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Old 07-05-09, 07:47 PM
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Blimey Paul,

What a lot of facts!

You see I usually just rely on my unshakeable belief that the 412s are superior but you can even explain why - most impressive!

Interestingly when Jeff from the factory popped by to see Bertie at the Italian car day he specifically mentioned the handling of the 412 and said that it had always been his favourite to drive from that point of view.

Philippa

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Old 07-05-09, 09:50 PM
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Hi Phillipa i will have to reluctantly conceed that the Blenheim
probably handles better. It does look like I swallowed a
dictionary. Anyway I spent a very pleasant couple of hours this
afternoon refining my driving technique on high speed curves and
balancing the car with the throttle. I feel cofident enough to take
her up over twenty tomorrow.

Paul
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