It’s going to rain on Rally GB, that’s for certain. It means the grip levels and visibility levels can be highly unpredictable.
Encountered some spectator problems today on Dayinsure @WalesRallyGB recce..??
Another good day in the co-drivers seat across some of the best stages in the UK, even Europe.
Really looking forward to my home #WRC round which kicks off with Shakedown tomorrow morning. pic.twitter.com/fXENYzth3w
— Phil Hall (@PhilHallRally) October 3, 2018
This makes recce super-critical. Make good pace notes, and you can go faster in the fog. We had a great recce in GB, it felt good to be on home turf, however with the route change a lot of the stages were unfamiliar to us. I can tell you, for me there is no better feeling in Rallying than being flat out in the fog, knowing the two of you in the car are absolutely committed to the pace notes.
It's damp..it's muddy and we are in a forest in Wales. Must be time for day 2 of @WalesRallyGB recce.. pic.twitter.com/BsbuoMFaMH
— Phil Hall (@PhilHallRally) October 3, 2018
The other thing about Wales Rally GB is that’s it’s a test of endurance too, not in the rough, battering way that Turkey was, but in the get up at 4am and go to bed at midnight kind of way. Long, long days with few opportunities to service the car or get a break. Big distances in wet, cold, muddy conditions. It’s a classic challenge.
We had a good shakedown, and a good opening stage on Thursday night. And we followed that on Friday by getting stuck in and building a nice lead in the howling, rain-soaked forests of North Wales. We had a good day.
‘Getting on with it’…. building a 1min40sec lead in the fog and rain of Friday #welcometowales
?@JakobEbrey @OfficialWRC @Becsywecsy @voiceofrally @MSportLtd @RoyalAirForce pic.twitter.com/R2WJ2F2wmb— Phil Hall (@PhilHallRally) October 9, 2018
Saturday should have been about managing the gap, but a puncture in the second pass of Myherin saw us drop a lot of time. So, we had to fight back.
And over Saturday evening and Sunday that’s what we did, ultimately coming away with our first WRC 3 category win… and on our home event! A very happy memory.
After yet another super tough @WalesRallyGB, it's been awesome to take the WRC3 win on my home event.?
Typical #WRGB conditions were met with long days and tricky conditions, making the win that little bit extra special.?
More soon…
? @eWRCresults pic.twitter.com/ExidRXNRbx
— Phil Hall (@PhilHallRally) October 7, 2018