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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I know, those police drivers.  They get up my arse, flashing wigwam lights and blues and twos, then when I stop to let them past, the also stop and get out, and start with "Evening Nigel Mansell....."

Christ, how long ago did he stop you? It's not even Lewis Hamilton anymore, more like Lando Norris.

I think TB is more of a " Who do you think you are, Stirling Moss" age.

[TheBoy]

I know, those police drivers.  They get up my arse, flashing wigwam lights and blues and twos, then when I stop to let them past, the also stop and get out, and start with "Evening Nigel Mansell....."

Christ, how long ago did he stop you? It's not even Lewis Hamilton anymore, more like Lando Norris. 

I told you, I'm a reformed character.  I don't think I've had a tug from the old bill in the 2020s.

[TheBoy]

Long gone are the days when I averaged 3 or 4 tugs a week by the old bill.  Back in the days when you had to show your docs at the copshop.  I used to leave as long as I could, then go in and get about a dozen tickets done all at once, much to the "amusement" of the desk sergeant

[YZ250]

Back in the days when you had to show your docs at the copshop.  ……..

The ‘7 day producer’ still exists as far as I know. The fly in the ointment there is that we haven’t got a police station within miles of us. 
The police probably issue them as a deliberate inconvenience to the driver, as we all know that road fund (.gov), car insurance (ask MiD) and driving licence (dvla) are at the disposal of plod. 

[Kevin Wood]

I know, those police drivers.  They get up my arse, flashing wigwam lights and blues and twos, then when I stop to let them past, the also stop and get out, and start with "Evening Nigel Mansell....."

Christ, how long ago did he stop you? It's not even Lewis Hamilton anymore, more like Lando Norris. 

None of them had that many punctures, though...

[Kevin Wood]

I know, those police drivers.  They get up my arse, flashing wigwam lights and blues and twos, then when I stop to let them past, the also stop and get out, and start with "Evening Nigel Mansell....."

Christ, how long ago did he stop you? It's not even Lewis Hamilton anymore, more like Lando Norris. 

None of them had that many punctures, though...

Mind you, Mansell's were mainly self-inflicted.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

If his brain was half the size of his gonads he would have won every race he entered.
Despite his faults and flaws though, he was still a great driver.

[ronnyd]

Great racing when the guys of that era faced each other.

[TheBoy]

Back in the days when you had to show your docs at the copshop.  ……..

The ‘7 day producer’ still exists as far as I know. The fly in the ointment there is that we haven’t got a police station within miles of us. 
The police probably issue them as a deliberate inconvenience to the driver, as we all know that road fund (.gov), car insurance (ask MiD) and driving licence (dvla) are at the disposal of plod. 

Last time it happened to me, they checked it all online, apart from insurance, who they called.

[TheBoy]

I know, those police drivers.  They get up my arse, flashing wigwam lights and blues and twos, then when I stop to let them past, the also stop and get out, and start with "Evening Nigel Mansell....."

Christ, how long ago did he stop you? It's not even Lewis Hamilton anymore, more like Lando Norris. 

None of them had that many punctures, though...

Good point, I must be Mansell, given the number of punctures I get!!

[TheBoy]

If his brain was half the size of his gonads he would have won every race he entered.
Despite his faults and flaws though, he was still a great driver.

As a person, I never liked him. No F1 driver is going to be a nice person, as you need an incredible level of arrogance in that job. But I really disliked him.

But, boy, could he drive.  And not just F1 either.  He would go for any gap if given the hint of a whiff or opportunity, making for great racing for both spectators and drivers.  Can you imagine the current crop of nancy boys doing being like that? No, they will sit behind waiting for a pit stop.

[Kevin Wood]

His engineer, who I've met a few times through another common interest, wasn't a 100% fan either. (21:00 onwards)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJbnx660OI

In fact, I recall he wasn't quite as complimentary off the camera.

Lovely bloke whose stories I could listen to for ages. I got talking to him about record players at a Hi-Fi show and he talked about designing suspension for turntables and then casually slipped in "I later applied the idea to F1 cars when I was Technical Director for Williams".

[TheBoy]

Having had a (now dead) fly stuck in my NS headlight for several weeks (this is the one held together by chinky takeaway containers and sikaflex), I now have a matching fly, still alive as of 20 minutes ago, in the OS headlight.

FFS

[YZ250]

First day away and I’ve already earned myself a probable fine.    We drove to Scarborough for a ride out and on the way back out of town I strayed into a bus lane. Not any old bus lane, a full blown dedicated buses only bus lane. 
I wondered why all of the other vehicles were on the other side of the road island.    Luckily no buses came up behind me so I reversed back and joined the correct lane. The downside is, I expect a fine in the post upon my return home for the original offence and probably a summons for reversing down a bus lane.
Dear Lord, have I become one of those drivers that I used to laugh at and say ‘where’s the ficks that idiot going’. 

[STEMO]

First day away and I’ve already earned myself a probable fine.    We drove to Scarborough for a ride out and on the way back out of town I strayed into a bus lane. Not any old bus lane, a full blown dedicated buses only bus lane. 
I wondered why all of the other vehicles were on the other side of the road island.    Luckily no buses came up behind me so I reversed back and joined the correct lane. The downside is, I expect a fine in the post upon my return home for the original offence and probably a summons for reversing down a bus lane.
Dear Lord, have I become one of those drivers that I used to laugh at and say ‘where’s the ficks that idiot going’. 

Yes, I know exactly where you mean. Only an idiot would drive Easy mistake to make