On the Isle of Wight, Sandown’s seawall was packed out for a special motorsport event at the weekend.

Damien Bradley won this year’s Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint event, driving his modified Subaru Legacy and setting an impressive track record time of 34.91 seconds.  

Around half of the 90 competing cars were from the Isle of Wight, and the spectacle attracted the event’s largest crowd since the first Sprint in 2022.

A total of 300 straw Hesston bales were used to create the track. 

“We made a few changes for 2024 and they all worked well,” said event director Tim Addison.

“The track was slightly extended, and spectators really loved getting close to the cars and meeting the drivers in the paddock.

“I’d like to thank the Isle of Wight Car Club for its hard work, alongside our friends from other clubs.

“Putting on an event like this is a real team effort.

“Our stewards did a great job getting people in and out of the Sprint, and our track build crew was outstanding.

“And of course, no motorsport can happen without our volunteer marshals and officials.

“Thank you to all our sponsors and partners and to all the fans who came along to support the Sandown Sprint this year.

“In our first year, it took six days to build, run and break down the track, but this year we managed it in four.”

Pictures by Jack Downer.