[obrut]

whilst competing in my first tarmac rally in my newly built 2.7RS replica - heavy rain causes the windscreen to fog mid stage so, whilst going downhill at speed, i reach down to pull on the heater lever and grab the handbrake instead...

this of course pitches the car into a slide. i manage to release the lever and regain control. i wait 3 days before explainig what happened to my navigator - who doesn't see the funny side...

footnote: 3 years later my navigator decides i'm a bit off the pace and call a "7left, tightens" simply as a "7 left". we barely make it through the corner - he waits 6 months before 'fessing up...