Skoda Rally Blog

Well, I think so. I had a bit of a “how did I miss that?” moment earlier. I’ve got the new lightweight rear doors on (saving 18kg for the pair, which isn’t the earth, but it won’t hurt, will it?), and everything else is right; the First aid kit is fitted, everything else is done. So I go to collect my freshly-cut wets from Steve, and get the numbers for the doors. And then I put the road tyres back on the front as it looks like it’s going to rain and I don’t want any issues with either grip, wear or the law on the way down! I stack the tyres I have ready for Con and Kev to pick up tomorrow, and then I realise that I’ve not got any inters to go on the front! And that’s most likely what I’ll be needing! D’oh! So tomorrow’s “relaxed” morning will now turn into a bit of a rush to find a tyre place to pull a pair off some rims I already have and bung ’em on the Skoda rims! D’oh! What an idiot!

Apart from that, everything is sorted – the spares and tools are in the garage ready to be collected, the car is sorted, everything is fine. All the paperwork is all in a neat little “Skoda” folder. Everything is good to go. A full 24 hours before it needs to be.

Except there’s always something you’ve forgotten, isn’t there?