Rod Matthew

Didn't 392 win? 381 span out??? Sorry if I'm wrong

That is excellent news from Kings Lynn Very glad to hear it.

Already been said, but the mini review of each race is an excellent Brucie Bonus Thank You

Nice to see an almost full Wainman turnout at this meeting, bar Danny, but including Karl 😶 Surely, if Karl & Phoebe get wed, he'll have to change his surname to Wainman ? As has been said, it's great to see Charlie Sworder on the list, driving the new Smithy car (i hope) into it's first battle. I'll avoid making a prediction, for obvious reasons.

Murray Harrison - presumably driving the Supercar The Evans Brothers. And some new names to me in there. Looking good

Good ole Rochdale in it's last year running Brisca F1 Meanwhile, the same day, Stu Smith & co attended a WCQR at Northampton, where Dave Mellor won the final. The previous night at the old Belle Vue , which i attended, Nigel Whorton won Heat & Final double, plus 6th in GN. I was a bit of a Whorton fan at that time.

Lundy ................ Glad you haven't forgotten Jonathan

Was Rob in a hurry ? He certainly rattled through this interview like he was on a mission. A lesson to be learned about Driver / Fan stereotyping. Jonathan appeared shocked about one aspect of Rob's life. Thanks again Jonathan and the drivers for this whole series. One lasting memory will be Nigel Green's Wow kitchen

Brilliant ......................... Thanks

Thanks again for taking the time to interview these iconic drivers . The Panda eyes, i spotted straight away ! I agree with Neil Fry about some drivers who , with time, attain this 6th sense, and take their driving to a level that is really off the scale. Stuart (391) Chissy (252) & Lundy (53) are the three that went even beyond that . Tom i think is on the verge of joining those three , for me at least. Stuart Smith Jnr , along with several great names , including his brother , reached a certain level where they do just naturally know how to avoid a catastrophe. Funny how Stuart doesn't remember his Dad actually being a driver , but more of this drinking man in the Bar after a meeting. Looking forward to Part 2. Shame that i can't look forward to more of Stuart's unique style of racing . Perhaps in a Veteran's race one day 🙏

Yes Linky, there was plenty to admire in this, and all Whorton cars. I like to see an immaculately presented car. The current 197 tar car is a work of art for instance. I also liked this 501 NZ type car, which went much better on shale. Notably at Coventry. But the 501 tar car debuted at the World Final 1988 was something else. I voted it my favourite car of all time in a thread some time ago. It was 3rd in the World Final '88, and 2nd in the meeting Final. For sheer 'looks' , it would still outshine most of today's fine looking F1's. Whilst I'm reminiscing. That WF weekend at Hedno in 1988 remains the best weekender ever for me. 9 F1 races Saturday, and 8 on Sunday. ................. Epic. Finally, Anyone know - Is the car drove by Doug Cronshaw at this meeting, the same one that won the Aycliffe September meeting, same year ?

Linky, I have to disagree about the Whorton Red Arrow (i actually thought of them all as Red Arrows, Mk 1 ,Mk 2 etc) I was a big admirer of Whorton cars (usually Lintern built ?) , but this one i thought was plain ugly ! Not only that. It was a bit of a beast for Nigel to control, and was extremely unstable when hit from the rear , as happens from time to time . His best car for me was the one that he won the '86 British, and should have won the '86 World Final 😋

Rumour has it that it's the tractor drivers who are knackered.

Is that the one that is like the Grand National (Horse variety) that never was ?

Another crackin' interview. Love your kitchen Ian ( 😉 ) The amount of time & energy that goes into getting a car on track, is amazing. Love hearing Driver's stories about this. I took a picture of Ian with the Big Hands on his parade lap at Baarlo. To think he traded the hands in for "refreshments" . So it's Big Hands from me , and keep 'em coming

Just Brilliant. I've always thought what Paul said, in that Brisca F1 have a great product to put out there. Every time i watch one of these interviews, it gives me the drive to get back racing . Thanks .......................

It was Pete Falding that made the retaliation move on Lundy, accompanied by a roar from the crowd. Big John had pushed Pete into the same car, two laps earlier, whilst Falding was leading. Terrific Final.

Thanks for the detailed history of the car Graham. 👌 I would never have guessed it was a Wainman build.

Thanks Graham for clearing up that mystery. I was totally confused by them having two Heat 1's Really loved that particular car of yours. Handled a treat round the tricky Crewe. Any chance of telling us the History of the car ?

Crewe must hold some sort of Record for the number of punctures at one meeting

Not just fighting against other drivers ........................... but the track as well ! Loved Pete Falding's sneaky tactic at the end of the Final. And terrific end to the Grand National .

Absolutely crackin' interview. I particularly liked Pete's recollections of Baarlo, as i saw him win those races. I remember doing my own calculation of the average speed of a Baarlo lap, and coming up with 96.7 mph average. Pete in this interview mentions around 99 mph, with top speeds around 120. The thrill of driving those speeds on a packed oval must have been immense. And he chooses the same top 3 best drivers of all time as me. Top man

Another great interview. Nice bit of intrigue surrounding the new car. Hope it does the job first time out, like Frankie's shale car did

I to was a regular visitor to his website Condolences to his friends and family

An absolute joy to watch. Thanks to both for giving their time . Nigel reminded me of that drummer from McFly that was on Strictly. Can't wait to see the new cars