NUTHALL HEADS THE COOPERS IN GP BATTLES
Will Nuthall again showed his class with a fine double win at the head of a bumper Pre ’66 Grand Prix pack from the HGPCA.
On Saturday, Nuthall controlled the race from the front and did enough to keep out of reach of the later ex-Bruce McLaren Cooper T79 of Michael Gans. Gans did all he could to keep within striking distance of young Nuthall. “It was all good,” said Nuthall. “It looked a bit lonely but it never feels like that.”
Behind Gans, Rudi Friedrichs always ran third in his T53 but accepted that challenging the two leaders was a step too far. However, in his wake things were far from settled as three cars chased him home and a big late challenge took Charlie Martin up to fourth at the expense of his mate Justin Maeers and Andy Middlehurst who was the best non-Cooper in the ex-Jim Clark Lotus 25.
The second race followed a similar pattern but this time Gans was considerably closer and really kept Nuthall on his toes for much of the race. “It was a lot harder today,” confirmed Nuthall who only had less than two seconds in hand at the flag.
Behind the leading pair, Friedrichs again rounded out the podium as Tim Child battled ahead of Andy Middlehurst for fourth place. Just as he had on Saturday, when the car ended the race in a smoky haze, Andrew Haddon was the best of the front-engined cars in Julian Bronson’s Scarab.