In this latest Walter Hayes Trophy the bridesmaid became the bride, as Chris Middlehurst after what had seemed an interminable run of near misses in Formula Ford end-of-year events, at last took the ultimate honours.
Every year it seems at the Hayes and Formula Ford Festival, Team Dolan racer Middlehurst is right at the sharp end. But – as these are events that choose their winner – every time the grand final win went to someone other than the Lancastrian. As if to underline the point, two weeks ago at the Festival Middlehurst came within half a second of victory.
At Silverstone for the latest Hayes running last weekend,