Business drive:

Forget your Chambers directory or Legal 500 - the way to sort out the best lawyers is to put them in tiny motorised vehicles and send them hurtling around a track.

So it was that more than 40 teams of solicitors met at the Raceway indoor karting circuit at West Bromwich for the Solicitors Grand Prix 2003.

We understand that those on hourly targets struggled with the concept that the winner would be the team taking the shortest amount of time to complete the task.

Bristol firm Lyons Davidson's team won (pictured are Danny Bennett, with champagne, and from left Richard Norwood, Paul Kelly and Symon Hammond).

Another team from the firm came second, with Bath-based Withy King third.

Rumours that next year's race would be dealt with by alternative dispute resolution were firmly quashed.