First drive of the year :)

[Neilda]

I took mine for a spin today in the unseasonably spring like weather - actually quite scary after a few months without driving it....

Mix left hand drive, UK narrow roads and a few roadworks and it was heart in the mouth stuff.

Having long ago sold my Astons, Lambo and Bentley, it's quite odd to once again be a 'traffic stopper' in the GT, I'd forgotten that people stop and stare, that traffic parts like the red sea and that small boys drop their ice creams!

I overtook a row of 5 cars on a straight stretch and was approaching Warp Factor 1.2 by the fifth car.

I now need my medication. :biggrin

 

[Triheart7]

Hi Neil,

Glad you could get out on the road again. How many GT's are in England?

 

[DeaconBlues]

Very cool, Neil. Mine was out 2 weeks ago for the first time since November. Still alot of gravel in medians and on roadside but it felt great to be in the GT's driver seat again.:cheers

 

[timcantwell]

You are one brave guy. I know the feeling of getting behind the wheel of a high performance car after winter storage. Thankfully, having a GT and other Hi-Po cars at my Arizona keeps me "current" (as the pilots say) year-round. Hope you get more nice days soon!

 

[GT38]

Mix left hand drive, UK narrow roads and a few roadworks and it was heart in the mouth stuff.

Tim's right - you're a brave man!

For those who've never driven the beautifully winding narrow roads in the UK countryside, you can't fully appreciate what a challenge this must be - I think I'd do the medication before the drive! The dry stone walls must look pretty scary from the left seat of the GT.

It must have been especially nice to get out after the snow you had a month ago. :cheers

PS. The winter layup in Phoenix was from February 8th to February 9th this year..., but we pay dearly six months later! :lol

 

[Neilda]

Hi Neil,

Glad you could get out on the road again. How many GT's are in England?

There are 28 'official' cars in the UK and maybe another 30 (I'm not sure) so the GT is extremely rare.

And yes, GT38, the dry stone walls were a bit close! :eek

 

[KMCBOSS]

Neil, the weather here in the Seattle area is probably similar to what you have to live with - with that said I drive mine every dry opportunity I get. Ed

 

[Empty Pockets]

It must have been especially nice to get out after the snow you had a month ago. :cheers

A MONTH ago? We had 4-5 inches of that junk just fall outta the blue (grey?) day B4 yesterday! 'Melted the same day though, thank God.

SPRING can't get here too soon...

 

[skyrex]

Glad to hear you got her out and had a great time. :thumbsup

I took a SoCal trip this weekend for an upgrade after a two month hiatus and it was perfect. My wife was following me part of the way (and driving part of the way :eek) and she was amazed at how "the traffic parts like the red sea" to quote Neil while she was behind me.....that and how many people speed up, take pics and try to run you off the road gawking at the car. GOOD TIMES!!! :biggrin :cheers

 

[djs]

"SPRING can't get here too soon"

Ditto that. I drove the GT yesterday while the sun actually was shining to go pick up some steaks, but even with the recent torrential rains (and some flash flooding in the usual places) and no road salt (newly salted again today with this morning's snow), the temps never topped 27 F, so I took it reaaallly easy. Plenty of GT gawkers at Fresh Market, including a "can't believe you're driving that car this time of year." Still, the closest I came to passing anyone ala Nielda was moving past parked cars.

It was nice to start thecar and drive it a bit, but this schizophrenic weather is getting very old.:ack