(Super) road saloons - where are they now?

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Well, if we can have a Super Coupe's where are they now, why not a Super Road Saloons.

Let's set the timeframe - 1989 to 1999 - a period of evolution, then demise of a once popular race what you drive, but modified, series.

We all know where I am, right here... and Denis, and Tim Dodwell.
Al, you were busy with ModProds in those days, but let's put on our rose tinted glasses, and drift back into memory lane....

Those who we know (still active)....

I'll start the ball rolling with:

Andy Pyke - Ran the no.70/72 Escort Mk1 Mexico, and later Mk1 Fiesta - Has been seen occaisionally in the Pick-up Truck series, and Legends, but is more known for being the crew chief on the #16 Pickup.

Duncan Aukland - Rover SD1 Class A - still running the now more developed Green Rover in the K&N Northwest Sports & Saloons - has been Champ in that series, and leads Class D.... and...

James Aukland - Ford Capri Class A- now running with a V8, in the K&N's, not very often, I guess when the ship's in port (if he's still at sea that is...)

Mark Wyatt - Talbot Sunbeam Class B - that's gone - Mark's now a leading player in the Castle Combe Saloons with his Astra. All I can say is insurance sales must be doing well!

Richard Gane - No.99 Nova Class D - Mr Whippy. DTRC and EERC Prod S1 with his Integra.

Chris Adams - No 95 Nova Class D - as above (without the ice cream references)

Joe Macari -The Honeymonster! - No.5 Lancer Turbo Class A - One of the Riverside Racing gang, a plethora of rapid Lancers with induction pipework held on with more hose clips than you'd find in a plumber merchant! - well known for his Gumball3000 antic, Joemacari.com, and now races in EERC from time to time. Not bad for a car-boot sale proprieter from Sussex!

Tim Watson - No.62 Fiesta Class C - now a stalwart (he ought to be, his firm sponsors it!) of the Ford Saloons, with either a trusty Fiesta, or his Mondeo Supertourer.

Brian Long - Sierra XR4i Class A - still racing it, chasing Tim Watson around!

Those are peeps that I know are active, others that have been active, but haven't heard much of them lately...

John Batchelor - Class C Nova - say no more......

Neil Huggins - Class C Escort - was running a Radical in National Supersports, but not seen for a year or more.

Ralph Underwood - Class A Rover - had the Rover destroyed - then built a TR7-V8 which he ran in K&N's. Not seen for a while.....

David Pearson - Class C Fiesta - my ol' mate carried on with his Fiesta for a while in the Northern Sports & Saloons, but changed to a Escort Cosworth and has been seen in the Ford Saloons, but not for a while.....

Now a couple of "retirees"

Roy Gravestock - probably too old to race now (if that doesn't get the old git back out in a car, I dunno what will). Still spends his time navigating through the side windows of various Nova's with knobbly tyres, once ran as high as 3rd overall in the Circuit of Ireland rally when it snowed, and being Roy, he was on road tyres, when everyone else was caught out on slicks, came to an early demise taking avoidance of an earlier incident.

Lord Fulke-Greville of Scrubs Lane (or is it Parkhurst?). I think I'll leave that there...

Carl Sawford - No.28 Mk1 RS2000 - so clean you could eat your dinner off it, and it showed various Lotus Sunbeams a clean pair of heels. When SRS died, Carl converted it to Gp.1 spec, and sold it without racing it once. The car wins regularly in the hands of Mr Primett in Post Historic Touring Cars, and Carl spends his time either on (or off!) of 2 wheels, and restoring a Dodge Charger for his 'bro'-in-law. I keep trying to get him back in the hot seat, as he has the talent to both prepare and drive a fast car.

Now, who's gone off the radar....... Prepare for long list (I'll start with the Leicestershire/Derbyshire contingent which made up a fair percentage at one time!)

Lol Dyke, Karen Dyke, Perry Brewer, Shane Golding, Fatteh Pocock, Richard Timpson, Vince Mitchell, Michael Ward, Ricky Metterick, Jim Dixon, Phil Castle, Graham Millward, Andy Robey, Tony Caig, Brian Coyle, Jeff Robinson, Linda Stimpson, Dave Stimpson, Terry Kaby, Lionel Wiffen, Michael Willis, Stephen Moore, Weston Moore, Ivan Stuparic, Peter Featherstone, Roger Turner, Neil Hasler, Eric Crawley,...

Come on then - where are they? And name some more 'names'.