He lives in a block of flats in the same street as my elderly father, some 15 miles across town,
right now in peak hour Google Maps says it's a 40 minute trip through the traffic.
So yesterday we left work at the same time and he says, "Going to your Dad's, I give you a race"
I nodded and so it was ON through the traffic. Now I must say there are some rules of engagement.
Neither of us wants to lose our licence,
and neither of us wants to be killed for a lousy afternoon race. But when I went underneath him
going into a roundabout he knew he had a race on his hands.
So using all of my traffic knowledge of the area and all of the handling and agility of the F through the traffic I set about
attempting to beat this large motorcycle across town. Now the motor cycle has the advantage of lane filtering,
which is now legal down-under, so I gave myself little chance of winning.
The result - well I'm amazed to report - was a TIE!!!
After 14-1/2 miles the motor cyclist was sitting at a set of traffic lights and I pulled up beside him in the F,
and his eyes just about popped out of his helmet!!!!
These little cars truly are excellent, and pretty much unbeatable across town on a busy afternoon.
And ah- hem we did both beat the 40 minutes suggested by Google.
Both combatants are hugely enjoyable vehicles - and each will have their own areas of excellence. On the Nurburgring, the motorbikes tend to get in the way of the cars in the bends, but on the straight, the bikes' superior power:weight ratio pays dividends 
