2008 - Tuesday (All Over)
Well we are back in Melbourne. Did we do well, yes, but not as well as was reported. We managed a 12th outright in the classic competition which was better than around 30th last year, but we had a mix up on Sunday and through no direct fault of our own lost our class win to a competitor by 11 seconds.
Not to worry, it was boring winning class and category trophies every year (Right!!!!).
The car and crew returned with no dents, bumps or scratches.
As most people following us would know we have run the Michellin TB15 tyres the last 3 years waiting for rain. This year we pushed on with 4 Dunlop D02’s and 2 TB15’s as backups for the rain. No rain, so the Dunlop’s lasted the trip and to very good effect.
With the freshened engine, tyres and a great team we had a very good result.
Thanks go to Paul Girt (my navigator) for keeping things cool during the stress times, Porsche Centre Melbourne for the car preparation and on going roadside and night assistance during the event, and also to the car’s sponser, Dial Before You Dig, who this year ran 4 cars finishing, 1st, 3rd, 7th and 12th outright in Classic, and 2nd in handicap event.
I think this was a great result, and the TV advertising that correlated with the event seamed to help the message. We were approached a number of times with people asking if we were on the Tele.
I would like to thank John from wireless.ozcom.net who assisted us during the event with a wireless internet connection in Launceston, and even though we had some problems has been very responsive in rectifying the problem.