by Stuart
30. August 2011 13:57
Since I was the nominated driver, I had stopped drinking early – but still felt pretty wrecked – probably from all the planking I did the night before.
Nice drive up to Dingle up Conor pass.
Dingle was a bit desolate and not as nice as I remembered it – everything was shut and we wondered around an hour or so before finding a spot for tea.
View stu201108290825 in a larger map We then pushed on through more gorgeous scenery through Killarney and up a great road to Molls gap. More fantastic scenery.
For some reason, possibly as most of the beer was gone, the Metro seemed to be performing great and I managed to catch a Primera, who let me pass, and keep pace with a Golf. The passengers did seem a bit concerned about my driving on the right though.
Stopped for food and nice town of Kenmare and John took over.
View John201108291217 in a larger map Eventually we hit the Healey pass.
Where John decided to race a bicycle.
This was probably the best bit of road of the rally. Shortly after a new squeak started and we stopped to find the drivers side front brakes to be cooking.
We let them cool and ploughed on.
View Martin201108291349 in a larger map Martin took over the driving and when the brakes started squealing again we stopped, took the wheel off and freed the callipers by loosening them and applying a screw driver blade and WD40.
Back in action we ploughed on to the finish – a pretty straight and uneventful drive.
We checked into a B&B for a bit of last night luxury.
After a couple of beers and some chips and curry we went to the finish party – great stuff. Congrats to all who finished and particularly the winners.