Rally GB Day Two

It was a generally quiet day in Wales, with Petter Solberg taking a clean sweep of stages (the last state, the superspecial at Cardiff, will be run this evening). He’s extended his lead to just over 40 seconds ahead of Sebastien Loeb, and Loeb has resigned himself to getting the Xsara to the finishing ramp […]

Rally GB Day One Update #2

With only the superspecial at Cardiff left on the day, Petter Solberg has a slim 6 second lead over Sebastien Loeb. The two traded fastest stage times all day, with Loeb admitting he’s pushing hard, and Solberg simply going with the flow. Tommi Makinen is having a fantastic final rally, and he’s currently in third […]

Rally GB Day One Update

It’s been quite a day in Wales so far. First, the bad news. Carlos Sainz is out. He spun his Xsara off the road during SS3, and though Sainz and Marc Marti were unhurt, they could not continue. Markko Martin is also out with mechanical issues with his Focus. He was having problems from the […]

Rally GB Preview

The Rally Great Britain begins tomorrow, and the driver’s championship will be decided on the muddy forest roads in Wales. Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb are tied atop the points table, and Petter Solberg is only a point behind. If any one of the three of them win the rally, the championship will be theirs. […]

Mandala

Matt has posted a few pics of my futile efforts on the Mandala…. Getting started…. Matching in the undercling… Trying to hit the intermediate….

The Vacation Story

We just got back from a week in lovely Bishop California. This post will be more of the short of it, just because. First, good news — Seb traveled well. He got a round of applause at the end of our flight into Las Vegas because he quite calm the entire flight. He generally slept […]