[Trevor Legate]

Jamo/re Dick Smith

As you say, a great guy, but a shame about his front bumper! Jolly poor show. I thought it was there for a laugh when i saw it. Never did understand that one...

The hillclimb was the old 5-mile truck route up to Virginia City, not too far from Carson City. He was up against gen-uine Ferrari GTOs, 250LM's etc etc, but was the only driver to take the first 3 bends without lifting. Boy, did those other guys lift!! I believe the Ferrari OC got a bit bored with him winning every year so a couple of years after my visit, they put the biker Randy Mamola into a Porsche 930 Turbo on race tyres and he promptly set a new course record. So Dick went out and beat that. Therefore I forgive him his sad bumper.

I drove 2,500 miles over some wonderful roads and can't wait to come back and do it all again. (Just need to run the nightmare of getting through your airport checks - now there's another story)

I know that one-way toll road very well! Some wonderful roads out there. One of my best drives was running out of Wales on the A5 one perfect day with no other traffic around. I was in my 911 Targa and was used by an RAF Tornado jet as target practice. Great fun but he flew so low across me at one point, his backwash nearly sucked me clean off the road at around 90-ish....wonderful. My ears are still ringing as I had the roof off!

Having got this right off thread - look forward to your next 'Weber' posting Mr.Whatsit.