OLD SKOOL FORD DRAG CHALLENGE
With some blistering times up the strip, the OSFDC competitors were flying the flag for classic Fords at this year’s Retro Show.
Fords hit the strip at the Retro Show.
The Retro Show is now an established event on the Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge (OSFDC) calendar and with the prospect of competing against some rather nice modified retro motors, 25 Old Skool Ford competitors turned up to race. Round 2, sponsored by Kejja Motorsport, got off to a good start on the Saturday with the sun shining but it soon turned to rain and that just about summed up the whole weekend — in fact, I’m sure I saw the strip marshalls building an Ark in the pit garages at the end of the track!
Second placed (four-cylinder) Doorslammers entrant Darren Scannell in his Cossie powered Mk1 Escort was finding the cold track a little squirmy, but managed to hold it together to run an 11.36 quarter-mile. V8-powered 100E driver, Sharon Carver was also finding the track a little wavy but later found out that the locating pin on the steering rack had come loose. A quick fix and she was back out on track running a respectable 13.49 Elapsed Time (ET).
Back in the driving seat for the first time this year was Crawley man, Karl Reardon in his ‘Murder E’ satin black 100E breaking into the 12s and pushing him to a first place win. For the second time this year media mogul, Kieran Jenkins in his Crossflow Mk1 Fiesta grabbed second place with a 13.91 ET. Third place went to OSFDC regular Steve Jennerway running a superb 11.7 quarter mile with his Pinto-powered Mk2 Mexico.
No time for sleeping between rounds this time as we are just two weeks away from round 3 — The Fast Show Reloaded.