Comments on: Christmas comes early: The Driver arrives http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/ The Garage: Your daily dose of automotive news, reviews and motorsports coverage Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:50:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Warwick http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17175 Warwick Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:53:17 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17175 PS - I'm sure this is something you battle against all the time...perception vs. reality! PS – I’m sure this is something you battle against all the time…perception vs. reality!

]]> By: Warwick http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17174 Warwick Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:51:17 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17174 Thanks for the reply Alex! I was just reading the cover of the book and saw the "road rally champion" title... I've been seeing it more and more where I tell someone I'm involved in rally, and they say "oh, like gumball?". As much as the gumball is pretty cool, the prevailing general perception of the public is that it is a bit reckless and dangerous...which isn't what rallying is really about! Maybe we feel the heat here in Vancouver because street racing is such a problem and "racing" gets lumped into the same pot. Hey Alex, want to do Targa Newfoundland next year? hehe. Thanks for the reply Alex! I was just reading the cover of the book and saw the “road rally champion” title… I’ve been seeing it more and more where I tell someone I’m involved in rally, and they say “oh, like gumball?”. As much as the gumball is pretty cool, the prevailing general perception of the public is that it is a bit reckless and dangerous…which isn’t what rallying is really about! Maybe we feel the heat here in Vancouver because street racing is such a problem and “racing” gets lumped into the same pot. Hey Alex, want to do Targa Newfoundland next year? hehe.

]]> By: Jouni http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17172 Jouni Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:02:44 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17172 Can't wait until the book is GA!!! Can’t wait until the book is GA!!!

]]> By: editblog http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17151 editblog Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:22:49 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17151 Hey there was also a nice little article in this month's Wired magazine as well. It was a fun read. I hope the book will be the same. Hey there was also a nice little article in this month’s Wired magazine as well. It was a fun read. I hope the book will be the same.

]]> By: Gary Grant http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17147 Gary Grant Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:14:13 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17147 Man...we need to hook the two of you up some time! A photogenic bald heed and a guy with a killer lens! What a combo! Man…we need to hook the two of you up some time! A photogenic bald heed and a guy with a killer lens! What a combo!

]]> By: Alex Roy http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17145 Alex Roy Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:10:09 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17145 LOL! Road Rally Champion? To be clear, there's been a lot of confusion about what I actually call myself, much of it marketing hype and exaggerated repetition of what I actually claim, which has never been more than "7-Time Road Rally Trophy Winner" - which I clearly define both in the book and on the various forums where this has been discussed. The history of my event participation, and results, well-corroborated & documented, is: 2003 Gumball 3000 Rally - Spirit Of The Gumball Trophy 2004 Gumball 3000 Rally - Style Of The Gumball Trophy 2004 Bullrun USA - 2nd Place & Best Team Trophy 2004 Bullrun Ibiza - 1st Place 2005 Gumball 3000 Rally - 2nd Place 2005 Bullrun USA - 2nd Place 2005 Cross-Country Run - 34 Hours, 46 Minutes 2006 Gumball 3000 Rally - 1st Place 2006 Cross-Country Run #1 - DNF 2006 Cross-Country Run #2 - 31 Hours, 4 Minutes 2007 Gumball 3000 Rally - Event Cancelled 2007 Londino Tour - 2nd Place If anyone has an empty navigator's seat for any upcoming TSD events, I know a bald guy with fantastic mathematical, geographic, technical and logistical skills & experience. Oh yeah, he has a lot of free time these days.... LOL! Road Rally Champion? To be clear, there’s been a lot of confusion about what I actually call myself, much of it marketing hype and exaggerated repetition of what I actually claim, which has never been more than “7-Time Road Rally Trophy Winner” – which I clearly define both in the book and on the various forums where this has been discussed. The history of my event participation, and results, well-corroborated & documented, is:

2003 Gumball 3000 Rally – Spirit Of The Gumball Trophy
2004 Gumball 3000 Rally – Style Of The Gumball Trophy
2004 Bullrun USA – 2nd Place & Best Team Trophy
2004 Bullrun Ibiza – 1st Place
2005 Gumball 3000 Rally – 2nd Place
2005 Bullrun USA – 2nd Place
2005 Cross-Country Run – 34 Hours, 46 Minutes
2006 Gumball 3000 Rally – 1st Place
2006 Cross-Country Run #1 – DNF
2006 Cross-Country Run #2 – 31 Hours, 4 Minutes
2007 Gumball 3000 Rally – Event Cancelled
2007 Londino Tour – 2nd Place

If anyone has an empty navigator’s seat for any upcoming TSD events, I know a bald guy with fantastic mathematical, geographic, technical and logistical skills & experience. Oh yeah, he has a lot of free time these days….

]]> By: Warwick http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/comment-page-1/#comment-17141 Warwick Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:48:56 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/christmas-comes-early-the-driver-arrives/#comment-17141 I really wish he would stop calling himself a "road rally champion". What he does puts the REAL sport of rally in a bad light. I really wish he would stop calling himself a “road rally champion”. What he does puts the REAL sport of rally in a bad light.

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