Updates from David on Patricia's Rally Progress.
513 km (of which 414km Special Section)
The first of the "Big Dune" days arrived with 100m high dunes. For those watching Motors TV, the scale of the dunes was obvious. The secenery following the dunes was unique and breath-taking as the rally sped east through flat desert, peppered with huge rock buttresses.
One truck overturned as it crested a dune and tried to avoid a motorcyclist. Several cars were stuck as they failed to crest the dunes at adequate speed.
The heat was intense and the water supplies were inadequate or late arriving at check-points. On TV, the effect of the heat / lack of water was obvious on Patricia - she was visibly fed-up. However, she finished the day and reported in to our Newsroom on time and with spirits high.
24th position for the day, means Patricia is still at 21st overall.
If you are passing through Angola tomorrow, turn on the TV as the local TV station is running a half hour special on Patricia in the Rally !!
(Apology: We understand that one of our readers has complained about inaccuracies in our reporting. The specific complaint arose because of our earlier suggestion that motorways in China are better than those in Germany. This suggestion was based upon the observations of one of our Field Agents, which, following legal advice, we now accept cannot be the basis for such a sweeping generalisation. We therefore retract our comment and furthermore acknowledge that it is simply impossible for any country to build better roads than Germany. Or make better cars. Or brew better beer. Or make better sausages. We apologise for any distress that we may have caused.)
(Not the) BBC World Service
China
Reminders if you are glued to progress and want up to the minute news:
Motors TV is a good watch each night (21.00 GMT and 23.30 GMT) , repeated the next morning (10.00 GMT) , if you have access to it...
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