YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST ONE…(PART 3)

Following the first two rounds of drivers recalling their first race cars, we’ve compiled a third collection of HTCAV drivers telling us where it all began.

PETER VAN SUMMEREN

First Car: Ford Escort Twin Cam

Current Car: Lotus Cortina

Peter van Summeren’s giant-killing reputation in a Mk1 Escort belies his mere decade of circuit racing experience. But years of winning in other motorised sports put him on the pace from the outset.

A boat designer and builder, he won with outboard ski race boats through the mid ’80s, taking the Southern 80, Mildura and Robinvale 100s and the Bridge to Bridge Classic. In the ’90s,