Those of you who are old enough, cast your minds back to the mid ‘80s. The Prime Minister of the time, Rob Muldoon, was soused and, with a head full of schnapps, announced a snap election, which ended very badly for the National Party we might add. Labour was thrust into power and the daily lives of everyday Kiwis were turned upside down. GST on pretty much everything was introduced, much to the hue and cry of the people. Tari protections were lifted and the country was flooded with imported goods of every imaginable persuasion, costing the country thousands of jobs in the manufacturing sectors.
To some it was the beginning of the end; to others it was the start of something new. To say it was a tumultuous time in the country’s history is somewhat of an understatement.
At the time, Phil Brogden was tootling around in a bog-standard Vauxhall Victor and he didn’t have a care in the world. One day, however, he got an idea in his head that he wouldn’t mind giving this drag racing thing a
