And it appears I am the first to return and put fingers to keys.
That was a heck of a lot of racing gosh darn it, and it was jolly hard fought bumper-to-bumper, classic-car-hurling, Dutch-style-action-filled, spotlight-vanishing, door-mirror-phasing, Dodge-Challenger-teleporting, Eco-Car thrashing, Aston-draughting Clio-mowing, Range-Stormer-drifting fun too.
Although we've been through the party 'thank yous' we might as well make it public - thanks to all who helped organise this season's event, from those who found the venue, to those who set the races, and everyone else who helped in-between. You know who you are, so feel smug and happy.
I myself have eaten enough bacon to last me a lifetime, and it seems I still have much to learn, as for most of my stints of the Clio Enduro, I was smoking grass like it was going out of fashion. This is not the meaning of the above-mentioned Dutch-style-action.
Far, far too many double entendres were rolled out, and I do indeed like a jibe as the next man does, but when Specialized was greeted with impressive speed by Roo with a full bore epithet, even I had to quirk an eyebrow. Luckily, the massive insult was taken in the spirit as was intended, and set the tone for the rest of the weekend. My briefing included the words 'this is a family pub, so no swearing', and I then went on to invent at least four new swear words over the course of the 3 days' racing myself. There are squaddies who we could have made blush. I think some of the more inventive combos are going to be included as special moves on the next Tekken Tag Tournament game.
Results and general japery soon (probably in separate threads, when I've got a handle on it) but rest assured folks, we had
a lot of fun.
Roll on the next one... and I've (rather foolishly) volunteered to be race co-ordinator for 'The Dixie'... so if you've got any ideas, PM me.