I Won!

Liz · 25 Nov 2002, 18:43 (Ref:436594)

I would like to brag that I have won the contest on WRC.com to get a copy of Burns' autobiography by correctly predicting where he would finish in the Rally GB.

That is, in the ditch.

I am very glad I won as the chances of getting any books about rally over here are somewhere between slim and fat. Can't wait to read it!

**garcon** · 25 Nov 2002, 18:48 (Ref:436598)

Superb!

Well done!

You'll be one of the first stateside to discover just how dull Richard Burns really is!

I'm kidding. No really. Met him once. Ever such a nice chap. And not averse to the occasional toll booth grand prix, apparently...

Lee Janotta · 25 Nov 2002, 19:36 (Ref:436616)

I'm sure Richard is just ecstatic that his book is going to people who predicted he wouldn't even finish his home rally!

Liz · 26 Nov 2002, 01:03 (Ref:436830)

If he were to ask me why I predicted his early exit from his home race, I would not have said "Because you're a loser" (that would be McRae) ... I would have said "Because I knew you would be hanging it all out on the line with nothing to lose and everything to gain, and in Rally there is a very fine line between the two sides of that line. The odds were pretty good that anybody going hammer and tongs was going to end up in the ditch."

ss_collins · 27 Nov 2002, 01:14 (Ref:437630)

very diplomatic, but promise me you won't make any predictions on my road rallying when my book comes out!!! man those trees would hurt!

Liz · 27 Nov 2002, 02:16 (Ref:437642)

Depends on which race it is as to where I predict you'll end up.

If Carlos Sainz wants to know where he'll end up, I may suggst "At my place ... "

Liz · 4 Dec 2002, 03:35 (Ref:442280)

UPDATE: The book arrived today -- had a quick leaf through it and the pictures are worth the price of the book even before I start reading it. (I mean, it would be worth the price I would have paid if I hadn't won it.)

I wish more drivers would write autobiographies. I even enjoyed Mansell's book, although if I were his wife he'd have never lived long enough to win any Formula One races.

Recovery · 7 Dec 2002, 19:28 (Ref:445193)

Hi Liz,

Just a short note to let you know I'll be holding a raffle in the new year to raise funds for a Rally Recovery Unit and two of the prizes I've put together so far are a photo of McRae/Grist in the WRC Focus which has been signed by McRae, Sainz and Martin; and the book 'Rally Cars' by Reinhard Klein which has been signed by Richard Burns - so if you want to have a go at winning again WATCH THIS SPACE!

Liz · 8 Dec 2002, 02:16 (Ref:445369)

i will watch -- although if you'd got Nicky Grist to sign it I'd have entered a dozen times!

P.S. If you take donations, PM me with details. I am a big supporter of recovery units, especially considering what those drivers do to their cars and occasionally to themselves.