I think we were very unlucky, said Cave after the event. The car got into the mud on the outside of the corner and was dragged into a small ditch. The sill dug in and pitched us onto the roof. Some spectators got us back onto our wheels, for which I'm very grateful, but the plugs were fouled and we decided not to risk the engine any further and retire.
Up until that point, things had been going well. The two town stages were really good fun and we had a very good rhythm and feeling with the car. But after the rain on Sunday night, the stages were very tricky. They were quite rutted by the bigger cars in front of us and there were lots of rocks in the road. But we were settling well into the event and driving with a finish in mind.
I feel we were reasonably competitive without pushing too hard, since experience and a good result were the targets. But this was one of those situations that could have gone either way; unfortunately for us this weekend, it went the wrong way. But the car isn't too badly damaged and should be fine for the next event in three week's time.
The car itself suffered broken front and rear windscreens and minor panel damage but nothing that should prevent it being ready for the next round of the National Championship, the Cesis Rally on the weekend of 7-8 June.
![Tom Cave in action on the 2008 Rally Kekava. [Pic credit: Arturs Tinte, www.lifemirror.lv]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/436708.jpg)
