PRAM racing never really took off as a mainstream event in the same way as Formula One or rallycross, but in September 1986 they gave it a try in Combeinteignhead as our top three pictures show.

Meanwhile in May 1986 the of grunts and groans and ‘hut, hut’ calls resounded on the playing fields of Newton Abbot as American football ventured into the town.

Team St Trinians comprising Dawn Andrews, Imogen Grierson, Sophie Turner and Kirsty Prowse
Team St Trinians comprising Dawn Andrews, Imogen Grierson, Sophie Turner and Kirsty Prowse (MDA Archive)

A Le Mans-style start for the competitors
A Le Mans-style start for the competitors (MDA Archive)

Gridiron action as American Football is played for possibly the first time in Keyberry Park, Newton Abbot. Details are a bit scant about who the teams were but it’s possible one was the Torbay Trojans.
Gridiron action as American Football is played for possibly the first time in Keyberry Park, Newton Abbot. Details are a bit scant about who the teams were but it’s possible one was the Torbay Trojans. (MDA Archive)