Yards And Yarns

[Milan Fistonic]

Yes it was 1973.

In the programme the race is listed as the Ford Tractor Race and it's my memory that all the machines were Fords.

There was a fair bit of cheating going on. A number of drivers didn't bother going around the hairpin; cutting across the grass to shorten the lap. In the background of the photo above you can see someone returning to the track after looking for a short-cut.