To the Silverdome very early to do our documentation and scrutineering, quite a lot of processes to run through, but a big staff and well organised arrangements made it a painless process, which considering the 360 competing cars could well have been horrendous - top marks Octagon!
We then ran out with David Ogg and his navigator in David's hire car (automatic Hyundai thing) to go and look at some more of the stages, not exactly a rally car, and sitting in the back meant it wasn't so easy to get a feel, but a very worthwhile exercise nevertheless, as we have now seen seven stages. These were less bumpy than the ones we recce'd on Saturday, but quite tight in places and the target times we'll need to achieve are actually quite quick ... The tyres on the hire car may need replacing ...
Back to Silverdome for briefing, and yet more opportunities for people to put the fear of God into us! Event Director, local police chief, then the Clerk of the Course. Followed by the event Chaplain, who said a prayer for us all to make it safely to Hobart. It turns out that they give him a big modern fast Mustang to follow the event in, presumably so he can get to administer the last rites if it all goes wrong... Apparently he had taken the Mustang to Longford, and was allowed a timed run, during which he hit 209kmh ... So I shall be looking out for the "Faster Pastor" during the week, but rather hoping not to see him on Duty!
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