Hi Alan, Spectacular scenery. A sobering day, but at least we are still
in the rally. Peter wants to say a few words.
Late in the afternoon, we came across an accident which had occured to
our "un-official " Team Healey collegues - David Stonely & Dennis
Pomfret. Apparently, in overtaking a slower entrant, Dennis lost control
of the Healey and had launched themselves backwards, at speed, out over
a steep wooded bank and had landed some 100 ft out from the verge and
down some 50 ft.
This was witnessed by the occupants of the other car as it spun in front
of them - fortunately both of them walked, or crawled, out of the Healey
with cuts, bruises and shock. Ann attended to their cuts and I went down
the slope with great difficulty as it was so steep, to look at the car.
It had taken some small trees out and had come to rest amoungst rocks on
its wheels or what was left of them.
It would appear that the Healey is a write-off and the fact that both of
them came out alive is due credit to the roll-bar and the overall
strength of the Healey. We had to wait 40 minutes before some of the CRA
organisers arrived on the scene at which stage we left.
This incident has made us consider as to how competitive we should be in
these timed stages, at the moment, the main priority now is to keep
ourselves and XRU 100 in one piece with the overall view of getting
around the world - as to how many penalty points we accrue by being late
does not really feature.
Alan, Bob - can you put this on our website and let all our supporters
and helpers know what has happened.
Many thanks
Peter.