Whilst doing a bit of sneaky testing at Brands Hatch in my new Civic Type R, the circuit was shut for a couple of hours to rebuild the tyre wall at Clearways, not caused by me this time I hasten to add.  Iain Gibson and myself were therefore kicking our heels a bit, we had given the Civic a full service as required by Japanese engineering i.e. we cleaned the windscreen and put some more juice into it. This left only one option but to head for the bar.
As we headed into the bar/restaurant, we bumped into Andy Elcomb loitering outside the mens’ toilets. Clearly embarrassed by this he avoided all questions by asking 'Want a go in rally car lads?'' He then gave us a pair of helmets and said 'Follow me'!  We didn’t know whether to get excited or even more concerned.
Anyway, with true Elcomb hospitality he gave us each 3 laps around the rally course at Brands in a 206 Cup car at full chat. Top bloke! Naturally, I gave Andy a few useful pointers and he soon began to get used to hand-brake turns. He definitely showed promise.

Cheers again Andy!

Neil Armstrong