The Rallycodriver Top Co-driver Awards
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Breathing fire....
Acceptance speech from Claire Mole, Winner of the 'Putting the Fear of God into the Driver' award

The news of my award arrived from Sweden.

So, everyone thinks I breathe fire!   Well, I've got a reputation to live up to then.

Will be fully fired up for the Pirelli Rally!  See you then.

Moley
30/3/03

'Fear of God' nominations

I'd just like to thank...........
Acceptance speech from Richard Pashley, Winner of the 'Golden Poti' award

Thank you, Neil.

Well, what CAN I say?

I am chuffed to death!  I never thought it would have been possible, even in my wildest dreams.

I'd just like to say thank you to everybody who voted for me, to my fiancée Becky for putting up with me and all the time I spend away from her, my father Steve who gave me the 'Rally bug' and first told me how to navigate, my mom Pat for retrieving my drunken father off the pavement outside a Sheffield pub 31 years ago (not the most romantic of first encounters), all the Drivers I've ever had (and there's been a few), good ones and bad, for the experience that I've been able to accumulate over the years and last, but by no means least, to the late great John Handley who had the utmost trust and faith in me and my ability and wanted me to go to the top!

Thank you, I love you all very much!

Pash
29/3/03

PS. Do I actually get a golden Potti? If not, just a standard Don Barrow? (without a rheostat!)

'Golden Poti Award' nominations

Such a thrill...
Memo from Martin Brady, nominee for the 'Golden Poti' award

Thanks for running such a great scheme as the Top Co-driver Awards.  It was such a thrill to be up there in the final 20.

Thank you, and roll on the 04 Rally Co-Driver Awards.

Martin Brady
29/3/03

'Golden Poti Award' nominations

Sorry I could not be at the bash, I was washing my pixie boots along with my hair..

Firstly, thank you very much to the 109 people who nominated me.. I assume some of them know me and some don't and I don't know if I can afford to buy you all a drink.  Just remind me when you see me at the bar.

To be nominated for a special award has just overwhelmed me. I congratulate Jonty on his squeaky clean performance during the years which have earned him the coveted title.

I would like to point out to those who don't know, that I normally try to be at the control along with the rally car and not have to run back (or forward) to the control. It has been reported that I have attempted the clocking-in procedure while the car was still outside the control zone (maybe a mile outside it).

I feel a little smile coming on here, and I for one did not vote for Pash, so where did he drum up the 500 mates?

Good luck to everyone for the coming year.  Just finish behind me!

Gordy
28/3/03

'Cleanest Pixie Boots' nominations

Kinky Boots
Letter to Richard Umourmönger from Jonty Bolsover, winner of the 'Cleanest Pixie Boots' award

Richard, my old fruitcake,

Thanks for the wonderful award. 

Sorry I couldn't be there but I'm on a fashion shoot with Chesterfields the must-have magazine for the coffee table 'Ayeup Duck'!  Doing an article on my Pixies, you see, and couldn't afford to turn down the royalties on offer (season ticket at Saltergate, home of Chesterfield FC, and a night out with top Chezzie bird Jo Guest!).

Have donated my latest Pixies to sports bar in town, 'The Pigeon Wharfe' (someone murdered the Canary!) and they are hanging above the bar next to the dart board and the fluorescent light bulbs!

Nice to see my mate from Sheff' just up't road, Pash, win overall and I know he's had lots of support from his Dad and a Hong Kong telephone directory (word gets around really quickly, you know!).

Love you lots and promise to send my next set of Armani-designed Pixies to you!

Off to Milan in the morning, bye for now....

Jontioni
27/3/03

'Cleanest Pixie Boots' nominations

Does Richard Pashley really have 511 friends?

On reading that Richard Pashley has won the Golden Poti Award for the Top Co-driver of 2002:

Does Richard Pashley really have 511 friends because I don't think he has?

I really think a re-draw is called for as I myself witnessed his Dad sending in votes one evening whilst reading a Hong Kong telephone directory looking for suitable names and addresses!!  I also overheard Richard himself saying that he would buy his 2, and only real, mates 511 pints of beer if he did win (strange, then, that he managed to get 511 votes!).

Not that I'm bitter and twisted or anything, and I'm not a bad loser, but 511 divided by two is 255.5 and I'm bloody thirsty!

A disgruntled co-driver who very nearly won - but didn't!
27/3/03

'Golden Poti Award' nominations

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