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Back in 1987 or 88 we were spectating on the RAC Rally, supporting the Lancias.
As we were heading home and driving through the small town of Walkerburn we spotted a Delta being worked on at the side of the road. Naturally we stopped to see what was going on and found Markku Alen pacing about as the team worked to open up the flattened exhaust pipe. After a few minutes, my wife asked our hero Markku for an autograph. Markku scowled "No" and walked away. We were a bit shocked by his grumpiness. A chap came over and told us he was part of the press crew and that Markku had had a significant excursion off a forest road and it had been a struggle to get the car back on the track. In fact the service point was an emergency one and they had not expected any cars to arrive.
Back home, watching the TV coverage it became apparent that Markku had lost some serious time in slipping into a ditch and had only been able to get going again thanks to spectators who had man-handled the Delta up a steep slope back to the track.  At that point my wife forgave Markku's grumpiness.