“I thought I would update you on my journey to Monte-Carlo. As you know I had to find a last moment co-driver which meant also that I had to relocate my start to Reims instead of Glasgow. This was not all bad as it meant a shorter drive and therefore was a more sympathetic drive to the car. There was a great atmosphere at the start and in true French style they also plied us with champagne prior (to) letting us loose on the road at around 8:30 in the evening. Despite recurring electric problems Thanos and I managed to make it to Monte Carlo after a long drive through fog, rain and snowy conditions. On the way down I had an electric fire behind the dashboard following one of the locals hitting the back of the car and shorting my rear lights, which meant I lost my alternator and had a long drive with nearly no lights in the snowy mountain roads…. When we arrived in Monaco the car broke down (flat battery ) just at the entrance of the F1 tunnel in Monaco and we decided to push it all the way to the podium and made it in time against all odds to join the formal dinner at the Automobile Club of Monaco with the ACM officials, Douglas Anderson and the Scottish crew.. We then went on to smoke cigars looking at the yachts and won some money at the black jack table at the Casino… Though we managed to get the car in Monaco I subsequently broke down in the middle of France on my way back and got rescued by a very kind local farmer… The car is now making its way back on a lorry (I hope) … what an epic journey ! Can’t wait for next year’s Monte … Pierre Lequeux”
