Called in to the printer this morning for
a bit of a session and came home with the first proof of the next book ‘The
Scottish Rally Championship 1990-1999’. Earlier fears of having written too
much have proved unfounded. The first book covering the 1980s was just over 200
pages, this next one will just be around 50 or 60 pages more!
So yes, there will be more stories and more pics!
In fact, I could have squeezed a few more pics in but that
would have meant more pages and therefore more weight. Many folk were surprised
just how heavy the first book was so I had to be careful with this one for
postage reasons.
Having said that the photos that don’t make this book (or
the previous one) will be available for the final book in the series. That’s
the one where I won’t give a damn about being sued for libel, slander or defamation.
So those who refused permission for photos to be used this time had better brace
themselves for the swansong. In other words, if you think some of the pics in
this book are a bit risky or risqué then you’ll just have to read the final
book under adult supervision.
David the designer at the printer has again done a masterful
job of laying out the text and pics but there is one photo which he has ‘greyed
out’ because he can’t bear to look at it. He thinks it’s just plain gross – but
then he doesn’t really know rally folk. We had a sincere and earnest discussion
this morning about whether to include or exclude it – I won. It’s in!
As for the pics here, these two didn’t make the final cut
either.
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