The article opposite, for which I don’t
have a year but probably mid 1970s,
is interesting in the fact that circuit
drivers back then obviously felt the
need to create their own organisation
to to protect their interests.
Of course there were more of them
back then, which gave them more
clout if the governing body felt the
need to make changes unopposed.
It’s also interesting that a
‘communications barrier’ is
mentioned, between the various bodies
that met at all levels and the drivers.
All organisations whether sporting or
otherwise, are only as good as the
communication that takes place from
the top down and the bottom up.
And what a Committee; Peter Inward
– Chairman, Bob Spalding, Alf
Bullen, Roger Jenkins and David
Harper. Not a group you would want
to tangle with unless you really had
to.
There’s some typical driver humour in
the piece as well.