RTG AlMex Daily Dispatch - FINAL - Flipbook - Page 34
27 August to
26 September 2023
Day 19 Moab Rest Day
15 September 2023
photos: Marcus rowe - gerardbrown.co.uk
rest day number three and by now everyone knows
the deal, it’s a marathon not a sprint; laundry has
to be done, cars fixed and bodies rested. The result
is various huddles in and around the domestic
facilities and the car park of the well-appointed
Springhill Suites.
naturally the spanners were out early, with John and daisy
pyle’s Chevy requiring a rear brake rebuild. It was the front
stoppers of ean and Alison lewin’s escort which needed
looking at, they’d been binding a little and this competitive
crew want the car near perfect for the last third of the event.
Andreas Honegger and peter Kruse’s Mercedes has been
firing on only 4 of its 6 cylinders recently, so the crew and
sweep team were looking at the distributor. Meanwhile
Adrian and Christine Hodgson’s little Austin was busy in
town having a prop-shaft part made at a local machine shop.
roy Stephenson, perhaps tempting fate given that there’s
another ten days left, made the bold claim that the Mustang
“was running almost perfectly”. Certainly his steering
wheel is still attached, long may it remain so!
After their rest day chores,the crews were free to pursue
a little downtime. Several of them booked helicopter tours
of the nearby Arches national park. nick and Serita Sleep
opted to keep their feet closer to the ground, swapping
four wheels for two and hiring a couple of mountain bikes.
Certainly there has been plenty to see over the last three
weeks and today has been no different. whilst waiting for
her brakes to be sorted, daisy pyle summed it up nicely:
“...in the beginning I was a little apprehensive about this
rally - because it’s a Marathon, but I’ve been enjoying the
challenge. It’s very hard but it’s very enjoyable. The people
are wonderful. There are no words to say how beautiful
the scenery has been. I get goosebumps. everyone should
see it.”
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