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Baby Bertha thwarted in Special Saloons thriller

DONINGTON PARK

CSCC

29-30 MAY

Driving the fabled Vauxhall Firenza V8 ‘Baby Bertha’ in which Gerry Marshall was rarely defeated in 1975, Joe Ward came within 0.166 seconds of winning the Special Saloons & Modsports finale, among the highlights of the Classic Sports Car Club’s 475-entry Donington Derby extravaganza.

Malcolm Harding needed all his short oval experience to land his maiden victory, wrestling his wayward Ford Escort

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