Jody: After the first stage, there was a collective sigh of relief. Now we're having fun.
Andrew drove the stages in the morning, and I drove in the afternoon. All together, there were six stages. We had no incidents and finished 12th in our division (out of 22 teams). The car is handling like a dream.
We've both realized the important role of the navigator: he will win or lose the rally. And we have an agreement that nothing is to be taken personally by the driver when the navigator gives advice or shouts instructions. It's the navigator's job to tell the driver to stop or slow down. He knows where the car's going.
We've also realized that we can't be over exuberant. We're not going for the day but the whole week. We think we did well today, and we expect to get sharper and shaper each day by Friday.
But boy, tonight we're ready for a good night's sleep. Andrew compared it to an op. Before you go out, you pack your gear and go to bed for the 4:00 am call, but you just lie awake all night going over the drills. That's what we were both like last night.
Tomorrow's a long day. Can't wait.
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