FASTER, FATHER

Rod Hadfield, 72, is one of the ‘rodfathers’ of Oz and founder of the Castlemaine Rod Shop in rural Victoria. Aside from his own world-class builds, and the components that enabled others to build their own, Hadfield was a founding member of the Light Vehicle Working Party that created Victoria’s special Street Rod road registration category. He was also a founding member of Dry Lakes Racers Australia, which conducts the annual Speed Week on Lake Gairdner.