Car rally
2009
The last time I took part in a car rally I didn’t finish it because my 2 friends and I gave up trying to decipher the clues. The rally was part of SPH’s 150th celebration and we thought it would be fun.
So when I saw the Singapore Cricket Club car rally, I thought it would be fun too and signed up with 3 other friends to form one team. It’s a good team, all could read maps, and were good at deciphering clues. It was based on F1, so we were sent to look for the info given at 5 locations which were car showrooms and service centres.
So on an overcast Saturday June 13, we sat out at 3pm to drive all over Singapore. We’re expected to finish in 2 hours and we did it in 2.20. We’d to look for the information at the Toyota, Mercedes Benz and Ferrari, drive down Singapore’s old grand prix road - the winding road that led to Pierce reservoir – and then to Ritz Carlton opposite where the F1 car pits were located. Nearly 100km but was quite fun.
In the end, we’re came 3rd and got a bottle of wine for our efforts.
Lesson I learnt was that in car rallies, you need people who can read maps and navigate, know who to call to get info so that you can decipher clues faster. Because we’re also racing against time and trying to solve the clues, the ride is often bumpy as the driver (I was driving) must speed, stop suddenly and turn. So your friends mustn’t be the car sick type. No fun to have someone barf in the car, not that anyone did in this rally.
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