Incredible, in very many ways! Some examples:
- Weather: so cold the first night (and sorry Pippa, no heating in the car) and icy the last night (even thought the car had a problem as I could see anything but felt the rear slipping away when it wasn't foreseen). I really appreciated having followed the tip of two friends and great pilots (Gaby and Dirk) and go for some lessons at Philippe Ménages's school "Maîtrise du volant".
- Rallye conditions: a tourist deciding to have a trip on a snowy "route forestière" and turn just in front of our car ...
- Rallye conditions (2): the participants starting from Barcelona were not allowed to arrive at StEtienne by some "arrêté préfetoral" and couldn't take the first 4 zones de régularité.
- Rallye conditions (3): the first 25 cars of the rallye being stopped by a car and loosing a lot of time, which puts us in a 23rd position at the end!
- Radio follow-up: Classic21, who very kindly interviewed me during three weeks and gave the opportunity to share some moments with friends back at home.
- Sponsoring: thanks to Vredestein , we had great tyres which enabled us to tackle in a safe and efficient way the winter conditions.
I could go on like this but just to finish want to thank Jean and Jean-Pierre, our assistance for their reconforting presence!
Pippa, we made it: 23rd and the "Coupe des Dames"
