Classic Rods
Paul Grimmer
barred the stars were not taking it
easy. The close side-by-side action
brought back a host of memories
for many of the spectators.
An early incident saw Stuart
Wright’s car sustain heavy front-end
damage bringing its day to an end
and a re-arranged chassis and front
end for Tim Foxlow's car.
In the meantime George Polley and
Barry Lee were providing some
superb side-by-side racing and the
sight of Steve Dance in the Graham
Boyd car, dicing with Paul Grimer in
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Barry Lee
the Mark 1 No 8 Escort was a real
crowd thriller.
The race was over far too quickly
for my liking and superb drive from
Chris Kew saw him take the
chequered flag.
We knew every car had a chance of
winning and as the rest of the cars
prepared to limp off the raceway, the
battle scars provided the evidence
to show that these bad boys had
held nothing back.
Clearly some of the cars were going
to need some TLC to bring them
George Polley
and back to their usual pristine
condition! Had the stars lost their
appeal? Absolutely No!
Had the spectators been treated to a
first class show? Absolutely Yes!
We all felt it was most definitely
worth the wait - but what now?
Another year of speculation and
rumour-mongering I guess.
I'm eagerly awaiting the 50th Event
so I'll start it off with the belief that it
will be the best ever.
Steve Weston
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