LORD OF THE LASERS

aving a car that can perform well in more than one discipline with any sort of success is a tall order. It’s inevitable that there are always going to be some compromises that need to be made that get in the way of performance perfection or even personal safety. It’s something that Carl Robertson found out firsthand in 2016, following a dominating run with his TX3 — known as JRCOZY — a car that has won 30 trophies at 4&R events alone, taken out the C2 drag class at the Nationals two years running, and claimed the front-wheel-drive street tyre record at 10.79@135mph, while also contending Super Lap. It was when it came to circuit racing that Carl decided it was time to build (or buy) something more suited to grip racing, a decision that led him to purchasing one of his teenage hero cars. Yes, it was also a Laser, only this time it was 4WD and purpose-built for Targa. When we last