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1st June 1972 - Aldershot – Spedeworth
vs MARC
Report from London Diary by 'Man on the Terrace', Spedeweek
no 19.
Well I suppose it had to happen in the end.
Ever since Spedeworth started their drivers have faced challenges
on the track from outside organisations. The BSCDA came to
Wimbledon and lost, and since then we have seen NACO, the
Scots (after they too left the BSCDA), the South Africans,
the Danish Hot Rod team, the Brafield Bangers and recently
the Watford Bangers Club. All have been beaten, although the
Springboks and the Danes won matches in a series.
At Aldershot on June 1st (and London Diary
moves abroad this week) Spedeworth's Midgets faced the Midget
Auto Racing Club. After the best night's racing any of us
can remember the MARC won 37-15. Of course the MARC cars are
slightly more powerful than the Spedeworth, of course several
of their drivers had driven at Aldershot in their Spedeworth
days, but basically it was a case of some superb drivers in
most beautifully prepared cars proving too good on the night.
Only Rod Tanswell and Frank Boyles really matched the MARC
boys.
Paul Emery gave MARC a good start by winning
the opening heat with Boyles, Peter Stapleton, Tony Stubbs
and Tanswell behind him. MARC led 10-5. The young Martin Robertson,
fresh from six wins in nine races at Bristol, St Austell and
Newton Abbot over the Spring Bank Holiday, won Heat 2 from
Emery, Tanswell, Tony Stubbs, and John Holtham. MARC led 22-8.
Boyles hit the fence in this one.
The final went to Chris Davis in a close finish
with Rod Tanswell. Robertson, Cliff Davis, David Underhill
and Barry Martin took the other scoring places. Rod Tanswell
then beat Paul Emery in a match race for the top scorer's
trophy. Emery spinning after both drivers used borrowed cars.
"Car Advertiser and Auto News" presented this trophy, Spedeworth
gave one to the winning team and "Hot Car" gave a trophy to
Chris Davis for his final win.
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