DION CROOK AND ZARA MCLAUGHLIN
AGE: 30
OCCUPATION: Spray painter / Signwriter
PREVIOUSLY OWNED CARS: Airbagged Holden Rodeo, manual VS SS Holden Commodore, ’72 Chevrolet Chevelle wagon, manual VZ Holden Clubsport, ’87 Chevrolet Suburban, ’88 Ford 12.5m bus (dragster transporter)
DREAM CAR: Sounds corny, but the front-engine dragster I have sitting in the garage
WHY THE FED? Spending time when I was younger helping out Rodney Benjes (DB Racecars) on his six-second frontengine dragster. Then definitely when Stormy Bird brought his Revelation FED over to New Zealand from America — his fulltrack burnouts, gas mask, open-face helmet, and showmanship got me hooked! I was on the hunt for one of my own before we left Taupo that weekend
BUILD TIME: Eight years
LENGTH OF OWNERSHIP: Eight years
DION THANKS: My partner Zara and daughter Heidi; Mum and Dad; DB Racecars; Dzine Signs; 3M films; Rodney Benjes; Grant Benvenuti; Jason Robertson; Aidan Crook; and everyone who has helped with parts, advice, and encouragement over the past eight years