Nice pic of my motor , just trying to work out what stage that was - end of Mongorry perhaps ? I had a good chat Friday evening with the guy doing Road Closed in the grey Legacy Turbo , he'll hopefully join the ISDC soon . Do you know him Johnny ?
I had a ball over the weekend . The crowds were that big it would've been very difficult to jump between stages . The 'entertainers' ie the RWD stuff were spread throughout the field so you were just as well watching all the cars go through . Being a marshall of course meant you had the best view in the house . Best of all the whole weekend only cost me my petrol money as food & lodging was provided by the motor club .
I was at a great spot on Sunday on Atlantic Drive ( Junction 9 ) where the cars came down a twisty section past us & then up the other side of the mountain . It was interesting watching Loeb going through as he hardly lifted through the whole section , just left foot braking to steady the car on the bends . Then before the second run one of the chief marshalls came round to move me to a different part of the stage . He was also escorting a bus & another 2 marshalls in a BMW through the stage . I took my time getting into the car & let the convoy up the other side of the mountain before I set off . This meant that I had a unrestricted run for about a mile of the stage .
I had a good blast up the stage , trying to ignore the knocklink flashing at me , though I wasn't brave enough to try left foot braking .
We dropped off the bus at the top of the stage - awesome view from there BTW . Then we headed off down the stage . The marshall said he wasn't going to cross 60 mph . He didn't mention that meant 60 mph on the corners in his 306 diesel ! He was leaving the BMW & myself behind when we were slowing for the corners ! It's a scary piece of road when you don't know it .
Overall I had great craic with the other marshalls . Met a bunch of Cork lads on Sunday morning , the slagging was good . I was on Atlantic Drive with guys from Cookstown motor club , haven't laughed as much in ages . Looking forward to the next event - anything coming soon Johnny ?