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THE SHORT TRACKS THAT HAVE SEEN THE BIG ACTION IN 2019

The shorter the circuit, the more action a race can pack into it – and that was certainly the case in the last 12 months.

There were some record-breaking performances on the short ovals as the National Hot Rod drivers went door-handle-to-door-handle around a selection of venues both old and renewed in 2019. In BriSCA F1, Tom Harris underlined his credentials as the man to beat in the full-contact formula.

Motorsport News has picked out the stand-out performances from the year that is now in the book.

1 CLOSE-OUARTER RACING ON A BUXTON RETURN

 WHAT: NATIONAL HOT RODS WHERE: BUXTON RACEWAY WHEN: AUGUST 18, 2019

It had been 23 years since the top bracket non-contact formula had last graced the Buxton Tarmac, back on July 28, 1996, to be precise. The track is quite a long way from the bases of many National Hot Rod teams but there has long been

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