Seafront Sunday with a roar
MOTORSPORT and marinas gave a Monaco-like feeling to the Town seafront yesterday.
Organised jointly by the Guernsey Motor Cycle and Car Club and the Guernsey Kart and Motor Club, the latest Seafront Sunday included a twisty sprint in North Beach car park.
The crowd was swelled considerably by passengers from two large cruise liners anchored in the Little Russel.
Static displays included hot rods, racing cars, British motorcycles and new vehicles.
Peter Clarke was showing the car he originally built for sand racing in 1974. While it no longer goes near a beach, he is still racing today, sharing the car with daughter Tara and granddaughter Tia. It now houses a 5.1-litre Rover engine.
‘It would cost you about £50,000 to £60,000 to buy a car that is that fast today,’ he said.
On North Beach, the crowd were entertained by the Paul Swift Precision Driving Team, which included sliding a Mini into the smallest of parking spaces, drifting and doughnuts in a Ford Mustang, and driving a borrowed Ford Focus on two wheels. In 1987, aged seven, Mr Swift earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest person to drive a car on two wheels.
Dave Hockaday was showing his US Legend – a vehicle that was originally designed for racing on America’s oval dirt tracks.
Youngsters had a chance to sit on a police motorcycle or get in the back of a police van on a day which head of Law Enforcement Ruari Hardy said provided a good opportunity for public engagement.
