then she hit the shift straight through into low , spun the wheel , jerked the handbrake , floored the accelerator , released the handbrake just at the right moment , and , having executed a perfect bootleggers u-turn , was heading for the flyer at 70 milesperhour and still accelerating , intending to drive straight over the low slung sports car and squash it with the driver inside , regardless of the consequences to herself .