Having been to both Skope and Speedfest in the past month or so, some of the best racing came from the small to medium sized saloons. At Ruapuna there was a super-quick navy blue Sud battling away with Howard's 2002, a Datsun Sunny and with Escort TCs and other sub 2-litre cars there or thereabouts.

It made for some great 'races within races' but at Teretonga these guys had their own races. The ex (?) Shellsport Starlets were generally the quickest but there was again some great scraps. I was reminded of this while watching footage a real 'ding-dong' between a Honda and perhaps a Toyota in a support race from Adelaide the weekend before last - small to mid sized saloons can often race very closely and it is always better if it is for the lead.

It occurred to me that there must be a heap of cars around the North Island that we're not seeing all that often. Clearly some have come out of the woodwork in the South Island but a grid of up to 2.0 or 2.5 or 3.0 saloons (Shellsports or otherwise) on a regular basis would be great to see. Is there some reason why they don't turn up or am I just not looking in the right places?