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PART 2 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Old Auckland mate Paul Weir said to me once, “I like your columns in NZV8, TJ. They’re really just a monthly letter to your old pals, aren’t they?”

So, even though some of you will be bored to tears reading about some old goat deciding to have a go at circuit racing in a Japanese hot hatch and will quickly skip over to the next page, I know Paul will be interested. Thanks, Paul! Last month, I talked about how, five years ago, I began to get drawn into the idea of finally taking the plunge and having a go at circuit racing — something I’ve wanted to

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