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TimeBack Ep 2 – Racing Memories, Cayman’s 1980s Autocross
In this episode of TimeBack, we revisit the high-octane days of the 1980s when Gary Huggins and Chuck Thompson and many others were at the wheel, competing in Cayman’s autocross events.
These thrilling races brought drivers and fans together in a shared love of speed, skill, and community spirit. Gary and Chuck take us back to the marl, sharing their experiences, and the excitement that made autocross an unforgettable part of Cayman’s sporting history.
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Cayman Compass
A window into the past with the Compass photo archives
A photograph of two men standing on a small motorboat, laying some of the last tree logs for a large bonfire near the reef in East End, sparks childhood memories for Graham Rankin of a decades-long tradition.
Rankin started down memory lane after seeing an old photograph from the Cayman Compass archives. It’s one of 300,000 being revived and digitised by Compass Media and Dart as part of a project to bring the islands’ past back to life.
As he stared at the black-and-white image with slightly squinted eyes and a tilted head, Rankin told the Cayman Compass, “I still remember like it was yesterday.”
Rankin recalled that the tradition started in the early 1950s, before his time, by the community men in East End.
