Rotorstock 6 Report - Sat 11th July 2009 in association with the Mazda Rotary Club

The weather man gave a grim prediction for Rotorstock’s forecast, but those who braved the morning drizzle were rewarded with a dry and sunny afternoon that provided exciting race action on the dragstrip and thrills and spills in the Need For Speed European Drift Championship.

View more photos on the Rotorstock 6 Gallery page.

The day started in the wet, but it didn’t stop hundreds of cars pouring into Santa Pod, with some rotary-powered cars coming from as far away as Ireland and Holland to attend the show. The rain put a few people off entering the show & shine competition in the morning, but we had no problem awarding the following three awesome cars trophies when they were presented at 2pm:

Best of Show - Malcolm Lowe – Skyline This stunning and flawless R33 GTR had some nice performance mods that were perfectly executed. Malcolm later got his car on the track to take the 3rd spot in the RWYB hot hour, so it has the “go” as well as “show”.

Top 3 – Jo Littlewood – Mazda RX4 A nicely kept example of a rare car with amazing paint and interesting modifications.

Top 3 – Frank Hayes – Mazda Eunos A great example of a highly unusual Cosmo 20B, in perfect red paint.

Over on the dragstrip, things quickly got underway after a super-human track drying effort by the marshals, and the Run What Ya Brung competition was packed with excellent machines in all classes, and we were especially impressed with the hilarious antics of the high-rise 10-second Hilux that won class X! The top cars were as follows:

Class A – Front Wheel Drive Paul Waghor Honda Civic Type R 13.446 seconds

Class B – Rear Wheel Drive Mark Salem Mazda RX7 10.761 seconds + Hot Hour Second Place

Class C – Four Wheel Drive Robert Shadwell Nissan Skyline 10.431 seconds + Hot Hour First Place

Class X – Non Road Legal Ian Powell Toyota Hilux 10.168 seconds

The Run What Ya Brungers also shared the track with the HKS Drag Series, where some very close and exciting racing took place, with 9-second street cars and even a jaw-dropping wheelie from Roy Ashby’s street-tyre-shod Toyota MR2. Read a full race report at www.japdragseries.co.uk.

HKS Drag Series FWD class: Winner: Neil Knight, Honda Civic Runner Up: Douggie Gemmell, Honda Civic

HKS Drag Series Street class: Winner: Jeff Ludgate, Nissan Skyline Runner Up: Roy Ashby, Toyota MR2

HKS Drag Series Pro class: Winner: Chris Impey, Mazda RX7 Runner Up: Leon Green, Toyota Supra

At the top end of the pits, the Need For Speed European Drift Championship saw Phil Morrison defeat Alan McCord in an exciting battle that kept bums on grandstand seats all day. You can read the full report here: On the EDC website here.

The day ended in Fuelers Bar with the excellent UB40 tribute band. Why UB40? We have no idea, but they certainly entertained, with great music and singing. The perfect end to Rotorstock as the rain started to fall again.

Thanks again to everyone who supported the event despite the bad weather forecasts. We hope to see you all again next year.

More photos on the Rotorstock 6 Gallery page.