The return of Thundersports gave a taste of the full-blooded ‘anything goes’ closed-wheel contests originated in 1983

Mark Dwyer returned to the top of the Formula 2-packed Derek Bell Trophy podium with two hard-fought wins in his Bang & Olufsen Hi-Fi liveried March-BDG 742.

Ben Tusting, Lenham P69 Spyder soloed to an emphatic victory over Snetterton victor Elliot Paterson’s two-litre Ginetta-BMW G16

Big grids, spectacular cars and fantastic racing across the club’s portfolio of categories proved that delivering members and guest grids value for money is the key to ongoing success in its 60th anniversary year.

The Jim Russell Trophy meeting celebrated the Norfolk hero, entrepreneurial racing school pioneer and, in 1967, a founding father of Formula Ford which changed the course of motorsport history.