Cullen took over at the head of the table in late October after a class victory in his Lotus Cortina in a Historic Racing Drivers Club race at Silverstone and was not to be denied first place thereafter with no one inside the top 50 improving following the season-ending Plum Pudding event at Mallory Park on Boxing Day.
However, for over three months of last year, it looked like a different driver would end the season on top. Freddie Slater was proving almost unstoppable in Ginetta Junior and headed the winners’ table from June until mid-September, but his decision to upgrade his licence to tackle some single-seater races meant an early end to his Ginetta campaign and gave the opportunity for others to reel him in.
