Hi all,
Last weekend in Donegal started perfect, a great recce, and an excellent start, 6 stages on Friday wen't as smooth as ever, and we ended the day in a comfertable 2nd overall. It was the happiest I have been in a long time with my pace and overall package. However, little did I know when I woke on Saturday morning, that I was arising to one of the dullest days in my life so far.
An average first stage dropped us back to 3rd behind Tim McNulty, but as I learned before, it's best just to leave the WRC boys to it! I went into SS8 Fanad Head with a lot of hope, as it was a stage I really enjoyed from last year. We were having a really good run, as we approached a high speed section of the stage. There was a late medium left followed by a flat right hander. I just cut the inside of the left a little too much and hit a stone and puntured instantly, unfortunatly I could not negotiate the following corner, and we hit a pier of a house at high speed. It was a bitter blow, and again I was denied a great result.
The car was bad, and I dwelled for a while how the team and I were going to be able to afford to get out of this, however soon after, the car became the least of mine or anyones worries. My friend Thomas Maguire, tragically lost his life after an accident while co-driving for another friend of mine Shane Buckley. Thomas was a "sound lad", kept himself to himself, and got on with doing a good job with his co-driving. My thoughts and prayers are with the Maguire family, and also with Shane, who is still seriously ill in hospital in Dublin.
As for myself, we all now need to pull together and try and get us to the start ramp in the Isle of Man
All the best,
Craig
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