Awesome experience you must of had there Dave.. Not jealous much!!!
Guy who lived round the corner from me before I moved had one of these. Only came out of the nicest of days and was locked away in the garage like the bat mobile for most of the year. I saw him tinkering with it one day in his garage when walking the dog and couldn't resist picking his brains and having a quick butchers. Was half expecting him to tell me to make a sexual departure, but to my surprise he invited me in and we had a natter for a good half hour.
Like you say Dave, the engineering of the thing is enough to get you moist in places you never knew possible. God knows what it must be like to drive..
He did offer me a passenger ride in it when the summer arrived, but we have moved since, so that never happened
Might go and tap him up when next passing and the sun's out..
I also remember being at the MLR 30-130mph event the other year and there was a chap who attended in his Ariel Atom 300 (not really the ideal event for one, but was still chuffing quick). He was from the South Coast (event was at RAF Marham in Norfolk) and had brought his 10 year old son with him.
Anyway, when the event was coming to a close, the heavens not only opened, but stayed that way for a good three hours.
I can't say I would of fancied the trip back to Southampton with him that day..
