[DeTomaso] Most expensive ticket in a Pantera and otherwise?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

We got lucky on the drive home from Phoenix yesterday.   Lori had never 
driven my Pantera before, and she took the wheel in Bishop, CA for the drive 
north on Hwy 395, a beautiful four-lane divided highway (non-freeway) with a 
65 mph limit (55 in places).   She asked how fast she could go, and I told 
her "go as fast as you want?"   

Next thing you know, the GPS is showing triple digits.   We're just 
cruising along in the Pantera's happy zone.   Julian Kift had been right behind us, 
but he was wiser and held back as we motored off into the distance. 

My phone rang a few minutes later.   Julian breathlessly told me that a CHP 
car had just BLASTED past him going the speed of heat, obviously in hot 
pursuit of somebody.   Hmm, I wonder who that somebody might be?

We slowed right down to 62 mph and parked in the slow lane.   Soon the CHP 
SUV appeared in our 6 o'clock and shadowed us for a few miles.   But then 
surprisingly, he pulled off and turned around.   I guess he had seen us but 
didn't get us on radar or something?

Whew!

Eventually Julian caught up and we had a bit of a chuckle, then pressed on, 
speeds once again elevated (but not in triple digits anymore).   We even 
blew past a late-model Corvette on a bit of the road that was two-lane (he 
actually pulled over onto the hard shoulder as Lori was pressing him a bit!)

Approaching a blind bend, a pickup truck going the other way flashed his 
lights frantically, so she slowed way down again, and sure enough, lurking 
around the corner was a CHP car pointed right at us, radar presumably going 
full blast.   Just like the scene in The Gumball Rally, we sailed past him 
going exactly the speed limit, and he didn't budge.

Whew times two!

Mike (really should invest in a radar detector--or better yet, get LORI to 
invest in a radar detector!   BTW she has never, ever received a speeding 
ticket!   Her natural assets may have played a bit of a role in that once or 
twice though!)