A bit further on Greg saw some spectators on the brow of the hill. Then it sank in! He hit the breaks because he realised the spectators were there to help if something went wrong as it must be a high crash area. Anyway Greg was too late to slow down, he went over the brow too fast and there was a sharp corner. He went down the bank on the other side. The spectators were there in seconds saying, "Stay in the car." Then 15 seconds later Greg and Mr Shepherd were on the road again thanks to the spectators' help. From there they took it slow and steady rather than fast and reckless.
In the last stage Greg and Mr Shepherd bet the purple mini by two seconds and Greg was slower than the yellow mini by four seconds. Greg and Mr Shepherd were bouncing around in excitement because they had beaten a car while Greg was the rally driver. Then on top of that eight cars didn't finish the stage so Greg and Mr Shepherd bet nine cars overall. To their surprise they came 24th.
When Greg and Mr Shepherd got back to Greg's place there was a surprise waiting for them. Brad, Holly and Annabel were there. Brad went on about how he thought Greg was dead because he hadn't phoned to say how he went in the rally. For the rest of the afternoon Greg told Brad, Holly and his parents how he went.
Greg realised that the holidays had arrived, normally he counts down the days until the holidays because he used to hate school. But Greg was so busy with rallies and his friends he didn't even think about the holidays. Greg went to Brad's house and asked if he could do some work as there were no rallies on in the holidays. Brad said that he could find him some work and some money.
Greg decided to upgrade his competition licence so if Brad had to go to another wedding or something on a national rally day then Greg would be able to do the rally driving.
The next morning Greg found out that his parents were going to Palmerston North. It was hard for his mother to leave him and William alone at the house. In the end she went and left them by themselves. William was the chef who served pineapple every night. Even when Greg paid for them to go out for dinner, William still got pineapple for his dinner! After dinner Megan and Greg went to the movies and Megan thought it was kind of a date but Greg liked her as a friend not a girlfriend.
Then the planning for the second National Champs got underway.
Question of the week
Why does Greg not want Megan to be his girlfriend?
Because Megan is part of the pit crew and loves rallies just like Greg. Megan is a mate to Greg and he might just want Megan as a friend that is a girl or just isn't ready for a girlfriend.
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