Yes, I was impressed then at R. Smith's bottle for organising that one. Not sure it did much for south east road rallying's future though. His next "cunning plan" was the "London Docklands Rally". Massed acres of derelict space at that time. Allegedly scuppered by MSA safety concerns but possibly because there were simply not enough scuba divers in the region to provide cover. Less impressed by Mr Smith later on.
I see TC2 on the 77 Happy Eater was in the middle of Croydon. If born then, Lewis would surely not have been able to resist volunteering to man that control.
We should perhaps clarify for a bemused wider audience that "Happy Eater" was a then newish chain of fast food restaurants located on A roads in the south east of England.
For those on TNF who never ever venture into the scary arena of "Racing Comments", Lewis Hamilton and Croydon are well.....forever linked.
Didn't Crystal palace feature in the (1988?) running of a resurrected Tour of Britain, originally "won" by Jim McRae in a Group N Sierra Cosworth....until its suspension bushes were shown to be a bit non Group N?
Edited by RS2000, 18 September 2020 - 23:17.
