DAY SIX & SEVEN

Greetings from the gold capital of the world!!

My apologies for no blog last night......we were all absolutely buggered and needed an early'ish night!!!

Yesterday started off fantastic for Kerry & Naomi and the blitzed the first 2 stages and made up some great time and a few positions. THe 2nd stage yesterday was reported by all drivers and their navi's as the hardest stage anyone has ever done!! It was a massive 250kms long for that 2nd stage and it was very technical and full on. Even the guys who had raced in this event for the entire lives had never done anything like that one!! So, for Kerry and Naomi to make up time and do an awesome job is an absolute credit to them as a team!! ANd the car didn't miss a beat yesterday again!! Unfortunately they did get a puncture yesterday!! But this was the first tyre that had to change out on the track so that is a very good effort......especially after last year when they had gone through 13 tyres in the first few stages!!!!! THe good old BF's are definitely the way to go!!!

Unfortunately the silly ching-chongs got in Kerry and Naomi's way in the 3rd stage and, of course, when they called them on the radio they didn't move over!!! So, the little NIssan got a little lost in the dust of the Chinese which caused some problems and Kerry and Naomi los some time trying to find the right track. It's very frustrating for the team when you have to contend wih people who don't (or perhaps won't) speak english and respond to a norma racing request!!! But.....thems the breaks......and that's racing......and Kerry and Naomi are safe and hit camp pretty late last night......rolling in with one little headlight to see with!! When Jono went to inspect what had happened with the other headlight.....there was no fault or problem with it.......there wasn't one!!! The whole headlight had fallen out and is somewhere out in the scrub with the million other parts that have fallen off the Nissan and all the other cars and bikes throughout the week!!! I bet we could make a few interesting beasts with all the parts we'd find out there!!

Everyone is up and at it this morning and taking it easy....Kerry has been back for a poppy-nap and has just gotten up and Naomi is stirring everyone up and ready and rearing to go! It's a late start today so we all had a nice sleep in and relaxing around our camp. THe poor Nissan is looking a bit worse for wear!! She's been battered and bruised all week and is still going strong though! She's definitely a trooper and Kerry & Naomi have definitely shared many highs and lows with her throughout the week! She may not be the prettiest thing around, but geez she goes good!!

Naomi has been the incident report queen this week and hs given the "jury" plenty to do!! Kerry and Naomi even 'fessed up yesterday when they accidentally ran down a fence after they got lost in a bit of dust! Very honest team we have! They also put in another incident report yesterday to see if they could get some compassionate time for having to stop to reuscitate an echidna!!!! Unfortunately the echidna didn't make it.......but it sure gave the jury and the organisers something to laugh at!!! They didn't get their compassionate time, but everyone was impressed bout them reporting the fence that was knocked down!

We've just had some team photos done next to the car! We got some "interesting" photos yesterday whilst out on the stages and i am hoping that Jono will upload them once i have finished this so you can all have a squiz at some of the mischief we got up to!!!

My battery in the computer is about to die so i will sign off and hope to update later today again.

Kerry and Naomi are about to head out for their last and final stage of the comp and are currently sitting in 13th i think so they have donean awesome job!

Take care all! Talk again soon!

Cheers from Kalgoorlie

Jodi and the best team in the comp!!!