A lot can happen in a quarter of a mile – just ask those who went bumper to bumper across the last 12 months.
The two headline classes, the BriSCA F1 stockcars and the National Hot Rod tin-tops, were crowned by their respective World Finals. Stockcars took to the shale for BriSCA F1’s first showdown at the Brafield arena, while the National Hot Rods performed at the traditional venue of Foxhall Heath in Ipswich for a nail-biting 75 laps.
While the headline events grabbed their fair share of the spotlight, the season-long contests produced many intriguing encounters and subplots that have been featured in the pages of Motorsport News throughout the last 12 months.
We have asked our men on the ground Graham Brown and Colin Casserley, both experts in their field, to pick out their highlights of the year that is now in the rear-view mirror.
At last, it’s Martin’s World Final
Ever since Derek Martin, nephew of 2005 World champion Keith, first appeared on