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13th May, Peterborough, Davro Welding Trophy
Report from Motoring News by John Hyam
Silver top driver Alf Boarer continued his
domination of this season's Midget car racing retaining the
Davro Welding trophy at Peterborough over 15 laps. Early race
leader Dave Cox driving Dermot McGivern's car blew an engine
and Mick Bonner also went out when a water hose broke. The
race was also marked by a spectacular collision between Paul
Holloway and Paul Sinclair in which Sinclair overturned. Jerry
Pinney, Ray Coulson and Mike Fowler finished behind Boarer.
Former World Champion Bonner made no mistakes
in the second race leading from start to finish over Boarer
with Pinney and Coulson also placed. Newcomer Coulson in the
ex-Geoff Hughes Midget led the third race but was eventually
overhauled by Boarer. Pinney and Dave Wesbroom moved to striking
distance of Coulson but he did enough to hold second place
at the flag.
Pinney, driving the last of the Frank Boyles
Fireball Midgets, had an impressive meeting and looks to be
an emerging threat for the main honours later in the season.
The meeting also saw the return of Alan Riley, driving the
car used by Boarer in 1980.
John Lowe has bought a Mk18 Dastle chassis
from Brighton based Wayne Doidge .... Dave Scott, who wrecked
his car at Eastbourne earlier this month hopes to have a new
car built in time for August's World Championship at Northampton.
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