Confessions of an ambulance chaser

[ridgey_didge]

Forgive me Richard, for I have sinned.

I can't have it on my conscience any longer - I have to confess that on the track at Bathurst at the Nationals I broke the absolute rule of NO OVERTAKING.

And it gets worse - I overtook an ambulance.

I know I risk exclusion from all future Nationals, but I will plea insanity if that helps.

Apart from that - I was going to be in the back of the ambulance if I didn't go around him!  Unfortunatley Paul lost his revs and I tried to keep mine up and he just kept getting closer and closer and all I can say is  - I didn't want to either stop or hit him, so around I went.  (I may not have been alone in committing this sin, but I will not name names ... yet).

This is what I was following:



and he kept getting closer



and closer



I was too worried making sure I didn't hit him to photograph the slope where he decided to go for 1st gear.

Now - how many people can claim to have overtaken an ambulance on the race track?  At least 2 that I know of.

Cheers
David

[RET]

You're forgiven, since I think it's pretty safe to say you won't do it again.  ;D

[stapla]

I was surprised to see cars going the wrong way around the track.  First time I'd seen that at any race meet.

Cheers
Peter.

[customFC]

Seems like a bit of manipulation of the pics going on here.  ???
Based on track position, it would appear that these pics are out of order.  ::)
Seems to me on investigation, that the Ambulance was infact pulling away from you.  ;D
Regards
Alex

[fe-ambo]

Although I dont have photographic evidence, I was overtaken at one stage but as the guilty party confessed rather than loose their momentum, stop, as well and have to go back to first gear 9 ( >:( darn non sincro gears) or ride with me they over took me. As hard as I tried Griffin's Bend near killed the ambo on the second lap once I had caught up with the others. Even with lights and sirens it still wouldnt fly. :o

Next time I might have a V8 in it, then try and catch me  ;)

Cheers
Paul

[colt]

Alex, I'm with you on this one. Definitely some hi-jinks going on. David, your new engine should be run in nicely by now, it seems to me that all the cars are pulling away from you!

Colin.

[ridgey_didge]

Oh, so someone noticed.  I don't think the photos are even all from the same lap, but hey - you can't get the punters interested unless there are photos, some of the shots have been touched up, add a bit of a controversy and then they may listen to your story.

Colin, my new engine wanted to go up the hill and how could I deny it that pleasure.

Paul - looking at those shots again, you do look low on the left and it is not just the camber of the track.

Cheers
David

[fe-ambo]

Paul - looking at those shots again, you do look low on the left and it is not just the camber of the track.

I was a little concerned about the lean of the ambulance so went out in the shed to check it. It seems ok now. Perhaps it was my passengers that I had in the car. Case of too many Easter eggs and good food over the weekend  ;)

Cheers
Paul

[FC58q]

Unfortunately my Police van got RED flagged at the end off conrod straight for over taking, I had no choice everyone else had STOPPED and I couldn't.