caledon

What a hectic weekend of rallying. I flew down to Cape Town at 6am on Friday morning, and I managed to make it to the first stage just minutes before it started. The driving was impressive to say the least. I covered a rally last year, but I had forgotten the kind of speeds that these guys hit. It's a rush just watching the cars speed past.

The track was dry and exceptionally dusty. It was actually incredibly easy to see the progress of the rally, I just had to follow the dust clouds on the horizon. This did cause a problem for a lot of the drivers though. Reduced visibility meant that caution had to be exercised and valuable seconds were lost.  read more »