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Article: Clinging on - half terrified, half exhilarated - I looked across to see Grant, cool as you like MAX POWER LIVE
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- June 27, 2006
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FOR as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a stuntman.
But sitting behind the wheel of Terry Grant's high powered
Vauxhall Vectra I was driving as if I'd borrowed my nan's car for the
weekend.
The problem was too many good habits and as I practised my
handbrake turns I was still sticking to the Highway Code.
Thankfully one of Terry's mechanics pointed out where I was going
wrong.
"You're doing alright," he said.
"You just need to hit the gas a bit harder and drive it like you
stole it."
From then on it all fell into place.
Like anything in the hands of an expert, stunt driving looks
easier than it is. The "driving lessons" came after observing Grant
behind the wheel.
Taking a ...