[Banning]

Hi Maltese Falcon, sorry no relation to Gene Banning.

I love these stories that have been posted on this thread. It's really entertaining to hear about all the exploits on Mulholland.

I recall that in the 70's, we used to go down to Four 'n Twenty restaurant on Laurel Canyon to have pie or a late dinner. Most of you have experienced that. One night I'm following John H. in his newly repainted burgundy Lotus Elan. We turn left to go down Laurel from Mulholland. The road was slightly damp from foggy conditions as it sometimes is. We were still going pretty fast. As we go around a downhill right I see John start to lose control. He spun around and around in slow motion right in front of me. I had to play gaurd for him so that no cars behind us would hit him. Unbelieveably, he regained control while pointed downhill and still moving. He just put his foot into it and kept on going just like he had planned it that way. When we got to Four 'n Twenty we had some good laughs talking about the spin. Definetely good for a cheap thrill. Way to go Johnny.

Note: John's passenger was a little pale and wide eyed from the experience.