The
mornings practice session was relatively uneventful.
The only major losses being the Weston Performance guys
having various unfortunate problems with the S13, a
fire eventually put them out of the running; and Bon
Bon's chaser having problems very early on, meaning
he never made it on track. That did however free him
up to Judge the event and I suspect he also had a positive
influence on the female presenter of the event, who
clearly would have had no idea what was going on without
assistance.
Evening came and the crowds gathered. A far larger crowd
than I'd expected given that it was the same night as
an England match, a credit to Niall's intense advertising
of the event. Next followed a practice session on the
larger track where the main event would be held. Jay
Walkers white AE86 which had been going all day was
still showing good form with Jay behind the wheel, demonstrating
how both car and driver were well up to the job in hand.
With everyone in place the show kicked off with a random
display of drifting and stunt bikes, eventually leading
to the introduction of the drivers whilst they showed
skill drifting in tight circles around the rather cold
looking promo girls! I bet that was a real chore! |
