THE MINI-SPINNING PADDY HOPKIRK
Cresting the hill at Pukekohe before swooping down pit straight with the speedo touching 80 miles an hour (135 km/h), the smiling Irishman behind the wheel tossed the red Mini Cooper 1275S into a wild 360-degree spin. Hanging on for dear life in the front passenger seat, I was wondering what I had let myself in for.
I quelled the flash of panic telling myself there was little need to worry. After all, this chap had won the
