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Chapter 1: The Crash
And here comes the Charger 440 R/T into turn 1. An immaculate car in every way, with a Mopar performance pack, upgraded suspension and it is Go Mango in colour looks like hes turned in to the corner too early. He should watch out for that mound, though, as weve seen many cars launch off it.
Too late now, Jim, hes already started to roll. That car is completely destroyed, I hope hes okay .
As I lay on the roof of my upside down Dodge Charger, which has been completely written off, I think of how lucky Ive been to have such a great car. I still remember the day I bought it. It was a clear summers day in June 92, a week after I arrived in the U.S. when I was browsing through a classifieds section in a car magazine. The owner was a mad keen Mopar fan and was selling to buy the new Dodge Viper R/T10, one of the first true Dodge muscle cars in years. I had watched the Dukes Of Hazzard on TV back home in Australia and always dreamed of an orange Charger, and this one was perfect. Over the years, I had raced at many historic events, including the prestigious Monterrey historic races at Laguna Seca.
Just then, I lost my train of thought when I overheard the paramedics saying that I would probably never race again due to my injury
Chapter 2: Coming Back
Two years later, I considered myself fit enough to race again. I only had $14,250 left as most of the money from insurance went towards hospital bills. I remembered that there was a used car dealership that mainly sold muscle cars only two suburbs away, so I went to check that out. I was in for a surprise when I got there, though.
The dealership had been taken over by a businessman who didnt have a passion for classic muscle cars, and what he sold really showed that.
The cars on the lot were:
1998 Daihatsu Sirion CX 4WD: Cheap, economical city runabout, four wheel drive, priced to sell at $4,990
1986 Toyota MR2 G Limited: Classic mid engined sports car on a budget. $7,349 drive away.
1994 Subaru Impreza WRX STI: Rally bred four wheel drive performance car with upgraded turbo and exhaust. A steal at just $9,990
1998 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK: Four wheel drive, one owner, 276hp engine, a bargain at $12,949
1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28: V8 power, new rims, genuine American Muscle, first to see will buy at only $15,671.
I obviously wanted to buy the Camaro, as it was the only muscle car on the lot. I haggled the price down to $14,750 but the salesman would not let the car go for any less. In the end I decided on the Legacy as it had the same engine as the WRX but would be in much better condition. On the way home, I stopped at my local garage to change the oil and remove the back seats of the car. I also went for a few laps at the Apricot Hill raceway to get a feel for the car. Fastest lap was a 140.305.
And here comes the Charger 440 R/T into turn 1. An immaculate car in every way, with a Mopar performance pack, upgraded suspension and it is Go Mango in colour looks like hes turned in to the corner too early. He should watch out for that mound, though, as weve seen many cars launch off it.
Too late now, Jim, hes already started to roll. That car is completely destroyed, I hope hes okay .
As I lay on the roof of my upside down Dodge Charger, which has been completely written off, I think of how lucky Ive been to have such a great car. I still remember the day I bought it. It was a clear summers day in June 92, a week after I arrived in the U.S. when I was browsing through a classifieds section in a car magazine. The owner was a mad keen Mopar fan and was selling to buy the new Dodge Viper R/T10, one of the first true Dodge muscle cars in years. I had watched the Dukes Of Hazzard on TV back home in Australia and always dreamed of an orange Charger, and this one was perfect. Over the years, I had raced at many historic events, including the prestigious Monterrey historic races at Laguna Seca.
Just then, I lost my train of thought when I overheard the paramedics saying that I would probably never race again due to my injury
Chapter 2: Coming Back
Two years later, I considered myself fit enough to race again. I only had $14,250 left as most of the money from insurance went towards hospital bills. I remembered that there was a used car dealership that mainly sold muscle cars only two suburbs away, so I went to check that out. I was in for a surprise when I got there, though.
The dealership had been taken over by a businessman who didnt have a passion for classic muscle cars, and what he sold really showed that.
The cars on the lot were:
1998 Daihatsu Sirion CX 4WD: Cheap, economical city runabout, four wheel drive, priced to sell at $4,990
1986 Toyota MR2 G Limited: Classic mid engined sports car on a budget. $7,349 drive away.
1994 Subaru Impreza WRX STI: Rally bred four wheel drive performance car with upgraded turbo and exhaust. A steal at just $9,990
1998 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK: Four wheel drive, one owner, 276hp engine, a bargain at $12,949
1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28: V8 power, new rims, genuine American Muscle, first to see will buy at only $15,671.
I obviously wanted to buy the Camaro, as it was the only muscle car on the lot. I haggled the price down to $14,750 but the salesman would not let the car go for any less. In the end I decided on the Legacy as it had the same engine as the WRX but would be in much better condition. On the way home, I stopped at my local garage to change the oil and remove the back seats of the car. I also went for a few laps at the Apricot Hill raceway to get a feel for the car. Fastest lap was a 140.305.
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