If you’re in the parts business like I am, people seem to think you carry all the parts they’re desperate for, all the time, all in the boot of your tow car. Twenty plus years ago, a few weekends of this pestering flicked on a lightbulb – maybe there’s a need for a spare parts shop at the racetrack…
Back then, I had my own little parts shop (Diamond Valley Auto Parts in Bundoora), plusstopped racing, I decided to start selling products at the track to pay the bills, help mates keep their cars on the track and get my motor racing fix at the same time! It wasn’t a new idea and I wasn’t the first to do it, but I was excited…