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Well, an interesting morning.
I returned home this morning after being away for the night to find some kind soul had left a Lamboghini Bilboni 550/2 on my driveway!
The weather could not have been much worse, a boat would have been more fitting.
So, shower, cereal and armed with clean underwear, I embarked upon one of the more eventful school runs of my fatherhood.
The car has a very grand sense of occasion that surround it and a terrific BARK upon start up.
So, once I familiarise myself with the controls and adjust myself to take in the offset pedal arrangement, brake, up right paddle, SPORT naturally, handbrake off and away we go.
The rain was 'persisting down' at this point so there were never going to be any heroics.
The Lambo pulled cleanly without fuss and got on with the job of 'Dads Taxi', taking it all in her stride. Upon pulling up outside the small school, I could feel the eyes burning into me. They already think I am a show off as most of them drive Renault Scenics, Landrovers and other such family wagons. So, as you an image, most of my fellow mums and dads think I am either a lottery winner of a crook.
Freya, my 8 year old daughter, commented: "its just like your car'....well, she got the colour I suppose, bless her.
So, fatherly duties dispatched, I clambered my sodden body back into what can only be described as a cockpit and set off to the detailer round the corner to check progress on my beauty and to give the detailer the heads up on the state of Dans paint......to which he just said "Christ"
My GTS was at the end of the hanger/unit in the photography area. My paintwork was also in a state, well, till the detailer had waved his magic hands. Mine it appears is going to take an extra day so it looks like I am stuck with the Lambo for another day, oh well, the hardship of life hey.
So, I set off to work as I have a 9.30 with David (Le Mans/Corvette) and I was running 10 mins early, so I though, Ill take the long way round.
This long way, being simply onto the A27 at Tesco and down 1 junction, half a mile then off and into work via the back way.
So, entering onto the roundabout, and keeping a level head, I get onto the straight, rain still teeming down, and give the Balboni half throttle........pushed back into the seat, then panic and the squirming rear end tries to step out.....oh, back off and calm down.
I did not do anything silly and was pre warned by Dan that the rears were shot....no sh!t!!!!
So, fun over, pull in to work and park her up in a safe corner and exit the car with a smirk and a grin.
Until next time.......
I returned home this morning after being away for the night to find some kind soul had left a Lamboghini Bilboni 550/2 on my driveway!
The weather could not have been much worse, a boat would have been more fitting.
So, shower, cereal and armed with clean underwear, I embarked upon one of the more eventful school runs of my fatherhood.
The car has a very grand sense of occasion that surround it and a terrific BARK upon start up.
So, once I familiarise myself with the controls and adjust myself to take in the offset pedal arrangement, brake, up right paddle, SPORT naturally, handbrake off and away we go.
The rain was 'persisting down' at this point so there were never going to be any heroics.
The Lambo pulled cleanly without fuss and got on with the job of 'Dads Taxi', taking it all in her stride. Upon pulling up outside the small school, I could feel the eyes burning into me. They already think I am a show off as most of them drive Renault Scenics, Landrovers and other such family wagons. So, as you an image, most of my fellow mums and dads think I am either a lottery winner of a crook.
Freya, my 8 year old daughter, commented: "its just like your car'....well, she got the colour I suppose, bless her.
So, fatherly duties dispatched, I clambered my sodden body back into what can only be described as a cockpit and set off to the detailer round the corner to check progress on my beauty and to give the detailer the heads up on the state of Dans paint......to which he just said "Christ"
My GTS was at the end of the hanger/unit in the photography area. My paintwork was also in a state, well, till the detailer had waved his magic hands. Mine it appears is going to take an extra day so it looks like I am stuck with the Lambo for another day, oh well, the hardship of life hey.
So, I set off to work as I have a 9.30 with David (Le Mans/Corvette) and I was running 10 mins early, so I though, Ill take the long way round.
This long way, being simply onto the A27 at Tesco and down 1 junction, half a mile then off and into work via the back way.
So, entering onto the roundabout, and keeping a level head, I get onto the straight, rain still teeming down, and give the Balboni half throttle........pushed back into the seat, then panic and the squirming rear end tries to step out.....oh, back off and calm down.
I did not do anything silly and was pre warned by Dan that the rears were shot....no sh!t!!!!
So, fun over, pull in to work and park her up in a safe corner and exit the car with a smirk and a grin.
Until next time.......
