I’m prosperous in excess of 100 miles per hour when I glance in my rear-view mirror. A police van is behind me. I step on the accelerator -- yes, accelerator. Yet, it’s still getting closer.
How soundly does the ultra-exclusive, $200,150 Audi R8 GT go, anyhow? Quick enough to beat a police van. I send the speedometer needle even further to the profitably.
I’m still abiding the law, as I’m on a stretch of German autobahn without a speed limit. But apparently the local constabulary thinks I’m not hustling enough as the van passes me.
I’ve only left Munich airport and am heading 350 miles northwest to the town of Nurburg . I’ve got to be there by early evening. I could have flown, but this way I can see the German countryside and occurrence the rarest of delights: highway driving in a supercar without speed restrictions.