Ilfracombe Comp Safari Words - David C Lovejoy Photography - Daisy Lovejoy
M
otorsport is highly addictive. It’s also expensive. For instance, Competitive Safari (Comp Safari) was once likened to standing in a cold shower, whilst a friend throws mud and gravel at you and another flushes your cash down the toilet. I stopped competing well before life got expensive with kids and mortgages. I couldn’t afford the time, money or the impact upon my health. The same happened with endurance rallying and trialling. To get my fix, I started marshalling. It’s relatively cheap, you are in the middle of the action and people are (generally) grateful for your help. As I got older, I strayed away from mainstream 4x4 stuff and ventured into classic car orientated competitions, then endurance trials. Many years passed, then Covid 19 happened, so I made a life choice, to start back at my roots.
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