MEGA BERTHA STOPS YOU IN YOUR TRACKS
The more consecutive Autosport International shows you attend, the more often you miss items of great beauty, simply because you have seen them before and they are a regular appearance at the event.
After seven consecutive shows as a punter and now staffer, that’s a regular occurrence, but there was one moment where I was stopped completely dead in my tracks by Mega Bertha.
A car that never actually competed in period, the car which joins Baby and Old Nail has been restored at the request of Ric Wood, and made its racing debut in 2018 after many years of construction.
The car is the kind no longer seen in modern motorsport which is dominated by single-make formulas, or series that create similar cars off a set of regulations because technology is now so advanced. With its odd gear-knob position, its dramatic wings, a 8.5litre V8, and in silver, red and green Dealer Team Vauxhall colours, it’s a thing of great beauty and a reminder of the brilliant and crazy ideas synonymous with club racing.