Classic American

EVENT REPORT

Last year was another great season for the VHRA, with the second Vintage Nationals back in May at Santa Pod, the ever-popular Pendine Sands and the drag racing at the Atomic Vintage Festival. Closing the season off was the fourth GOW Hill Climb at Prescott Hill, home of the Bugatti Owners Club. I had only been able to make the Vintage Drags out of all the other events, and was back on the road heading to Gloucestershire at the mercy of the usual bank holiday traffic and an unfortunate

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