The trust between driver and co-driver has to be absolute. Would you drive over a blind brow at 100mph in the fog, because your partner next to you said it was safe?

 

It's the co-driver's job to 'guide' the driver through the course. During the pre-rally reconnaissance runs, or recce, he (or she) writes extensive hand-written 'pace notes' on every corner, road surface, pothole, rock and potential hazard, so he can predict the speeds at which his driver can take the course the next day. He then reads them out to his driver as they hurtle through the stage during the rally.

 

The co-drivers are the unsung heroes of the rallying. More usually it is the driver that hits the headlines, while the co-driver is back at the service park going over his 'pace notes' for the next day's rallying. But he must be just as alert, committed and dedicated as his driver - without a good pace note reader, a driver is severely hindered.