We arrived home early yesterday evening (minus our check-in luggage which missed the connecting flight in Helsinki!), completely shattered after a great week of racing and celebrating.
I'm absolutely amazed at the amount of time, organising, and dedication that has gone into the running of this Euros event, it was second to none.
The venue was fantastic as you've probably all gathered by now; track looked ace (even though I didn't have chance to drive around it myself - I broke Jimmys car last year when I tried out the Austria track). The organisers had thought of pretty much everything - and then some. I was suprised to hear that some of their plans were unable to be carried out due to time running out - I think the event was so full-on I can't imagine that it could have been any better if they'd tried.
There were a huge amount of people involved in the smooth running of this race, I think between 90-100 in all throughout the course of the week.
I have to say that having access to on-site internet connection made our lives a lot easier, it meant that Jimmy was able to update the report throughout the day, rather than having to rush it before having to drive out to find a 'hot-spot'. We were able to relax much more in the evenings because of this. Also when our laptop had problems latching on to the wireless connection the organisers were fantastic at trying to get that working for us, and when all else failed they very kindly provided us with a wired connection so oOple could be kept up to date. So thanks a million for that
Big thanks also to all the help from timekeeping / race office for providing photo-copies of the results, and of course to Scotty (even though Jimmy crashed every time you said he was in the lead
) for providing us with useful statistics, and of course just for being Scotty and making the event all the more exciting.
I thought the jump contest was a great idea and was exciting to watch, it's ironic how many cars ramped off the triple in the contest without breaking, yet during races was the cause of a number of car breakages (Tricky in the second leg of the A final being one, I think?).
Having an official Euros hotel was good too, not just for the UK team, but for all teams who chose to stay there, it was nice mixing with people who are too busy being superstar racers in the daytime.
And finally a massive thanks to everyone who helped us out with spare parts, tyres, set-ups, Vodka, and great company throughout the week.
Hope everyone has had a safe journey home (preferably with their luggage),
Vicky
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