[s-cars] Subject: Re: NAC-Motor Trend Police Car Comparison

[Tom Winter]

Well since Paul told his story, I have to tell mine.

Driving across a place called Rocky Flats on the front range, CO heading
north. Road is a mix of single lane w/ a couple of passing lanes on the
hills.

Hit the first one, after having some guy in the cheapest of cheap Dodge
hatchbacks on my ass, seriously, like a foot off off the bumper. Let him
pass, but then we hit the steep part of the hill and I'll be damned if he
can't push his rust bucket over 40mph up the sucker. Pisses me off, because
he's in such a damn hurry, so I pass him at 55 (the speed limit).

Back down to one lane, no hill, and he's on my ass again! Bastard. Now I'm
really pissed, especially because his shitty car has nothing and we're
coming up to yet another next steep hill (w/ passing lane) and all he's
going to do is pass me so I have to then pass his rust bucket yet again and
then have him on my ass all the way to Boulder as the road is single lane
the rest of the way.

Hit the next hill and I'm like F**K you, buddy, you ain't got nothing. Push
it up to about 90, leaving him in the dust and just about to give 'er to,
say 120mph or so, when I notice a sparkle of something metallic behind the
bushes up ahead, Uh oh, I know that THEY hide up there and now I'm feeling
like the stupid bastard.

It's a sheriff, thank God, they tend to be nicer.

Pulls me over about 2 miles down the road. Looks at my driver's license and
says, "well, since you are from Vail, I won't make you show up for court
down here in Golden." Sends me on my way with a lesser ticket for 10 mph
over the limit (65 in a 55mph, IIRC) and $100 poorer. Best $100 I've ever
spent!

Thank God for sheriffs. If it was a statie I'd been cuffed.

Tom
'95 S6 Avant