There was just over 1 second in it at one point. From ACP and myself to Travis Pastrana it couldn't have been much closer. With Tanner in his increasingly rapid Evo X another handful of seconds behind us, it was flat out, nothing else would do.
Stage start in the NorthWest. Mountains, sunshine and tough competition.....!
Ken Block had already sufferd the effects of a punture and retired with broken suspension, but then we lost a rear tyre, spun and had no choice but to limp to the end of the stage. That, as they say, was effectively that.
There we have it, 100% flat out for 2 days and missed the podioum by less than 3 seconds. However those that kept up that pace and didn't get dramas thouroughly deserved their champagne.
Although it was a very hot and dusty rally, a big enough cut on that corner and you got wet...
As I reported previously, that was the first of a string of events over the next month. A tough one to start at that. Although we didnt bring home the points we wanted, I did bring back some sunburn and jet lag as per usual.
Im back home now, and trying to stay awake to get back in to UK time ASAP for this weekend. I head up north tomorrow, ready to start the recce for the Jim Clark Rally on Thursday.
Then, just as soon as i've got back into GMT, its off to Canada and to the Rocky Mountain Rally in this car
In just 24hrs i'll be back to the British Championship and some classic tarmac roads with Kris Hall in the Fiesta ST. Bring it on.
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