A compromise in Bulgaria!

Hi all,
Obviously as time progressed, it became impossible to have the car ready for the start of the Isle of Man, and I was forced to give it a skip. It was a really bitter blow, as right from when we purchased the car, I had always said how much I was looking forward to throwing the car at the narrow lanes over there, but it was just not to be. It looked to be an extremely tough event, and credit must be given to Keith and Barry on a great job, and another maximum for them. My co-driver Gareth was out with BRC veteran Gwyndaf Evans in a JRM Evo X and had some bad luck when an off dropped them two minutes and any chance of a three in a row for Gwyndaf. They still managed second place, so more points in the bag.
Our BRC campaign is pretty much gone now, however were going to continue on regardless, as we know that elusive first win can't be far away!
For a while it looked like I was going to be back in M-Sport for the week of the rally, but on Tuesday I was asked to go to Bulgaria as part of the weather crew for the World Team, which I was absolutely ecstatic with! I flew out Wednesday evening, done a quick tour around on Thursday and then the rally started Friday morning. There were lots of early starts, but it was a really interesting job, and I was chuffed to be part of the team. My job was pretty straight forward, but at the same time enjoyable. Reading the temperature, clouds, wind, etc. and reporting back at regular intervals. It gave some time to reflect also, on what's been a pretty dismal season so far, but also look forward to our next event, WRC Rally Finland.
It's going to be a huge challenge for us, with no less than 17 S2000 cars taking part, 10 f those being fiestas. It will be the first time I've competed against other S2000 cars, and my first real gauge as to where I am with this calibre of car.
There is a bit to go yet though, and I still have two weeks work in M-Sport before I leave. I'm in the hydraulics section at the moment, which is interesting work. This section also includes where the dampers are rebuilt, so its really relative to see the inner workings, to understand how they operate.
That's all for now, I'll update closer to Finland!
All the best,
Craig