I've been so caught up with the rebuild of the Beast that I haven't taken the time to pay tribute to the NewTrix Crew who did all the hard work behind the scenes in Liwa.
Rick Carless once again resumed his position as 'Technical Director', coming over from UK to spend a week getting hot, sweaty and sandy. He's in the process of editing some video he took, along with some of my in-car stuff, so watch this space!
Richard Bailey packed his entire inventory of tools onto the pickup and drove each day to the service point (which is not a bunch of fun in a slow vehicle). He then masterminded the reconstruction of the wrecked car, working with Rick to straighten panels, fit a temporary windscreen, fit temporary rear lights, and re-wire everything. Sadly it was all to no avail, as the engine was full of sand after the rollover, but they worked like stars to get it finished.
Kate Stedman was a new recruit to NewTrix, also flying out from UK to help. She took over all the various housekeeping duties which Sheila usually does, washing race-kit, sweeping and cleaning the car, and making sure we all had food and drink. The left Sheila free to concentrate on the road-book each evening.
The mysterious Phantom Blogger (aka Ersatz von Frankenblogger) was once again on hand, on line and usually off-topic with his inimitable blend of fact and fantasy (mainly the latter). If only we knew who he was, we could thank him properly.....
And of course, my trusty co-driver Sheila. For the second time this season she's had to escape from a rolled race-car! As usual her navigation was spot-on, we never missed a waypoint. When we blew the idler pulley bearing on Day 1, she was on the tools with me getting the new serpentine belt fitted, what a star!
Rick Carless once again resumed his position as 'Technical Director', coming over from UK to spend a week getting hot, sweaty and sandy. He's in the process of editing some video he took, along with some of my in-car stuff, so watch this space!
Richard Bailey packed his entire inventory of tools onto the pickup and drove each day to the service point (which is not a bunch of fun in a slow vehicle). He then masterminded the reconstruction of the wrecked car, working with Rick to straighten panels, fit a temporary windscreen, fit temporary rear lights, and re-wire everything. Sadly it was all to no avail, as the engine was full of sand after the rollover, but they worked like stars to get it finished.
Kate Stedman was a new recruit to NewTrix, also flying out from UK to help. She took over all the various housekeeping duties which Sheila usually does, washing race-kit, sweeping and cleaning the car, and making sure we all had food and drink. The left Sheila free to concentrate on the road-book each evening.
The mysterious Phantom Blogger (aka Ersatz von Frankenblogger) was once again on hand, on line and usually off-topic with his inimitable blend of fact and fantasy (mainly the latter). If only we knew who he was, we could thank him properly.....
And of course, my trusty co-driver Sheila. For the second time this season she's had to escape from a rolled race-car! As usual her navigation was spot-on, we never missed a waypoint. When we blew the idler pulley bearing on Day 1, she was on the tools with me getting the new serpentine belt fitted, what a star!
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| L to R: Kate, Richard, Sheila, Ian, Rick Photo credit: Grumpy Goat
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After the awards dinner on Thursday, the party moved on to the Y-Bar at the Rotana. I am led to believe that security kicked us all out at 4am...
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| Rick and Dominic Spiller |
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| Sheila, Ali Mirza and Stephan Schott |
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| Phantom Blogger, Dominic, Sheila, Kate, Rick |
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| Sheila, Ali Mirza, Claire |
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