1992

John Salter had his first win in heat two of the Midgets West Country Challenge at Ringwood at the end of July.  John has new side pods onto the car using Kevlar giving it a whole new look.  He tested the panels in the final when a shock absorber lug broke taking him into the Armco, so he went home with a trophy and a broken car.

Harry Sayell won the West Country Challenge Cup but not before a fight or two for supremacy from Neil Clarke out for the second time in the ex Peter Shreeve Arrow.  Neil started racing in the 60’s and had tried just about every type of small oval formula before discovering the Midget formula.  He finished second in the West Country Challenge, losing the lead on the final half lap.

Wily John Weston was on song on the day.  He was in the top three in each race at Ringwood and it was possibly only due to his tendency towards over gentlemanly conduct on track that he did not collect a victory on the day.  John has moved into second place in the Kent Cams/George Polley Motorsport Drivers Championship, assisted very slightly by Gordon Pooley’s coming together with Tony Haynes in the first heat.  Gordon remains just two points behind John with Mike Fowler unable to make the 300 mile trek to Ringwood in 4th place.  Perhaps the surprise element this season is David Hunt currently in joint sixth place in the championship with Gary Bonner.  David is another consistent finisher who collects points almost unnoticed by the rest of the field.  David’s car has recently taken on a much tidier appearance after his brother Peter sprayed and did some signwriting on the car.  Peter is currently looking for a car for himself but meanwhile is David’s mentor and chief mechanic.  The end of September will see the Midgets back at Ringwood for the Southern Championship sponsored by ICI Autocolours.

West Country Challenge: 1st Harry Sayell, 2nd Neil Clarke, 3rd John Weston