Monday, November 21, 2005
I've been everywhere, man...
Returned on Saturday from a most excellent adventure. Travelled across from Canberra to Perth, return, in the luxury of a Winnebago. Based on a Mercedes 413CDi, this 3-litre turbo-diesel trucked four of us from one side of the continent to the other in relative comfort, although with some sea-sickness thrown in from the wonderfully controlled ride.
So I got to catch up with family (which was nice), and got some quality winery time in the South-West, but mainly went there for Rally Australia. Plenty more to come on that front.
My thanks to N, and Rowdy and Mrs Rowdy for their patience in our journey.
More to come some other time. For some reason, my skills with the words are elsewhere this evening...
Must be too many other things on my mind!
So I got to catch up with family (which was nice), and got some quality winery time in the South-West, but mainly went there for Rally Australia. Plenty more to come on that front.
My thanks to N, and Rowdy and Mrs Rowdy for their patience in our journey.
More to come some other time. For some reason, my skills with the words are elsewhere this evening...
Must be too many other things on my mind!
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
2005 WPS Rally Bathurst
I've been away for a little while. I was "Assistant Course Checker" for the 2005 WPS Rally Bathurst, which is the last round of the Globalstar Australian Rally Championship for this year, and essentially a "new" event.
It was a very interesting time. I got to spend Wednesday through Sunday with Iain Stewart, co-driver to Ed Ordynski, and an Australian Rally Championship winner. And just a tops guy to boot. He was the CAMS-appointed checker for the event, and I was apprenticed to him, in a move I have to thank a few people for...
I got to drive the course as the "Double Zero" car, essentially 15 minutes ahead of the first competitive car. But most of our time was spent fixing side-issues with the event to ensure the safety and security of the event for all involved. This meant things like showing Bathurst Council workers where to build fences, becoming lighting consultants for the super-special stage, liaising with camera crews on camera positions, and generally being busy. Not to mention driving around in an RS-Challenge spec Impreza for the event to check the event on the road.
It was a heck of an experience, and one I hope to write about in great length over the next few weeks. Expect to hear about it practically forever...
It was a very interesting time. I got to spend Wednesday through Sunday with Iain Stewart, co-driver to Ed Ordynski, and an Australian Rally Championship winner. And just a tops guy to boot. He was the CAMS-appointed checker for the event, and I was apprenticed to him, in a move I have to thank a few people for...
I got to drive the course as the "Double Zero" car, essentially 15 minutes ahead of the first competitive car. But most of our time was spent fixing side-issues with the event to ensure the safety and security of the event for all involved. This meant things like showing Bathurst Council workers where to build fences, becoming lighting consultants for the super-special stage, liaising with camera crews on camera positions, and generally being busy. Not to mention driving around in an RS-Challenge spec Impreza for the event to check the event on the road.
It was a heck of an experience, and one I hope to write about in great length over the next few weeks. Expect to hear about it practically forever...
