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We are pleased to hear that David Charlton has got to the bottom of his ‘Austin Powers’ smoke screen under hard braking (which made for some spectacular viewing from the grandstand - and some interesting moments for the cars behind him! - Mechanical issues can be likened to be as annoying as a ‘hole in the head’ - but in David’s case it really was a ‘hole in the head’ which was the culprit! 

We will get some more details, specs, history and heritage of his bug after our next race at Brand Hatch on the 9th November - it’ll make for some interesting and inspiring reading. Meanwhile here are some photo’s of his dub in it’s natural environment - a forrest rally stage! (The car pretty much looks exactly the same now, as it did in 1992 when these photo’s were taken during the Trackrod Rally in the North Yorkshire Forest, with all the battle scar’s and even the very same red headlight rim! - Apparently it went for 4 years (88-92) driven in anger on off-road surfaces with the associated flying debris without having to change the windscreen - then go to Lydden on Tarmac and it needs a new screen and headlight glass on it’s first outing! (That just doesn’t make sense!)  

This car has real motorsport heritage and we look forward to seeing it out on the track again at Brands Hatch.