REPORT : MALLORY PARK
Stephen Glasswell in Historic FF2000
At the end of the afternoon , the second race was halted after a tangle at Gerard ’ s . From the re-start , Timms had an easier time to romp clear as Wilson , Bankhurst , Simon Armer and an inspired Mike Walker battled . Bankhurst finally took the place from Walker who had his best performance so far in Historic F3 . Wilson went out when the De Sanctis lost drive and Armer had his March cut out at the Hairpin on the final lap . He coasted down the hill to get to the finish line but dropped several places as a result .
Another strong 70s Road Sports grid was headed by Will Plant although in the opener he had to deal with the faststarting John Williams and then had Dave Karaskas ( TVR 3000M ) and his father Richard as constant shadows . Williams should have been on the podium but had gear selection dramas at the Hairpin on the final lap and slipped to fourth as he coasted to the finish line .
In the second race Plant was away clear until his Morgan + 8 lost oil pressure and he quickly turned it off and parked up . “ The engine went off , the light came on and the gauge dropped ,”
reported Will of the need for urgent action . Meanwhile , the unfortunate Karaskas had speared into the barriers at the Esses after unintentional contact during some lappery and it was Williams who brought the Porsche through for a well-earned victory over Plant senior .
A little way back , Gavin Johnson and Gary Thomas had a titanic scrap for
Mike Walker starred in HF3
Class D spoils , with Thomas struggling to get the misfiring Lotus 7 out of the Hairpin on every lap and running wheelto-wheel with Johnson ’ s Porsche 924 . Eventually , Johnson got the verdict by three quarters of a second after a huge contest . Jason Wood ( Vauxhall Nova GTE ) was the best of the concurrent 80s Production contenders .
Lotus Elans in HRS
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