I'd like to echo the sentiment. Having been on the other side of the rally many times, I know what it takes to make it work and appear completely flawless from the competitor point of view, bravo.

The conditions turned out to in the most part be better than I expected (Holeeeeey was Lower Turriff icy though!) and my inability to sufficiently rein in right foot meant a fun night all around!

Thanks!

So now that Stephen has posted, on behalf of the workers I thank the Deneka/Gamble team for the delicious cookies and brownies that they traded for a checkpoint sticker.

I'd like to join in thanking organizers and volunteers. Amazinly organized and well run event!

This was my third time ruinning this rally. First time I drove it, and it was my second or third tsd rally ever, and last year I navigated it.

That time last year I narrowly missed first place in novice class with a couple of mistakes I made, so this year I can finally be at peace. ))

I can't even comprehend how did first place experts managed to get only 1.3 points in penalties! But I guess 15 tries can do that. Congrats guys! I have something to strive towards.

I'm also thinking of driving next year. I just need to coach myself a navigator to navigate for me next year.

I'd also like to check in here and add my many thanks to all the workers. I've volunteered for some rally related events over the years, but not nearly enough.

So I've driven the MLWR twice now, I think next year I'll be volunteering. Both to give my car a rest and to allow past workers to be competitors. Every time I've volunteered I've had alot of fun and learned alot about the events. It opens your eyes as to how the events run and how you can improve, not to mention making you feel good for giving back.

Also, I should mention that at one checkpoint (i think it was one of yours Ross) I may have said "thank me" instead of "thank you" when i was handed my time sticker. I'm not actually that much of a jackass to say/mean that. It was meant as "thanks mate" or something like that...but being exhausted, amped up about the event/roads/my limited slip diff, and overloaded on caffeen and sugar can do strange things to a man. haha.

Thanks again to the workers and organizers

and yeah napping, that 1.3 is mind boggling!!!!

We did pretty good for ourselves this year concidering my terratrip odo wasnt working and my navigator was hit with nausea part way through leg A.

She stuck it out the whole rally but just couldnt look down at the routebook long enough to do any significant calculations to keep us on time. So we were winging it.

Also, a 10 minute misscalculation (carry the 1!!!!) that slipped by us both cost us 1st place (novice) and we ended up 4th (novice). Still better than usual for us, but disppointing when its basic math that does you in. haha.