Contrasting emotions

Andy Davies was an unfortunate retirement in his Ford Fiesta R5, bowing out of his home event on SS7 when he went off and pierced his radiator. But co-driver Michael Gilbey was at least full of wonderment about the turn-out for the opening two stages in his home-town of Aberystwyth. “I never thought I’d see this,” he said. “To see people standing out on their porches it’s just incredible, wow. The amount of times I’ve walked along here, it got a bit faster this time!”