Andy Harris

Which stages did you attend?

Friday - Trawscoed 1 & 2, Rheola
Saturday - Crychan 1 & 2, Cardiff SS

Did you not make any of your planned stages due to problems with traffic, etc?

Made Rheola on Friday only by running flat out from the car for a mile or so. Left Trawscoed 2 after the first 15 or so cars.

How did you find the spectator areas?

Trawscoed (D Car Park) was good, although there was only one decent point to watch which meant it was busy. Rheola (E Car Park) viewing area I was in (hairpin) was OK but small, good job plenty of people were having problems still outside as it was completely full. Crychan (A Car Park) hairpin was OK, the quarry was pants, seemed like they decided it was a big open space so they'd make it a viewing area even though it was poor.

There was an abusive marshall as well (I know 99% are sound). This bloke's quote to the public was "I don't give a **** if this stage is cancelled, I have a free pass and will go to the next one". Charming eh, don't mind the paying punters.

Cardiff SS - not great viewing - it's hard to see much from ground level when the cars are running in a dug-out track. As for the park/ride I have to second all the comments about chaos, overloaded buses etc etc - complete rubbish. I wouldn't go again unless it was free.

Any interesting or funny moments?

See above I guess regarding abusive marshal at Crychan, who deservedly got a few chants concerning his size after his outburst.

How do you think the rally could be improved?

I have the feeling they would be happy to run the rally behind closed doors. Still it won't stop me going as I love the sport. More thought needs to go into the organisation and the viewpoints though if they are going to impose so many restrictions.