The 2004 Nostalgia Nationals took place
3rd and 4th July 2004 at Shakespeare County Raceway near Stratford
On Avon. The weather was kind to us and except for a few brief
spots of rain the track was open most of the weekend. There
was much entertainment on the track, from a 6 second jet car
to a slightly more relaxed pass from a 1912 Mercer racing car
(which was unfortunately much lighter at the top end, have jettisoned
bits and fluids most of the way up!)
The Piston Heads represented themselves well with some racing
against rods, with the NSRA coming up with some stiff 10 second
competition for them - although a nitroused TVR and a Ferrari
crossing the line first in two of the races (the Ferrari helped
by a burst dif on the 34...).
The sky-high 57 Chevys Roarin' Rat and Honky Tonkin', did an
entertaining side by side run on Sunday morning, with the latter
delighting the crowds with some mental wheelstanding action on
Saturday (pictured top right). Speaking of which, Gary McCormack (pictured
right)
was twisting his way off the line with the McCormack Bros.
Fordson, getting back into the 9 second quarters with his 502ci
Chevrolet powered projectile.
More pictures will be posted in the
gallery soon.
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