Hypothetical questions: Does a Spitfire look like a Miata? Are the
stars out of alignment (maybe it's that Mars-orbit thingy) or is the
heirarcy changing?
It was a lovely evening for a topless drive home. I pulled out of
the company driveway at about 7 PM and noticed in my rearview mirror
a topless Miata flying down the hill behind me. No traffic was in
sight at the turn onto the main road so I pull a high-g right turn
and accelerated away. The Miata driver did likewise, seemingly
working hard at it so as to catch me. The stoplight turned green as
I approached the next intersection so I pulled another hard right.
He did likewise, exhibiting significant lateral drift. I didn't want
to blast too hard down that road because it carries lots of work
traffic, and eventually we fell in behind a slow-moving Tercel. So
he finally caught me. But as we approached the next light, another
right-hander with two lanes marked for the turn, the light turned
green. Once again I pulled it fairly hard, moving around the outside
of the Tercel. The Miata did likewise behind me. A hundred yards
later I pulled into right lane and backed off the throttle to turn up
an entrance ramp. The Miata driver pulled up beside me, turned his
head over with a big smile on his face, looked the Spitfire over, and
gave me a formal nod of his head. I waved back at him and we went
our separate ways. Interesting, I thought.
Twenty mninutes closer to home on a small but busy road running
through a golf course, I saw another Miata approaching, also top-
down. The guy waved as he went by, and I returned it, of course.
Hmm. It sure was a nice evening for a drive. But two Miata/Spitfire
exchanges in one day, both initiated by the "other guy"? Most
curious. Very satisfying too. :-}
Jim Muller
jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
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