New Zealand ShellSport Saloon Series 1978 - 1985

[Steve Emson]

The little coupe did 63's (1m 03) around Baypark in the dry.They did send me out in the rain once on slicks. S*%$ that was exciting......huge 5th gear slides down the back straight. It would crank itself sideways and you would get off the throttle, put almost full opposite lock on and wait..............all you heard was SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUSH as you waited for the wheels to bite. My Historic Falcon GTHO here in Queensland used to do it also in the rain in top gear everytime you got on the throttle. It always won in the rain fortunately.
Actually, come to think of it, I love driving in the rain.
For those of you that think we are off topic, sorry. The photos of the coupe are immediately before 1978 and the car then raced through that period. I thought it may have some relevance because of that.