Most Maximum Near Death Experience
• Nick in the Porsche (when the terrible Latvian rally driver is driving)
• Nick in the Porsche (when he was driving)
• Chris when he reversed the Saab at 50mph on the wrong side of a main road without looking to see if anything was coming first (although come to think of it, the near death experience nomination should probably go to the poor Latvians coming the other way, as Chris was far too pissed to notice any experience, near-death or otherwise)
• Raj in the Rover, for fishtailing up a bank and nearly tipping the car over completely
• Matt hoofing it up a 65 foot chimney in an abandoned nuclear military base with magnificent distain for the very rusty state of the ladder
And the winner is…. Nick in the Porsche with the Latvian rally driver
Most Maximum Confused Latvian/Estonian
• The pizza delivery guy in Estonia who, on receiving an order for 25 pizzas and 100 beers, drove over to the hotel before cooking anything to check it wasn’t a hoax
• The man on the bicycle in the Latvian forest who, on seeing the hearse go past, stopped cycling and took off his hat as a mark of respect – and then watched the rest of the “funeral” convoy go past with mounting confusion
• The parking attendant at the Hotel Toss, whose job it is to stop cars hitting each other, when everyone started ramming each other
• The man in the tractor driving through the Latvian forest when Imogen skied past dressed as a showgirl and being towed by a gold Saab
And the winner is: the man in the tractor. Due to unavailability of said tractor driver, award accepted on his behalf by fellow Baltic Kaspers.