Review of 1987 season
by Dave Cox from Short Circuit April 1988
The 1987 Grand Prix Midget season provided a tremendous battle
for the National Points Championship with Basil Craske trading
places with the Sinclair brothers throughout the year. The
'old guard' eventually triumphed and Basil retained the Silver
top position collecting the European and British Championships
along the way. It is a good indication of the current competitiveness
of Midget racing that Craske was restricted to six wins during
the season while the Sincalirs managed seven apiece.
Graham Simclair's performance was particularly notable since
this was only his second season of racing. Graham made the
most of his early season blue grading to dominate the first
grading period, picking up the National Championship at Northampton
and topping the points at this stage. He then found starting
at the rear of the grid a different ball game and a little
bit of mechanical trouble and the occasional indiscretion
cost him points allowing Craske and brother Paul to overhaul
him. The S… (to be completed)
