Trans Ams came about when certan folk could not get control over Sports Sedans,thats partly true ,Bob will know all the details.Sports Sedans {north island } and Osca {south island} had a great run in the 80s almost an open book build what you like capri v8s and rx7 v8s were popular plus many other makes and the crowds loved them Bay Park was there home thanks to Peter Hanna most of the muscle cars shown on here pos. ran there, then feb each yr. a north v south 5 car team ran at Teratonga Levels Ruapuna Manfield and Bay Park,then a certan gent and I use that word against my better judgment ,decided lets get some Trans Ams from USA only $150.000 each!!! hell my share into the Porsche was under $5000 and with the prizemoney we picked up I survived over 5yrs. raced at ever track had a great 5yrs .Just imagine starting between Algees Alfa and Huxfords Capri ! the noise the ground shook.with Osbourne right on your tail ,when he put on his overalls it just payed to stay clear!!yet off the track a real good guy.Then the cheating started the Ford Mercure ex USA only 50 made totally eligale{the rules stated 1000 had to be made} but it wiped the field and so on end the end they ran like the ST are already dueing follow the leader {but the costs will be down the motors are so good!! ask Andy Knight!!!} If and if anyone wants the complete storey go to Rotorua and speak to Mr Willis the same man who almost on his own rebuilt and restored all those Cat machines in the NZ Catapillar experiance on old Taupo rd. oppersite the gondalas. He has been involved with motorsport for yrs. and a straight talker,and as far as msnz Roger H and Trevor are propably trying to do the best they can for the sport,But after spending 3days reading the nzv8s and the nzv8s of tomorrow !1 on the ten tenths some and the same man using 3 different names the jelousey they make me feel ill come on motor sport is for fun and more fun I mean it costs enough!! OK Amco now all you have to do is correct the odd spelling mistake made on purpus