> >
>
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