The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, The Fast Lane and Me

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Ben Collins. The Man in the White Suit: The Stig, Le Mans, The Fast Lane and Me

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THE MAN

IN THE WHITE SUIT

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I approached the Chicago tyre wall for the second time, remembering to hold it flat for the left, rather than braking to turn right. The level horizon made it hard to read the ground coming fast through the dashboard but I could see a seam where the taxiway joined the main runway. I aimed for the angular join, clobbered a storm drain and flew out the other side. A flurry of spray squirted out of the brimmed windscreen washer reservoir as the impact weakened its bladder. The citrus taste in my mouth made me swallow for the first time since I started the lap.

The big challenge lay in the final two corners, which I couldn’t even see because the runway was so wide and stretched so far into the distance.

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