So....I'm mindin' my own bidness.... heading home from running a mundane chore when I have a little eagle talon come screaming up behind me. I look at my speedometer and I'm doing 47 in a 40. That's fast enough, and I'm winding down a little on my way home. I have to describe the road now... We're on a two-lane road that will take us to a series of seven S-turns. Severity of curve: 1=barely noticeable; 5=widow-maker
first - left, good bank, up hill (2)
second - right, slight bank, up hill (2)
third - right, good bank, down hill (4)
fourth - left, good bank, level (3)
fifth - right, slight bank, up hill (3)
sixth - right, no bank, level (2)
seventh - right, slight bank, decreasing radius, level (3)
I decide to leave the speed at 47 and see what happens. :gr_devil: We enter turn one, then two and the talon backs off to a car length. There's a short straight section before turn 3, so they get right on my bumper again. Entering turn three, I don't hit the brakes, but downshift to 2nd for some control. I wasn't able to watch the excitement in my rear view mirror, but when I looked back up, the Talon was scrambling to get back on our side of the road :eek2: , and had slowed down considerably. I looked at my speed; 45. By turn 7, the Talon has disappeared from my rear view mirror completely. They came puttering around turn 7 eventually. I figured they were still working on pulling the seat material out of their "rear orifice" and they were done. But nooooooo...... :eek2:
But that's a story for another time. Back to work for me.
first - left, good bank, up hill (2)
second - right, slight bank, up hill (2)
third - right, good bank, down hill (4)
fourth - left, good bank, level (3)
fifth - right, slight bank, up hill (3)
sixth - right, no bank, level (2)
seventh - right, slight bank, decreasing radius, level (3)
I decide to leave the speed at 47 and see what happens. :gr_devil: We enter turn one, then two and the talon backs off to a car length. There's a short straight section before turn 3, so they get right on my bumper again. Entering turn three, I don't hit the brakes, but downshift to 2nd for some control. I wasn't able to watch the excitement in my rear view mirror, but when I looked back up, the Talon was scrambling to get back on our side of the road :eek2: , and had slowed down considerably. I looked at my speed; 45. By turn 7, the Talon has disappeared from my rear view mirror completely. They came puttering around turn 7 eventually. I figured they were still working on pulling the seat material out of their "rear orifice" and they were done. But nooooooo...... :eek2:
But that's a story for another time. Back to work for me.