JAG304

Two and a half hour Co Driver briefing last night in a nearby hotel. Interesting statistic no.1: greater than 50 % of all incidents happen on first two speed stages of first day ie on fewer than 10% of total speed section distance. Many others fall by the roadside trying to get to the front of their respective class grids. With memories of our 2006 campaign and this to hand I slept well.  A rare occurence.

Thursday morning welcomed us with glorious sunshine and 32 degrees of heat. Perfect conditions for donning a two layer racesuit, gloves , helmet, untold strapping devices and sitting in a 50 year old car cooking on gas. Off to the prequal road following our first tulips and thankfully not getting lost. Trip meter all over the shop so am somewhat blind in some ways. Hopefully we can recalibrate today having spoken to a bloke called Dave . The speed sections feel somewhat like riding a bike,it all came back. A little rusty but we will get there. Car was not 100% so the combination was not a perfect start but it was a safe one. Which is our game plan. To have any position we must finish. Which is far from easy.

Unfortunately some fell off their bike, there was an unreasonable snigger from some in Team 304 who muttered something about Germans. Our Class, Historica 'B' is filled with 911 Porsches. Bring on the rain and a few goats. Apparently...{!] two Porsches did not stick to the tarmac. We find out more this evening in the driver's briefing.

Apparently.