Castle Combe grp B car club and audi q track day (long)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <9808251743.AA02385@rhubarb.swan.ac.uk.swan.ac.uk> ggthack@swansea.ac.uk (Graham Thackrah) writes:

> P.S. for the uk listers I think I met Roger Galvin, briefly, and I did meet
> David Preece. Which I am sure you were fascinated to know!

Hmm.  I left Roger's house at 00:15, having spent most of the evening
working on John Robinson's MB.  We _cannot_ work out what is causing
everything to stop at 6000rpm in fourth and fifth.

Anyway - left Roger's to drive home along the old A427 through Market
Harborough, Desborough and Rothwell.  Behaved myself impeccably all
the way, except for a throttle blip for the sheer hell of it on a
traffic island in Rothwell.  This unfortunately caught the attention
of the Boys in Blue, who followed me onto the A14 and pulled me over.

"That was more than 30 mph, sir."

"Hmm.  Promise you won't tell anyone?  It was 51 mph on my digital
 speedometer.  Sorry - I've been behaving myself all evening apart
 from that."

"Yes, sir.  It _was_ a bit quick.  Have you consumed alcohol this
evening?"

"Yes, we've been fixing cars and I took three pints to be shared by
 three of us."

"Yes, sir.  Do you have any objection to providing a sample of breath
 for roadside analysis?"

"None at all."

"Very well, sir.  I have a few questions first."

("Have you had an alcoholic drink within the last twenty minutes, a
  cigarette within the last five minutes, drugs such as anti-hystamine
  inhalers, mouthwashes, etc?  Any medical reason why you should not
  give a sample? Do you understand your rights?  Blow into this.")

So I now have _ANOTHER_ breathalyser tube as a trophy on the garage
wall.

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 Phil Payne
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