Thanks for the very nice comment.
I am 75 now and have had a year or ten driving experience. I was in the Army for twelve years, nine of them in Germany. In civvy street I did a number of things, all included a lot of long distance driving.
Whilst involved in Motorway Signalling and Roadside telephones on 24/7 callout which often meant driving the length/width of the country under flashing lights and at busy times escorted through towns. That was high pressure.
Then to slow down a bit spent some years coach driving all over Europe.
Cut the story short I have driven a multitude of vehicles over a lot of miles. Loads of experiences and the tales I could tell would fill a few books.
The only place within a reasonable distance where it is legal and sort of safe to drive at high speed is of course Germany, and then only on certain stretches of the Autobahn.
Ask your Dad about "double declutching" and "using the handbrake whilst changing down"!!!!
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