| Mugged....By a CAR !!!
Riding back home last night after the North Bucks meeting at Chichely, I decided to just take the direct motorway route home. Got off at J13 and headed up through Ridgmont towards Ampthill.
Going through the 30 mph limit in Ridgmont I came up behind two cars. As the 30 limit ends, there is a short straight bit followed by a lovely left hand sweeper and I didn't want to get hung up behind two cars through there. The short straight usually works to my advantage because it's an easy overtake for a bike, but usually too short for a car to think about, so as the 30 limit ended I thought "right, I just blast past both of these boxes now..." then as I pulled out, the car following the first pulled out to overtake as well. "Damn" I thought "that's messed my run up to the left hand sweeper" and eased off the throttle to wait patiently behind the car. Then I whacked the gas open again as I realised that the ordinary looking car in front was seriously quick...I was pinned through the gears chasing the damn thing and it was outdragging me...through the left hand sweeper at track day pace and the thing was still getting away (although he did run very wide on the exit). A spirited chase ensued and after I had got over my surprise at how quick this thing was, managed to maintain the gap.
I caught him again as he had to slow for a queue of cars behind an artic (wouldn't have done otherwise) and I had enough time to read what it was..A Nissan Skyline GT-R if that means anything to anybody.
I know I've only got an ST2, but even a mere 85 bhp is enough to see off most cars this side of Porsche Turbos and the like.  | 
Jools
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