SALT SHAKER

Two years have elapsed since the disappointment of Speedweek 2019 at Lake Gairdner for Tim and the Baling Twine Racing Team. For those unaware of the back story here is a very brief recap. Further details are in issues 420 and 430 of Unique Cars magazine.

Tim Guinness from Orange in NSW has been racing Alfa Romeos for many years owns a rural property which runs about 250 sheep, 15 lambs and a similar number of Alfa Suds! Tim and partner Frankie had a relatively rare and straight 1985 Alfa Sprint that, as Frankie puts it, was “too good to wreck and too expensive to restore”. After wondering what to do with it they decided to turn it into a land speed car with a class record for production cars under 1500 cc of 125mph in mind.

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