[obrut]

hey brett,

firstly, be very very careful doing recce in adelaide - they get pretty nasty if they catch you driving 'sportily' in any way

as to navigating, i think the main thing is to have a very clear signal for falling off the notes - yelling "i'm off the notes!!" works for us - and another clear signal when stuart is absolutely positive that he is back on the notes. it is easy to lose your place during long strings of similar corners. only drive to what you can see until you are both sure you are back on the notes.

also, be clear on the process to follow to get back on - ie. check terratrip, look for next distance marker in notes, find place, check one or two corners etc etc - it is during this processs that people get flustered

when simon and i first started competing together we would
have an 'off the notes' about once each day. (thankfully, i can't remember any in the last 2 or 3 events we have done)

otherwise, try and give feedback on the rythym of his calls - let him know when they're too early or too late. i also like a lot of repitition so i have a constant flow of info

maybe also try and go a little easy on day 1 (it only has one big stage from memory - the last). ca doesn't ease into it with low base times like day 1 of tt - the stages are fully handicapped from the get go

i'll try and get simon to chime in on his perspective