
Chris Porritt’s aggregate victory in the Jochen Rindt Trophy feature, centrepiece of last weekend’s splendid British Automobile Racing Club Thruxton Retro event, was a cliffhanger.
Driving his ex-Divina Galica 1977 Formula 2 Chevron-BDG B40 superbly, Porritt pounced when poleman Rory Smith’s 1984 FAtlantic Ralt RT4 was boxed in lapped traffic at the Club chicane on Saturday. As Smith’s 1600cc BDA engine dropped off the cam, Porritt bounded past the chequered flag 9.681 seconds clear, leaving his rival with a mountain to climb on Sunday.