Andrew: Today was fast. On the second stage, which Jody was driving, Nigel Mortimer, our team engineer, said we were giving him a heart attack with our speed! And that was a 23 km stage with rain and mist. We had every type of weather today. The only thing we didn't see was snow or sleet. There were exciting stages, too. During a stage in Fortune, which I was driving, we came around a corner and almost clipped a house. Honestly, we only missed it by millimeters. Didn't lift, though. Kept on going and smoked it.
Jody: That's one thing about Targa I didn't expect -- how long the stages could be and how close we'd drive by houses. We've heard we were fast today, but we were just trying to be consistent. I guess because of our infantry training, we're self-critical. We try to learn from our mistakes and do it right. We're definitely more relaxed in the car, though. On the first day, it was super intense, no talking in the car. Now we're pointing things out that we're passing, and the navigator has time to comment on the line we're taking.
Andrew: The car needs new brakes tonight. We wore them out today. And we'll get fresh tires because we still have some left within the regulations. Other than that, tomorrow we're going to do exactly what we've been doing. Our goal is to finish strong.
Jody: Our strategy is not to make a mistake on the last day. We have to keep things in perspective. The navigator has to be the angel on the shoulder telling the driver to take it easy when necessary. We know we're getting tired, so it's an early night.
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