No, the Imp that toasted the Pug was Simon Benoy's Spaceframe Imp... wicked piece of kit, running a 13.6sec with a terminal speed of 96mph... not bad from 1120cc!! And there's no turbo in there... When it arrived, the brakes were locked on and we had to push start it up the pits to free the clutch off (it hadn't been driven for about a year). A quick check of fluid levels and a warm up, then Simon was heading for the staging area...
The commentator's pause after Simon's first run and the "ahhh...hmmmm... well, I think I better eat my words about Imps" was classic!!!
The commentator's pause after Simon's first run and the "ahhh...hmmmm... well, I think I better eat my words about Imps" was classic!!!