I was desperately trying to think of a ditty that rhymed with the old Milky Way advert (Google it kids) where the red car and the blue car had a race.
Anyway, the Purple Solar and the Washington Merc had a race.... (that is as far as I could get).
...up Houghton Cut slip road and on to the A690.
Well I say a race, the NIS Merc was giving way to traffic at the bottom of the slip road, after dropping out at Houghton and was heading back to the depot.
5202 was given a free reign and entered the slip road at full pelt.
It merged in to the A690 and more or less ground to a halt.
The Merc (sensing victory), overtook the Solar and sailed past it. By the time 5202 had reached the top of the cut, the Merc was at least 4 lampposts ahead.
By the time the Solar had got to Stoney gate.
The Merc was ready to pull on to the A19.
The ballast given to the Solar, was evened out by the headstart. But there was only one clear winner.
