Liverpool Motor Club

Westfield 1-2

Despite some heavy clouds and some occasional spits & spots of rain the day ran smoothly with only minor incidents. On track there was just one new class record to acknowledge however some of the class battles were frenetic. Practice again proved troublesome for several competitors. Barry & Eve Whitehead retired with a blown Suzuki K7 engine which was only on its second event! Nick Algar had a rear suspension failure with his DJ Firehawk but was able to transfer to one of the Westfields. Meanwhile Chris McCann hit problems with his Skyline & withdrew. The first timed run preceded a short lunch break after which there were two further timed runs. So what were the stories behind the bland results? (more…)

Report courtesy and copyright of Steve Wilkinson & Liverpool Motor Club

It’s Oliver’s Title as Pickett falls away

The final day of the SBD Motorsport British Sprint championship was blessed with good weather so there would be no recriminations about wet and dry runs. It was going to be a straight fight for the title between Matt Oliver & Dan Pickett but this would be played out as a sub-plot as Roy Dawson had the orange GR55 out again and was hunting down Aintree’s outright record set by John Garnett in 2000. (more…)

The following report is courtesy of Steve Wilkinson.

In the nick of time!

Under clear blue skies and with 140 entries for first of the Liverpool Motor Club Aintree sprints on the club circuit, the day looked set fair. It was an ‘either-or’ sort of day; it was either Kit Car heaven or Kit Car hell as both groups of Caterham Academy, Lotus 7 Club and the Westfield Speed Championship all featured. (more…)