17-12-2019, 01:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 17-12-2019, 01:09 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
(16-12-2019, 10:00 PM)Mike Costigan Wrote: As that 'fearless navigator who knows his stuff', I would say the most important factor is, indeed, the navigation. It doesn't matter how fast the driver is, or how well you as a team keep to time, if you're driving on the wrong road you're not going to do very well!
Here's my first chance to pay public homage to Mike who navigated for me. It was not until a replacement navigator (an experienced racer) stepped in for one event and within two miles was so frightened that he threw up over the side that I knew just how cool-headed Mike was. To give him his full due, when I asked the replacement if I should slow down he replied bravely, "No. No. keep going, they'll be nothing left soon." Now, you might think that an A7 is not capable of frightening rally-type speeds and, of course, it's not - but, put one down a narrow, twisting ice-covered road in the dark and it's not exactly a calming experience for any passenger....