He may have struggled to get the magazine coverage of the guys in front of him, but he did get some media time for all the wrong reasons when, at Pukekohe, Roy Harringtons Imp blew its engine to pieces during practice at the NZIGP meeting, and Colin, following closely behind, slipped on the oil and slammed the bank heavily. Although the newspaper clipping said he was unhurt, in fact, he'd damaged his back.

This back injury has hampered him all his life, until, at Queensland Raceway in 2012, during an Australian Trans-Am race, he was shunted from behind by another car under brakes. The crash put Colin in hospital, and the Camaro required a complete rebuild. But, amazingly, the shunt had also realigned his back from the Pukekohe crash all those years ago, and for the first time in 42 years, he no longer suffers back pains!

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