...a race I am sure you were all watching, of course

Yep, we had a lot of JDM Sports Gears arrive in New Zealand in the mid to late 90’s. Due to the excessive performance figures for a family wagon (and because Evo), a lot of these were snapped up by punters (or chop shop scum) who would remove the the 4G63 and associated drive train to drop in their base spec Lancers.

Great, let’s bring it to New Zealand next...

While I agree with the sentiment of the petition, what I must ask is what is the logic? And just how will NASFAC TS deliver the desired number of signatures to Messrs “watch NASCAR please”?

The fact a quad bike came third overall is worth mentioning too, if not a story in itself

Those were the days. No one was as classy as Neil Crompton when it came to the live racer commentary, but DJ and Brock were equally adept to the level of multitasking required.

Ha, I might just redeem that next time I'm in the US

I agree

As an example, I was a spectator at a club level rally last year which saw most of the stages repeated several times. One particular stage used a four way junction for a right hander twice, then going straight through on the third and final run on the road. Despite it being noted in the route book that it was straight…

I've learnt something today. Thanks!

this is the most important guide to consider when spectating at a rally

There's nothing outwardly funny about my current competition license (well to me, anyway)

A couple of years ago, I attended an unveiling function at a rather fancy hotel. Someone in their infinite wisdom decided that the bronze statue in the hotel lobby needed credentials too, so they went to the trouble of putting its picture on an access pass, and draping it around it's metallic neck.

I wonder if he has sunken his entire life savings into a season of Clio Cup?

the Kiwi in me wants Porsche to win Le Mans (Especially Brendon Hartley)

how about a single piece of paper?

After Penske, they sponsored Tyrrell

Maybe this is the real life version of the wise cracking bird from John Stoneham's Cartoons?

call me biased, but....

As the driver of an early model KTM X-Bow, with the exception of DMV issues, I can relate to a lot of your experiences.