"I couldn't believe what I had done," said Hamilton. "The button for the horn is mounted in the centre of the dashboard so that both the driver and co-driver can use it if necessary. We were on a road section between two stages in the Kielder Forest when a motorist in front moved out of our way. I reached across to peep the horn in thanks - and hit the fire extinguisher button which is mounted just below the horn. Next thing, there was foam everywhere around our feet! It was a sort of bizarre champagne moment but the real thing was to come later."
Reminiscent of the classic RAC Rally, the Roger Albert Clark retro challenge attracted over 70 entrants including the newly crowned British Rally champion Mark Higgins who stole this year's Roger Albert Clark title from defending champion and former World Rally champion, Stig Blomqvist. Running for a second year, the Roger Albert Clark Rally drew hordes of spectators, including stars such as Malcolm Wilson, Ford WRC team boss and Skoda's WRC superstar
Colin McRae.
"It was a fantastic sense of achievement to finish such an incredibly tough event," summed up Jardine. "We had fog, ice, mud, sunshine - everything. It was an arduous event truly reminiscent of the way the RAC Rally used to be and this result is really due to a fantastic effort from everyone on the
Sportinglife.com Skoda team."
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