Scrutineering was pretty easy: the drivers all did their own!
This was followed by qualifying and then three races during the day. Beautiful hot summer day with temperatures in the late 20's. Locals came to display their old cars and enjoy a very picnic-like atmosphere and the FJ racing.
Noel found the Penny Ford very hard to drive, especially as the track surface was so uneven, yet fast. Lots of people had problems; some serious. Niel McCrudden from Perth went off and damaged the front right of the car severely. However, David Kent's car, also from Perth, left the circuit at high speed when his throttle jammed open and he has cracked ribs and colar bone and other injuries and the car is beyond repair here and is to be sent back home. David Watkins suffered from a broken camshaft and will replace his engine completely. Noel's Penny Ford also snapped the camshaft adjacent to the distributor drive and came to a sudden stop. The conclusion is that the uneven surface was just too much for the cars.
In spite of this there was good racing. Both Jack and Mark Woodhouse won trophies; Chris Drake, Greg Thornton, Jac Nelleman, Peter Straus, Bill Hemming and Marty Bullock all won trophies and a lot of fun was had by a lot of people.
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