Above: A new course record was set by Rob Kerr in the Radical RXC.
pace meant it was never going to set any records, other than perhaps for the slowest ever lap!
Politically Incorrect
Cholmondeley is also a great event for getting‘ up close and personal’ with some of the
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Formula1 cars from the past, and this year saw a superb collection of very interesting cars. Perhaps the‘ star car’ in the distinguished line-up was the ex-Nigel Mansell JPS Lotus 87 which was being driven by Rich Hall. That famous black and gold JPS colour scheme was enough to cause
Messerschmitt KR200 with propeller power! thousands of great memories to come flooding back, from the days when F1 somehow seemed more exciting. Rob Hall was also handling driving duties in the attractive 1983 Arrows A6 while Andy Willis took the controls of the slightly older Arrows A3 from 1980. Another car that attracted a lot of attention, perhaps not all for the right reasons, was the 1977 Hesketh Cosworth 308E. The‘ politically incorrect’ car was sponsored by adult magazine‘ Penthouse’ and cigarette paper company Rizla, and featured a scantily-clad lady painted on the side of the car clutching an oversized packet of Rizlas. Can you imagine the uproar if someone tried that today? Back in the paddock visitors got to see the exceptionally rare sight of not one, but