The Road Crew

These are the boys and girls, collectively referred to as the Northern Crew, who work at many of the shows behind the scenes to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Well, as smoothly as you can expect with this bunch of piss heads in charge........

The Boys

Gary Leece - Gary, from Cumbria, was winner of the prestigious NSCC title in his nitrous'd and fuel-injected 5.0 Capri (yeah, subtle ain't it!) and drives all over the UK (not always dressed as a woman) and is often to be found stood on remote roundabouts, wearing a marshalls jacket and waving you in the right direction. Aside from his 5.0 Capri, there's an injected '66 Mustang well underway, a 2.0 Mk1 Escort and an Aussie Mad Max Falcon replica which will be running an injected 351 in the near future.

 

Steve 'Biff' Bailey - To give you an idea about Biff, my seven year old daughter described him as "needing to grow up". Recently defected to the blue-oval camp with this gorgeous '73 Torino 351.

Chris 'Missing' McCullough - Former NSCC champion, Chris is from Preston and is one of the original Riversway Cruise crew. He runs a 5.0 Mk2 Cortina with ally heads, a supercharger and a 5-speed manual trans, good enough for 13.0 in the quarter on treaded 165/70 tyres. No stranger to racking up plenty of miles in his motor, there's also another Mk2 'Tina, a '56 Buick and a T in his garage.

Nick Gunby - Nick is the original 'Mr Cortina' and has owned probably every one in the country at some point, despite currently running a Mk1 Capri with a 347 stroker V8 stuffed in it. Nick has an uncanny way of creating a crisis wherever he may be, usually as the result of alcohol. Famous moments in Gunby history include arriving at the disco in Kyle with a case of stella in the pushchair, but having forgotten to actually put his daughter in it....

James Murray - Twice NSCC Champion, James hails from Birmingham and runs this nitrous'd and Rover-powered ProStreet Mk2 Cortina wagon. A regular low-twelve second machine, James actually developed and scratch-built his own fuel injection for this motor. Clever twat. James has done several stirling years organisation with the NSCC, liaising with York Raceway, Shakespeare County Raceway and SantaPod. His unforunate Harry Potter looks have lead to many a good piss-take.

John 'Ozzy' Osborn - From Stockport, Manchester, Oz runs a Mk2 Ford Granada stuffed full of 4.6 litre Rover V8 which will turn 14s all day in complete comfort. Also has a ProStreet Baracuda under wraps and has been busy working on his wife's 427 stroker-motored 100E.

Jon 'Moose' Hollingworth - The Moose is something of a legend, and acts as club bouncer. There have been numerous Moose incidents, most of which involve the violent demise of some poor bastard with a wrong-wheel drive hatch. Moose, from Stockport, drives a beige Mk5 Cortina, tubbed to death and stuffed full of blown 460 Ford V8. On the bottle this car runs low tens in full street trim.

Jon 'Two Chargers' Smith - A proud member of the Fat Chance HotRod Club, Jon runs a '73 440 Charger and a '68 with a 493 stroker motor, both of which are usually broken. This picture is so rare that National Geographic have offered to buy it ahead of their proof of alien life in Tescos and the Loch Ness Monster posing for pictures at a lakeside burger bar.

 

The Girls

Carole Gunby - Surprisingly dangerous, despite her size. Don't mention the Sherpa. Drives any old unroadworthy piece of shit that husband Nick picks up down the auctions. Most famous line came after storming across a campsite to greet her husband with "What f***ing time do you call this?". Nick put down his bottle of beer, checked his watch, replying; "Er, half-past nine luv." Surprising how dozing off in the early evening can disorientate you, huh ?

 

Christine Osborne - A real die-hard hotrodder at heart, campaigning a hard-as-nails Ford 100E, stretched, tubbed and fitted with an injected 427 Stoker Chevy V8!

Jo 'Mrs Moose' Hollingworth - A complete nutcase, just add alcohol. Other pictures not suitable for viewing on a family website but on the wall in the HRG bar.... Famous Moosette moments include leaping headlong into a table of drinks at Drayton Manor, earning her the nickname 'Cato'..

Alison McCullough - Your life in her hands.....the pissed-up side of the NHS that you'd sooner not know about when you go to hospital. Extensive treatment at the Betty Ford clinic starting to pay dividends. Seldom pestered for a blow job (see pic!). Drives a classic 2-litre Vitesse convertible and runs a classic motorbike.

Allie 'McWomble' McLachlan - Our wee womble, recruited to the scene tohelp try and stop Womble from buying any more shite....currently failing dismally... Drives a Moggy Minor with 1300 Marina motor and overdrive Triumph gearbox and a Marlin kit car (some kind of Marina fetish best not discussed in these circles).

Heather Bawden - recently recruited to the camp by Gary Leece, Heather is a bit of a petrol head and has realised the error of her ways, having given up the Scooby for the wheel of her partner's 5.0 Mustang convertible.