Wow, that didn't go as planned.
I had been hoping to put in a good showing in Japan, but with little time to practice leading up to the event I decided to try and stay calm and go for a finish rather than a win. First stage went well (which suprised me as i don't like the stage, but from then on it just went down hill.
SS2 had a spin
SS3 hit a tree
SS4 Good run again
SS5 Hit a tree, damaged the clutch. 6km to go and its slipping like crazy. Do i retire and drop 4 minutes or more, or try to get it through and try to drop less time. We drive
SS6&7 Both stages with a slipping and steaming radiator. just hoping for the finish of the day to get it fixed. I think I dropped about 2 minutes only over the 3 stages so i think it worked. I'll have to make day 2 better.
SS8 - Ok, good start
SS9 - Crashed but finished
SS10 - Crashed but finished
SS11 - Getting tired after only a little sleep over the past few days. Crashed, retired
SS12 - Crashed, Retired. I am now thinking of giving up.
SS13 - crashed, retired.
SS14 - I am not sure what happened but i think i did a good time here.
Over all, i am sorry to my team mate as I let him down again. Round 8 is my favorite rally of the year though so I hope to finish off with a big effort:wink:
I had been hoping to put in a good showing in Japan, but with little time to practice leading up to the event I decided to try and stay calm and go for a finish rather than a win. First stage went well (which suprised me as i don't like the stage, but from then on it just went down hill.
SS2 had a spin
SS3 hit a tree
SS4 Good run again
SS5 Hit a tree, damaged the clutch. 6km to go and its slipping like crazy. Do i retire and drop 4 minutes or more, or try to get it through and try to drop less time. We drive
SS6&7 Both stages with a slipping and steaming radiator. just hoping for the finish of the day to get it fixed. I think I dropped about 2 minutes only over the 3 stages so i think it worked. I'll have to make day 2 better.
SS8 - Ok, good start
SS9 - Crashed but finished
SS10 - Crashed but finished
SS11 - Getting tired after only a little sleep over the past few days. Crashed, retired
SS12 - Crashed, Retired. I am now thinking of giving up.
SS13 - crashed, retired.
SS14 - I am not sure what happened but i think i did a good time here.
Over all, i am sorry to my team mate as I let him down again. Round 8 is my favorite rally of the year though so I hope to finish off with a big effort:wink: