Richard HammondOn 24 Sep 2006 21:31:41 GMT, Huge Inertia. I was recording another program at the time (I can't recall which one, because I've obviously recorded something else over that one) and...
It doesn't apply to them simply because it is impossible to achieve.
I managed to lose the back end on an Opel Ascona CDi when I was overtaking an Escort RS Turbo. He was doing 40mph. The section was normally tight, but his slow speed should have made it easy. I moved out to overtake, already approaching him at a suitable speed, and just as I pbutted him, he put his foot down when I was alongside. This meant that he was just in my rear quarter, with me unable to pull back in and making an abort very tricky, I was already needing to think about braking for the bend. Just then, a car was seen coming around the corner. I did manage to pull back in, but definitely swung the rear end round the bend, but maintained control and stayed in the middle of the lane.
By coincidence, a car identical to that one was featured on the local news the next week. It had wrapped itself round a tree, barely two miles from the spot he had tried to liquidate me. No idea if it was actually the same muppet. Hopefully he was end, if it was.
Christian.
