AMC BEST LETTER

Dream team

Firstly, a big congratulations on AMC issue #115. I have managed to read it from cover-to-cover with my usual speed (as I do with every issue), and I now face the long and agonising wait (for me) until issue #116 hits the stands.

I thoroughly enjoyed the article on the Craven Mild ‘Dream Team, and about the Commodore itself. As a long-time enthusiast who devours everything related to motorsport, this article brought back some memories from some of the magazines of the day. I used to have every issue of Racing Car News and going right back to #1, but had to part with them when I moved interstate. What really raised my interest is the two photos of the Commodore that were taken at Symmons Plains in 1980. In one photo the Commodore wears the homologated front spoiler, but in the other, it doesn’t. I remember reading that the car practised with the spoiler fitted, but Frank Gardner told the motorsport reporters at the time that he was concerned about high engine temperatures. As a precaution, the spoiler was removed overnight in preparation for race day to allow better airflow to the radiator. As it turned out, Mother Nature decided to chuck it down, so engine temperature was never an issue.