We have just got back to the hotel after a full on but very successful two days of rallying here in Finland. I am pleased to report that we have won PWRC here in Finland we are all absolutely over the moon. You can see our brief video blog by the following link:

We started today with a 1 minute lead but soon discovered that local driver, Jarko Nikara was closing quickly. At the midday service we had to try and lift our pace to keep him behind. We pushed very hard on the first afternoon stage and combined with Nikara having problems, we were able to stretch the lead to back over 1 minute with just 4 stages remaining. Over those 4 stages we took it a lot easier as the roads had become rough and we had to protect the car.

This has been a dream start to the season and to win in Finland is amazing! Of course there is still a long way to go and we have to take it one rally at a time with our next one being Rally Australia. We now also have a healthy 25 point lead in the championship, with the next two competitors behind us in the championship missing the next round.

A huge thanks to the whole Symtech team Dirk, Wim, Rui, Haggis, Steve, Neil, Mike and Jurek who have out done them selfâs once again and to everyone back home that has been supporting us. Also a big thanks to Katie who has been helping to keep you all updated from the other side of the world. I know a lot of you have been staying up during the night to watch the times and your support is fantastic.

I will keep you updated over the coming days with photos and videos as they come to light. We have had some photos uploaded onto our facebook page, www.facebook.com/haydenpaddonwrc. Now we have a day or so to sort ourselves out before the long flight home.