[Kevan]

Race report and results - 9th  April 2026 - ‘50’s - 70’s Goodwood’ (formerly known as ‘50’s & 60’s Monsters & Minis’)

   
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As it turned out that a few of us didn’t have either a small Saloon or large Saloon from the 50’s & 60’s a couple of us realised that tonight's event had more of a Goodwood vibe so that’s what it’ll be going forwards ‘50's-60's-70's Goodwood' - for small Saloons and hard top GT's - large Saloons - plus Sport prototypes and open top GT's.

•  It is hoped you will support both large and small classes so that this doesn't morph into another large Sport only event.
  

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We had two rounds of racing with the car classes mixed to make it more interesting, we had ‘Monsters’ and ‘Minis’ in the same heat a few times and the big Saloons didn’t always finish in front!
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Five classes of cars with the two most popular being ‘Open Class Big Saloons’ and ‘Open Class Small Saloons & hardtop GT’s’.
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Mike often turns up with something ‘different’ and tonight was one of those times with the smallest and largest cars of the night.  The tiny Clan Crusader dwarfed by the monstrous Oldsmobile Toronado but good runs on Red and Yellow lanes put him second behind Andy’s Mini in class… 
…expect more Toronados in the near future!... even on the Rally stages!! (good luck with that).
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Jamie had the option to borrow a Mini but wanted to race his own cars, a recently acquired Ninco Corvette C1 in Briggs Cunningham colours was then acquired by Mike right after its debut race night.
A ‘borrowed’ (this one is more like a permanent borrow) Ford Galaxie 500 ‘lightweight’ drifted round the track at warp speeds (I think he likes this car).
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Geoff raced his trusty Mini and Mustang with the Mini out-scoring the Mustang in Blue lane.  The Mustang was flying in Yellow lane racing Chris’s black Camaro.  The Mini lost a couple of laps in Yellow lane and should have been on the same lap as Mike’s Clan.
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Kev raced his Anglia and Mk7 Jag, the big Jag looking a little small next to Mike’s Toronado but dwarfing Geoff’s Mini.  The Anglia had a good race with Chris’s Camaro and Geoff’s Mustang and punches well above it’s weight.
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Paul did a quick wheel swap to get his second car ready, a Pioneer Mustang (Steve McQueen Bullitt car) and a SlotIt Ford GT40 as a 60’s Sport prototype (we’ll probably see more GT40’s in this next time).
Paul was the only one to race an upgraded standard car which is to be applauded as you don’t need racing specials to enjoy a good race.
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Andy was another who had to rummage through his boxes to find suitable cars, he didn’t want to race ‘Le Monstre’ this time and found his Mustang in a second box.  The Minisprint was his Small Saloon of choice, another Small Saloon that bullies the big cars.
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Chris brought the black Camaro out of retirement and it’s a great runner, one mistake and you’ll struggle to catch up again.  His Small hardtop GT was an E-type Jag, a nice runner but needs driving tentatively with a best run in Yellow lane.

   

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…enjoy the two videos!


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Next week is Slot Rally


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