Now many people would believe that drivers and co-drivers have a fairly easy run up to an event if there is a team preparing the car and that they don't do anything until they arrive at an event. For sure this may be the case for a grassroots style stage rally, however for an event like the Hemicuda Rally in Belgium this simply is not the case. Preparation began somewhat 5 or more weeks in advance with team schedules, fuel schedules and even pace notes being made. In order for an event to run as smoothly as possible it is important to make sure the preparation is completed to a high standard and that as a co-driver you are able to answer any question that may be fired your way. In order to do this as a co-driver I spend a lot of time before an event reading through the regulations and any other information I can get my hands on for an event and making sure I know it all inside out so that I become a walking, talking set of information. Anyway, all the prep was completed in the run up to the event and this even included a base set of notes created by my driver (Richard Weatherley) through the use of past YouTube videos of the stages which are then cross referenced with the roadbook if available.