Rally review
I thought I would quickly recap on the rally.
In the end, everything went AOK. There were no major incidents, everything was done as it should be (the Japanese are very good at following written instructions) and I even managed to sleep on one night, drink on another and eat on yet another.
The cast:
Topolina: An Italian beauty from San Remo who worked her socks off at this year's event after on event training from me last year. She was a joy to work with, but a pain to be seen next to. All the men always asked me where she was. Sigh.
Parrot: An Aussie youngster the daughter of a VIP type, she was nicknamed the parrot for hanging off my shoulder. A lot of fun and knowledgeable about the sport, so that you often forgot she was 15, until her dad told me to get her home on time!
Rusky: My Russian Japanese Chinese English speaking boss. We used to work together a lot. This year he was like the phantom and I worked alone.
Cutlet: My Japanese boss. We couldn't communicate without the use of mime. Always interesting. The mime, that is.
Samurai: A random person in the press centre who thought he spoke English and liked to overwrite any decision made my foreign women. Of course we got on so well... not
The action: On the penultimate stage, poor Petter hit the rock of God, as it has since been called, giving the Peugeot team a much needed morale boosting win. Still in mourning, the team hit the podium in tears and was quickly joined by brothers in arms, Citroen. With Seb claiming the Drivers' title in this event, it was an emotional PSA moment. Daniel C broke me when he said he couldn't describe the emotion of sitting in Markko's car. Equally bittersweet was Aussie Chris Atkinson's first podium - WRC history in the making; he was elevated because of Petter's demise and the Norwegian was said to have cried for hours for a win he wanted to give to Beef.
The emotion: Yatai Mura unofficially became Beef Street - a touching tribute. Condolence books, black electrical tape, mourning bands and plastic wrist straps punctuated the event. Mortality was something we were all too aware of.
The rumour: Rowena gets pursued by a tall-haired Australian apparently in lerve (with someone else), bats eyelids at a Finn who unfortunately also comes from the YLE stable. No action on either front.
The end: Over for another year. They said they want me back. Stay tuned for the answer in the next episode...
In the end, everything went AOK. There were no major incidents, everything was done as it should be (the Japanese are very good at following written instructions) and I even managed to sleep on one night, drink on another and eat on yet another.
The cast:
Topolina: An Italian beauty from San Remo who worked her socks off at this year's event after on event training from me last year. She was a joy to work with, but a pain to be seen next to. All the men always asked me where she was. Sigh.
Parrot: An Aussie youngster the daughter of a VIP type, she was nicknamed the parrot for hanging off my shoulder. A lot of fun and knowledgeable about the sport, so that you often forgot she was 15, until her dad told me to get her home on time!
Rusky: My Russian Japanese Chinese English speaking boss. We used to work together a lot. This year he was like the phantom and I worked alone.
Cutlet: My Japanese boss. We couldn't communicate without the use of mime. Always interesting. The mime, that is.
Samurai: A random person in the press centre who thought he spoke English and liked to overwrite any decision made my foreign women. Of course we got on so well... not
The action: On the penultimate stage, poor Petter hit the rock of God, as it has since been called, giving the Peugeot team a much needed morale boosting win. Still in mourning, the team hit the podium in tears and was quickly joined by brothers in arms, Citroen. With Seb claiming the Drivers' title in this event, it was an emotional PSA moment. Daniel C broke me when he said he couldn't describe the emotion of sitting in Markko's car. Equally bittersweet was Aussie Chris Atkinson's first podium - WRC history in the making; he was elevated because of Petter's demise and the Norwegian was said to have cried for hours for a win he wanted to give to Beef.
The emotion: Yatai Mura unofficially became Beef Street - a touching tribute. Condolence books, black electrical tape, mourning bands and plastic wrist straps punctuated the event. Mortality was something we were all too aware of.
The rumour: Rowena gets pursued by a tall-haired Australian apparently in lerve (with someone else), bats eyelids at a Finn who unfortunately also comes from the YLE stable. No action on either front.
The end: Over for another year. They said they want me back. Stay tuned for the answer in the next episode...
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