Fantastic topic photo Gordon. Since you have already touched upon the days summary, I'll just pick some highlights.
The kings of the day were undoubtedly KS Motorsports and Honda Citys (Old Gen). While KS' cars performed superbly and won a huge majority of the races that they took part in, the Honda Citys did not lose ONE SINGLE RACE. In each and every race with the Citys - whether a 1.3, 1.5 or the beloved Vtec - the competition was demolished. Well done, you two.
No Supercars!! Everyone was terribly disappointed but the crowd control was disastrous and extremely poor. From 3 p.m. onward, there were people (including kids) sitting on the race track and watching. IMHO, a disaster was just waiting to happen. The number grew consistently to a point where the organisers had to cancel the foreign categories. This was most disappointing as the Subaru Impreza WRX STi had just lined up for the race.
This is our resident tech-head - Dom! And his fantastic Honda Civic. You really have to marvel at the confidence he has in his car. I asked him who he thinks he will be pitted against. His answer "Who the heck cares?"
What better way to start the day than with a Ferrari. Was cruising toward the Speedrun in my Jeep when I saw the Modena at the stoplight. Needless to say, this was THE supercar of the day. We truly missed hearing it on full throttle today.
A concept that I saw for the first time. Removing all the doors and replacing them with plastic (to save on weight).
Look who showed up for self-humiliation
The second picture has the San Storm lined up and ready against an Esteem. Well, no competition. The Esteem was ahead by a couple of car lengths within a 1/4 of a 1/4 mile! As Salil Kulkarni said, the only way a San Storm can win is by racing against another San Storm.
The 200 BHP Palio. It is owned by Fiat and was especially modified for this drag. The sound alone was worth all the effort that Fiat may have put in this car. Driven by an Italian, it sure as hell held its own against the Baleno it raced against.