Cerbera takes on all-comers
The idea for Fighting Torque originally came from Captain Windsor Bailey (Longbow), a serving officer in the REME at Wattisham Airfield. His office overlooks the main runway. To an enthusiastic TVR owner this is something akin to water torture. What an ideal venue for comparing the performance of past and present supercars to that of his beloved TVRs in a drag race over a greater distance than the standard quarter mile...
In an unguarded moment he told the PH TVR community about his fantasy, only to be amazed that over 120 PHers shared the same dream. However, as he had no experience of organising this sort of activity, the MOD, Insurers and permitting organisations were obviously very reluctant to issue Longbow with the required permissions.
So he contacted Colin Jebson at Javelin Trackdays for help. Colin said "This is the first event I have ever organised by working from the middle. Longbow already had an impressive list of prospective entrants, cars, a superb venue and even sponsors but very little in between".
The Fighting Torque event has now come to life and is taking place at Wattisham Airfield nr Bury St Edmunds on Sunday 12th August.
Entrants will get a minimum of five runs down the 3/4 mile, two lane strip and the £89 entry fee includes entry in the Javelin MX5 Challenge (see the website for details). Entrants should be able to nominate who they wish to race against in their first three runs.
The Army will also have an Apache attack helicopter on static display. Two Apache pilots will be on hand to give a guided tour, and also marshal cars for photo shoots which should make for an interesting souvenir. Toyo Tyres will also be up for grabs.
Longbow says "It’s fantastic. I am like a PHer with 2 pies. We have over 60 entries already confirmed. There is still room for owners of Top Marque machines to become a part of the spectacle".
Sadly this will be a ‘no spectator’ event. The only way to be there is to take part – something you can do by calling the Fighting Torque office on 01469 560574 or visiting the website below: