Don't Cry for me Hagfors, Sweden
By: Hector
Hälsningar och hur är du? It is a chilly country this Sweden, there is no doubt about that. I was originally going to be among the hordes of other journalists for this show in the snow until I heard somebody say “Competitors can effectively come across nearly just as many different types of ice during the Swedish Rally as the number of flavours they can find at a Haagen-Dazs store! Quipping aside…” That was the coup de grate for that strategem. So I was on my own until a press release had come through confirming that other competitors had agreed to the late entry of Daniel Carlsson. The Swede proclaimed “we are really happy to get to the startline on Friday morning. We want to thank all other competitors for letting the sporting talk - we will do everything we can to give them a hard fight!” So I headed over to the Mitsubishi team and proclaimed “Hello! Can I follow Daniel throughout the weekend?” The team and Daniel proclaimed “Yes!” more...