Written by:Steve Hart
9/14/2009 6:57 PM 

OK I need to say that I am watching the Bills game as I am writing this entry. I can't believe that the bills are up 7-0, hopefully they can keep it up. OK back to the race. We had a long day which included 7 race stages along with transit stages (traveling to racing stages) we covered about 350 miles today. Today was a rainy windy day in the mid fifties. We left St John's at 7:30am and drove to Argentia for the first stage. The race stages are on closed roads and we were flying through the stages. Tom figured out the computer and we were confident we could maintain the average speed which ranged from 50-90 kilometers. After the second stage The village of Placentia hosted a breakfast for the competitors at the "Placentia Star of the Sea Hall". All the local people have been extremely hospitable. The locals are all along the course watching the racing stages and cheering us on. As the day progressed the clouds lifted and the sun came out so the race committee raised the speed on the course as it dried out. We switched drivers in the afternoon and were ready to tackle the last three stages. The navigators job is to call out the course and to tell the driver what speed he needs to maintain. The drivers job is to maintain the speed the navigator calls out and to keep the car on the road and out the the ditches (which are all filled with rocks). After the the six stage the teams were to a delicious lunch at the Royal Canadian Legion. The menu include baked cod and a host of great deserts. All the locals of Eastport showed up at the legion and to watch the last two stages. We ended our last racing stage at 5:30 and had a 90 kilometer drive back to Gander. We made it back to the community center at 7:00 pm. At the hotel we had a light dinner and checked the results; we had a good day with no penalties and we are in a six way tie for first. Tomorrow the times get shorter and it will be difficult to stay penalty free. We are having a blast and all the other competitors have been helpful with advice and encouragment. Time to get some rest. GO BILLS!!!

One casualty of the race

Before day 1 start

Good first stage

Breakfast at Placentia

Lunch at Eastport Legion

Beautiful country

Nice Porsche racing by

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