1st day of rallying – February 3rd
Oppdatert: 4. feb.
We woke up to a rainy, but mild morning in Valence. Pouring down actually, but it is like it is. Just fire up the engine and get going!
We left 07.21 am and got off to the 1st stage. The road report was not encouraging (snow, black ice ++), but the roads brought positive news - better than expected!
SR1 offered some snow & slush, but the little Golf sprinted through the stage nice an easy! We saw one Escort off the road, and I understand more followed.
SR2 went well as well - no snow at all. Completed better than what we managed during training last week.
SR 3 - the monster. Wasn't that tricky this morning as the snow as gone so we came through far better than expected.
SR 4, 5 and 6 are actually a 2nd run of the first 3 stages, so they became quite familiar. However, this time the snow was gone, and we lost whatever competitive edge a Norwegian may have on winterly roads!
Anyway, great fun and we appreciate how well the Golf is running.
As per end of day we are #97 overall (of 233), and 27 in class (of 99). So, there is still some room for improvement!
Well done, keep on having fun