WOW! What a rally. This was one of the first times since I have been involved in rally that ANY car with the best driver/co-driver team could win. The roads at Cherokee are really an equalizer for rally cars.
The 6 mile shakedown stage that was SS1 at Rally Tennessee saved some teams from unexpected problems in competition. Running the stage was also a great training and brush up session for control officials. I even got to practice the "Beryl-Ann" move with a local lady until that charmer, Ray Hocker arrived.
My big surprise was the competitors forgot to tell me that they had a base jump with a "Cudzu Climb" planned on SS2. I know the brochure says "They Fly At Cherokee Trails" but really that was not meant to be taken literally
Congratulations to all of the hardy souls who made it to the finish. The "top ten."
Thank you to all of the people who helped with Cherokee. After SS2, we learned that many of our rally officials have all types of wiley ways and abilities to get cars out of precarious situations.
A bunch of giant turkeys made my life interesting while doing course opening 00 safety car. Who knew they could be that big and swarm!
More when I recover from the great equalizer- Cherokee Trails!
Kendall
