Rowe plans racing return
Nelson Rowe could return to racing in 2018 after spectators jumped the fence at the Mallory Park circuit to rescue him from his burning Formula Ford in May.
Rowe, competing in the Historic Racing and Sports Car Club’s popular Formula Ford series in a Crossle, clipped rival Cameron Jackson and was launched into a roll. His car came to rest upside down, and two spectators and fellow double champion Callum Grant – who stopped his car and ran back up the circuit – rushed to his aid as fire quickly began to consume the stricken car.
“We’re just in discussion with Crossle over making a chassis for it,” he explained. “Once you get the chassis it won’t take long. I hope to be out this season, but I don’t know when. I’ve got the Reynard [FF2000] to race in at some point. But we need to do a bit of testing with that as it’s not quite quick enough yet.”
The crashed car is currently at Bath University for a check over.
Rowe received just broken ribs in the crash on May 19, and thanked the people for helping him out of the blaze.
“It was unbelievable what Callum did and the spectators helped to put the fire out in shorts and T-shirts,” he added. “Callum has tracked them down, so
I will do [get in touch with them].
They’ll be on the Christmas list forever.”