Sunday

We only lose one more tyre en route to Hail, and I decide to drive the race car the remaining 120km. By 1600hrs we reach Hail's answer to Fawlty Towers - the apalling Jebelain Hotel. They aren't expecting us till Tuesday, and they aren't expecting the four of us to need more than one room. We blag the available room and head out to Maghwat Conference Centre, a.k.a. Rally HQ. After completing our documentation and picking up the rally stickers, and Dr Saleh of SAMF sorts out our hotel problems. By the time we get back to the hotel, we're ready to hit the sack.