The track was 4.2 km (2.6 mi) long and used the main runways of RAF Davidstow Moor.

The Bank Holiday dawned over Cornwall as a lovely summer's day and a crowd of 20,000 was hoped for, but this being Bodmin Moor it was blanketed in fog.

After sheep were cleared from the bank straight, the weather had improved sufficiently to allow the drivers to have their statutory three laps of practice.

Two Kiefts won from two Coopers, Paulson and Westcott leading home Nurse and Piers.

Their event was expanded on this occasion to be run as two heats and a final, and attracted some of the great names of the day.

There were only seven starters although, there was a true Formula One car amongst them, the majority of the entrants being runners in the early superseded 2-litre Formula Two race; John Riseley-Prichard (Connaught-Lea Francis Type A) won at a speed of 74.2 mph from Jack Walton (Cooper-Bristol) and Anthony Brooks (HWM-Alta), with another Cooper-Bristol fourth in the hands of Tom Kyffin.

The race was planned for 30 laps but reduced to 20; John Coombs won in the Lea Francis engined Lotus Mk8 at 72.65 mph.

The next three places were all taken by Cooper-Bristol's piloted by Tom Kyffin, Dick Gibson and Gordon Rolls.

Their first win in a World Championship race using a recognised Formula One car was Stirling Moss's victory in Monaco 1960, driving the Rob Walker entered Lotus 18.

For the 1955 season the organisers decided to concentrate on just one race meeting and this was held on Whit Monday, 30 May.

There were three other non-starters in addition to Collins; Tony Rolt's Connaught B4, entered by Rob Walker was not ready in time.

Tyrrell decided not to run against the assembled company of Kyffin, Charles Boulton and Bob Harris in their Connaughts and Gibson and F. Sowery, both in Coopers.

So Davidstow ended as a motor racing circuit; it has been a short career but by no means an inglorious one.