Australian Muscle Car

Paul Newby

Back in the days when sex was safe and motor racing was dangerous, many a talented driver never had the chance to shine, such were the perils of the sport. Nowadays where motor racing is safe and sex is dangerous, a talented driver is more likely to miss the boat due to lacking a sufficient budget. Money, or lack of it, is a perennial problem in professional motorsport. Sometimes talent is not enough. Take American F5000 driver Mike Eyerly, whose career came to a crashing halt in

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