We have finished the final day of Rally Spain and the 2012 World Rally Championship. In all honesty it is a season that I am happy to see the back of, after a series of set-backs throughout the year. However, I have learnt a lot and we have been able to set some good stage times on all rallys that we have competed in.

Today's final 6 stages were a little shorter but still challenging – made even more difficult by the constant threat of rain. The rain never really eventuated to much, but it did make tyre choices difficult. We were able to set some more good stage times today, particularly on the longer stage where we took a lot of time out of the rest of the S2000 field. We were hoping to do the same on the repeated run in the afternoon, but unfortunately a puncture stopped us from doing so.

Over the weekend we managed to win 11 of the 13 stages in SWRC that we completed and we recovered to 20th overall. While the result was not the best, we have been happy with our speed, especially considering it has been at a ‘risk-free’ speed.

A huge thank you to everyone that has supported us this year, from our BRR team, HPRG, our shareholders and sponsors and of course our loyal fans. It has been a trying year inside the car, but I'm sure it has also been difficult for you, and I sincerely thank you for sticking by us. I guarantee you that we will come back stronger as we continue to work hard and to put the lessons learnt from this year into practice.

A huge thanks also to our supporters group that travelled here to Spain to be with us. It has been a real boost having their support and seeing the New Zealand flag waving on the stages.

In terms of our plans for next year – it is still a working progress. I hope that our speed this weekend has helped, but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. Of course we will keep you posted as soon as more comes to light. Thanks again and I can’t wait to press the reset button and get 2013 under way. Bring it on!