With this run of the stage complete, we decide to reposition. We head back to service, to see what is going on behind the scenes.
We've done a lot, seen a lot, and taken the usual idea's that one sees in a service park. Mal and Tim seem to be doing ok, they inquire as to our driver and codriver.
After watching one of the GC8 Subaru's get itself sorted, we decide to head back for our evening worth of vacation. We have smoked meats to be BBQ'd, we have Lunns Mill products to be consumed, and tales to be told.
Feet up on the deck, ale in hand, Petit Caspicadia babbling in the background, one can hear the exhaust note of cars in the distance, finishing their final pass of the weekend...... Sun showers pass over our cabin.
By 8pm we will be over a dozen rally friends. We have visiting Co Drivers from away, we have photographers from out of town, and hometown volunteers. The tales are tall and enjoyable. The way a Motorsport tale should be. They even return our cookie sheet, borrowed a few days back.
Final scoring will put Sumit and Mal in 10th, Partrick and Tim in 11th after a small timing error.
We'll make an early start back Monday morning. We grab Tim from his teams cottage at the foot of the Ski Hill on the way by.
Quebec Diesel works well, and both our transports show excellent numbers on the return trip.
The TDI's wheel bearing continues to yell at us. We adjust the stereo as required every 100km or so.
Stopping for food in Miramichi, no one askes about the less than straight rallycar. I guess it's fairly self explanatory.
We arrive home at a rather sane dinner time. It's been a long weekend. A good time in a lot of respects, but a poor event in others.
Our professionalism at tech yields us a $100 prize as "Best Prepared for Tech". We suggest James puts it towards some more Kubota Paint for the MkIII. It could use a respray.
In a little over 48hrs we will do this again, on home soil. Spectator Stages for the Lookoff Rally are in Conrads Gravel Pit, Saturday Afternoon 19th August 2017.
http://www.lookoffrally.com for details.