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<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong> <strong>May</strong> 20<strong>06</strong> Page 20<br />
DaC Driver’s Son Takes<br />
Flag at Brands Hatch!<br />
Kevin Molyneux (B20) probably doesn’t know it, but he has one of the most famous call signs on Diala-Cab<br />
– the one formerly used by the late Johnny Saunders. But one thing Kevin does know is that he<br />
is rightly proud of his son Tom’s achievement in the world of PGAC Motorsport.<br />
Tom’s most recent success was at Brands Hatch. Thirty-three cars lined up on the grid with Tom in the front row having qualified<br />
as second fastest. From the beginning, Tom went straight into the lead and kept it until an accident on lap two caused the<br />
race to be halted. Following the restart, Tom retook the lead and won by ten lengths.<br />
This is Tom Molyneux’s second year in the Yokohama 750 motor club stock hatch championship and dad Kevin travels with<br />
him to most of major race circuits throughout the summer. The championship is for 1600 hatchbacks, Fiestas and Saxos etc.<br />
Following Tom’s great win at Brands Hatch, Kevin told <strong>Call</strong> <strong>Sign</strong>:<br />
“He did really well. Even though the stoppage caused some irritation, it was plain to see that from the restart there<br />
was only going to be one winner – and that was Tom! Mind you,” Kevin continued, “he gets all the excitement and I get<br />
all the spanner work!”<br />
Tom has been involved in Motorsport for four years, but it seems to have been in his blood for much longer. At the age of fifteen,<br />
he competed in Ford’s Rally Academy Championship and followed that with a year in Autograss before moving into<br />
Stockhatch – which is where he is now.<br />
“It’s really good fun,” said Kevin, “but only if you don’t mind sleeping in the back of a van!”<br />
And how does Kevin drive his taxi after watching his son being successful at Brands Hatch?<br />
“The PCO weren’t sure about the big number 23 I wanted on the side of the cab, but said a definite ‘no’ to me wearing<br />
a crash helmet in case it put passengers off!”<br />
Tom contemplates<br />
how he wants the<br />
race to go<br />
Ready to go - and<br />
on his way to a win.<br />
Photos courtesy<br />
Jamie Rose<br />
Dad Kevin giving last minute<br />
instructions
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