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Ambler fires at the BMW's tires. The blast from his rifle is shockingly loud, but the two cops hardly blink. The odor of cordite wafts through the car, and if adrenaline had an odor, the car would reek of that, too. Regular traffic on this highway has no time to react as the two BMWs slalom past, both cars adopting frightening angles of lean as they swerve through the traffic, right on the limits of control.
Khumalo must hear the popping noise and feel the cool air and the glass explode as the cops shoot out his rear window. The whooping siren must now seem very loud. He floors it then, and the cop car cannot keep pace with the stolen BMW. A gap opens—15, 20, 30 yards.
Now the cops think they're going to lose him. So Ambler directs his fire not at the car, but at Khumalo. Bits of broken safety glass from what remains of the stolen car's rear window shatter and sparkle in the beam of the police car and shower the highway. We reach a downhill stretch. The cops' speedo shows 250km/h (155 mph). There's no traffic in front of Khumalo. Ambler fires more shots. In the fever of this excitement, you wonder if Khumalo feels two of the bullets rip into his back. Ambler has fired 30 rounds at the car.
Ambler fires at the BMW's tires. The blast from his rifle is shockingly loud, but the two cops hardly blink. The odor of cordite wafts through the car, and if adrenaline had an odor, the car would reek of that, too. Regular traffic on this highway has no time to react as the two BMWs slalom past, both cars adopting frightening angles of lean as they swerve through the traffic, right on the limits of control.
Khumalo must hear the popping noise and feel the cool air and the glass explode as the cops shoot out his rear window. The whooping siren must now seem very loud. He floors it then, and the cop car cannot keep pace with the stolen BMW. A gap opens—15, 20, 30 yards.
Now the cops think they're going to lose him. So Ambler directs his fire not at the car, but at Khumalo. Bits of broken safety glass from what remains of the stolen car's rear window shatter and sparkle in the beam of the police car and shower the highway. We reach a downhill stretch. The cops' speedo shows 250km/h (155 mph). There's no traffic in front of Khumalo. Ambler fires more shots. In the fever of this excitement, you wonder if Khumalo feels two of the bullets rip into his back. Ambler has fired 30 rounds at the car.
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