Taken for a ride. By George! (Life Lessons from a Drift Car)
My fiancé is a very passionate man. One of the things that first attracted me to him was that passion. Long before I appeared in his life, long before our paths crossed, he already cared deeply about cars. There is something enormously attractive about watching somebody love what they do and throw themselves into it completely. Sometimes it's a little bewildering. Sometimes it's all-consuming. But enthusiasm on that scale is difficult to resist. His love of cars was firmly established before I arrived on the scene. Indeed, there are moments when I suspect his car, and I continue to compete for attention, although I should point out that only I receive a cup of tea in bed every morning, accompanied by a winning smile. His extraordinary car community, Vengaworld, has become a source of pleasure to thousands of people. It's rather wonderful to be driving through some distant town and suddenly spot a Vengaworld sticker in the rear window of a passing car. Their events have...