Beetle to return

Dave Charlton’s original shape Volkswagen Beetle, a popular feature of British Automobile Racing Club South Eastern’s Tin Tops racing until four years ago, is set for a return to the track. A former rally car, the Beetle has been stored by the Lincolnshire driver since 2014 while he’s been campaigning a SEAT in Modified Saloons. “It’s almost ready to go and we might have made the final effort, but a weather forecast predicting bad bank holiday conditions at Brands Hatch persuaded us to wait for next time,” he said. The likely date for the Beetle’s reappearance is now mid-may at the Kent venue in round two of the Tin Tops championship.