Email from George

'No I wont be taking the siddy to the festival as I don’t want to wipe away the hard fought achievements of this old racecar by cars like the Mercedes that look like they were from the same era but in fact have an 850hp nascar engine in them that lap HD 7 seconds a lap faster than the likes of my poor old car.

I don’t have a problem with any period correct car blowing the doors off the old girl as that is just how it was. Don’t get me wrong but I do hope that the allcomers race at the Festival does bring out some more true Sports Sedans although I have my doubts after my experience, but then you do get a lot of people that will run their cars when there is a large audience to watch. I will still be a runner in something like the defunct NZHSS if there ever is enough cars but for the meantime she can just sit in the garage.

Also, I don’t do show and shine as I am a racer and prefer to be on track with the cars going as hard as I can with my cars without damaging them. So it wasn’t something I liked doing when I took the siddy to those shows to try to help get that series going. But anyway I hope you have an enjoyable day there, but I wont be going at all because of course I would be pissed off that I wasn’t running. Sorry to disappoint you but I am a man of principle and don’t hesitate to back them up.'

George