DRIVER PROFILE

DRIVER/OWNER: Nathan Messenger AGE: 33 LOCATION: Hastings OCCUPATION: Carpet layer

THANKS: Huge thanks to Craig ‘Fatty’ Smith — this build wouldn’t be where it is now without his experience and help; my wife, Amie, for buying me the engine as a surprise 10year wedding-anniversary gift and for being so laid-back for the next 18-months during the build; my kids, Zak, Lockie, and Sadie, for not being monkeys while I was in the shed; Wayne, for all the long nights he put into the prep and paint; and the mates who were always there to lend a hand: Jord, Dan, and Liam; and also to John, for welding up the manifold