Never discount Rick Morris. Forty-four years after he won a British Racing Drivers’ Club FF1600 counter in a Royale RP29, the 78-year-old proved invincible in two mesmeric Classic races for pre-1982 machines in a clone over an excellent and efficiently run Historic Sports Car Club Finals weekend.
“Silverstone club circuit is the home of Formula Ford racing for me – it’s where I got my inspiration watching the F3 screamers around 1968,” said the Hertfordshire hero, who, proving that you are never too old to learn, benefited from son Stevie’s coaching on mid-corner speed at Brooklands.
