Epilogue

I think the results speak for themselves, the GP and Drag Strip competitions were closely fought with some nail biting finishes and whilst the Drift competition didn't work out as planned the event really showed off the sport in a great environment. Donington Park were fantastic hosts and we really used the whole site to its greatest benefit, I can only imagine how good the circuit will be after the extensive building work is completed there next year.

Its hard being a first event, you never know how many people will attend and whilst overall gate figures were lower than we anticipated (just over 5000) the tuning firm places were full, the effort and skill these companies dedicated to the competition was superb. Feedback from all the competitors was overwhelmingly positive with many booking the same garage for next years event so we consider that a big pat on the back. All of the tuning firms spent countless hours preparing their cars and represented the best in the UK - they did the whole tuning community proud.

As with all motor sport events they can't take place without the energy and drive of a whole army of helpers and we were blessed in this respect. Without wanting this to turn into an Oscar speech (complete with tears) the event simply couldn't have happened without the help of the VX220 Owners Club. They turned up, saw no action on the day, sold tickets and generally got glowered at by me in a stressed state and performed perfectly. They worked from 5am until 10pm for no reward other than the enjoyment of being involved and were fantastic. Special thanks need to go to my wife (Esme), my father (Paul - who understandably still isn't talking to me) and to Ian and Leah who put up with a stressed me and were essential to the event ever taking place. Thank you all.

2006? Damn right, we've already started planning it! The event was so successful in terms of format and design that we believe it can only get better. We'll be doing some changes in format a little, changing the classes, raising the noise limit to 110db and generally learning from this years event to ensure 2006 is even bigger. The response from the tuning firms was so overwhelmingly positive that next year we believe the event will have at least 50% more teams. We hope to see you there.

Thorney

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