Off early. Clear skies, but windy. I worked the first stage at Appleton and hurried on to Point Leamington. I hurried because I wanted to be sure to have time to see and drive the route from Point Leamington to Leading Tickles. Yes, that is the name of a small fishing town on the north coast. I had been told that it was a popular run through the town. Actually there were two stages run here, one to Tickles & the second one back to Point Leamington. The road was opened briefly between the races while the drivers had lunch in Tickles. You can't imagine how unusual it looks to see all these race cars decend upon a little fishing village. Alot of the people come out for autographs & have their picture taken with a favorite car. Its very much a community gathering. Often lunch is prepared by the Legion or by a church auxiliary. Anyway, I quickly hopped in my car and drove the course, took a few pictures and headed back to Leamington. I didn't want to get stuck when the road was closed again. On the way back to Gander, I stopped to watch part od the final stage of the day. Just as I parked an e30 M3 came sliding around the corner and nearly lost it. Sorry, no photo.
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