“There have been some particular moments within the service park,” Dave continues. “Clearly, I used to be letting folks sit in it and the younger children had been having pictures by their dad and mom and even dad and mom, grown women and men, had been sitting in it and loving it.
“For me that was particular. I believe lots of them went again in many years to revisit a second the place Colin was truly there. In order that once more was particular. I even received requested to take the automobile right down to the check-out within the service park, you already know the place the timing zone was.
“They simply cherished it, and it was simply… it was cherished. And standing again, like subsequent to the M-Sport tent and watching a whole lot of individuals take a look at your automobile and simply each considered one of them stated it was magnifique. And it was simply… it was, for me, it was very particular. Fairly emotional to be honest.
“And we received to drive the shakedown stage on the Wednesday morning!” he provides. “Very slowly I’d add, however I truly received permission off ACM [Automobile Club de Monaco] to do it.
“I used to be like, my God, that is simply getting higher. I’ve solely been right here a day. Can it get any higher than this? Is that this truly taking place?”
But it did get higher, as the good and the great of the WRC all received the Sharpie out and signed Dave’s automobile.
So the Focus arrived again dwelling within the north-east of England proudly displaying the signatures of Sébastien Ogier, Kalle Rovanperä, Elfyn Evans, Takamoto Katsuta, Sami Pajari, Jari-Matti Latvala, Juha Kankkunen, Cyril Abiteboul, Wealthy Millener, Grégoire Munster, Josh McErlean and so many extra – even the DirtFish media group!
