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Event 10, autocross - best ever finish at 22th

Where to start? Peehaps with "bitter sweet"?

This was an effort by an almighty team which demonstrated its superb strengh, and paid for it by utter exhaustion:) As long as i am the captain, such efforts will not be repeated (unless the stars alight somehow).. The toll is simply something not worth the while, and we have to get better at managing the "fun" component.. We have nothing to prove now, all should know we're world class now:)

Even with our brilliance, we are still learning.. Clearly to split and regroup after this event is something we ought to have discussed some more, not let blind team 'loyalties' keep us from gaining lot more gold for members over all. We will know for next time:)

So, Team IRA, how it happeend?

The battle lines were drawn early, with the troops no doubt  buoyed by the steely calm presence of their captain in the initial attack wave:) Normally the Elcap is napping at the starts of events:) The powerful blitzkrieg drove a devestating breach into the enemy lines, peaking at position 19 early, and the intensity never letting it slip out of top 30 rest of the war.. More than few legendery teams must have gone "who are these IRA guys??":)

New member, appropriately named Tank (Mike C) quitely dug in, peppering the enemy lines from the start.. In his second mission Johnathan again performed with great valour also.. Very pleasant to have these aboard by the way, injecting moral and support to the whole team. Medals to both juniors:)

Captains generals, and his vital right hand men, in TK, Larry, GH and John again leading the massive early salvo with rest of the team hugely chipping in as the challenge progressed. TK and Larry hardly stopped all event, both of their gun barrels knuckle white.. Perhaps temporarily crazed by the ugly sight of the no prisoners war, GH started to set manic times in his T14, which took a collective team efforts to figure out and ways around:) Johns all day on and off contribution was beyond valour, as he often glanced at the family photograph duties while uncompromisingly moving down more rides.. Then came the superb mid game efforts,  partisan Jo B, Lez amazingly hurricaning all the way beyond enemy lines, Ash, Tuyan - really all vital contributions.. Train specialist Sirebel battling the unfavourable technical elements:) Stan, NS and Mike E making a valuable efforts which are to not be distorted by the top guns of the tables.. Your captain knows the value of such, and is grateful..

Apologies if the chronicle does not truly reflect the events as they happened, your captain sustain a mild sleep deprived head injuries and his recollections might thus not be written in stone:)

Discharge papers were processes for Xyz, after another silent awol.. Guille should be back from the travels around this time, and unless reporting in to his comrades will be at least temporarily dismissed come the next challenge.. Makes the team effort even more remarkable without these two making a contribution..

Team, we have reached a pinnacle of what i consider achievable for our fun team.. From here, and with nothing more to prove re our strengths, we will be less intensive.. Top 100 when appropriate will be the tone of our efforts at maximum.. I want all the troops to not be disheartened by the massive sacrifice needed, so to take it easier will be the fuure motto!!:)

We have our internal tables to keep the comradeship and valor up, and most now know their spot in the team.. We're close to being a great fun team, with a reductant facebook private page also.. There is time i hope we will get to know the team members more closely:)

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