I decided to take the GT40 out for a little blast today. I had just finished doing my usual checks of oil level, tire pressures, knock-offs, etc. and was wiping off my hands when I got a phone call. I spent a couple minutes on the phone, all the time lamenting that the caller was cutting into my drive time. Finally I wrapped up the call, rolled the car out, fired it up, waited for the temps to get off the peg and set off. By the time I got to the newly re-surfaced highway near my house I was anxious to have a go and gave her the boot. Fortunately, as I did so I glanced in the rear view mirror and saw the rear clip just getting "weightless" and about ready to flip up. I had forgotten to button up the lynch pin and hatch latches! Thankfully there was nobody directly behind me as I hit the binders and pulled off the road. In all the time I've owned the car that's the first time I've done that, but it's just a reminder that these cars require attention. Get complacent and bad things can happen. Be careful out there!