Shared experiences

It looks like this time it really is over for Marcus Gronholm in the World Rally Championship.
He started the Irish rally with the daunting proposition of having to keep up with Loeb on the Frenchman's favorite surface, but on day one the Finnish driver simply loses traction on the wet roads and hits a wall sideways, completely destroying the car and even knocking him unconscious. Luckily both Gronholm and co-driver Rautiainen were uninjured after being looked over in a hospital, but this gives Loeb a ten point advantage that only a retirement on his part will lose, and after he sacrificed that benefit in Japan we can't expect him to make the same mistake again.
Subaru once again fall out of favor as Atkinson, Pons, and Irish privateer Meeke all familiarize their Imprezas with the bushes, with Henning Solberg and his Focus the last victims of the day.
My favorite, Mikko Hirvonen once again proves how incredibly awesome he is: Both Citroen drivers Loeb and Sordo overshoot a corner due to a small muddy bump before it, with Hirvonen coming up behind them not long later and doing exactly the same thing. The difference being that as the Citroen drivers hit the breaks and reverse back onto the track, Hirvonen keeps his foot down and speeds to the junction just down the road, spectators think he's out of control and scatter in every direction, but they underestimate the flying Finn as he does a handbrake turn in the extra room, actually smiling and giving the crowd a wink before dashing off back onto the track. Absolute legend.

Last night was spent bowling in Stevenage with the boisterous Bertie, the delightful Cassie, the sultry Chrissie, and the fantastically lascivious Nicola. It was an enjoyable outing that highlighted the fact that Wii sports does not improve your proficiency in real life activities.
I also reinforced my domination on the brilliant arcade racer Outrun 2, which will now no doubt be played upon every trip to Stevenage.

Packing at work today wasn't too bad, it's more engaging and physically demanding than picking, but I still don't appreciate getting home at 1730.
The highlight of the day was seeing an S14 drive past me just outside the warehouse, my jaw dropped and I could only stare enviously as it turned off to park nearby. Tomorrow I'm going to get there a little early and see if I can talk to the driver, and maybe even blag a ride.