Despite what you
might have heard, the Germans do have a sense of humour. For instance, prior to last night’s three
stages in the Welsh murk, the service crews did not fit the spotlamps to the
Polo R machines, or bolt on a light pod. Instead, they applied the ‘night face’.
But then, what would you expect
with a driver line-up comprising Finns, Norwegians and French?
Each ‘night face’ comprises four
additional lamp units with 70 Watt Xenon bulbs which have the power to
illuminate half a football field. They don’t have the long-range reach you
might expect (that’s what Pace Notes are for!) but the short range spread and
degree of luminescence turns darkness into daylight. The whole thing weights
just 4.5 kgs.
And that’s in addition to the
LED and Xeon headlamps which are twice as powerful as the standard road car.
