“It’s noisy, smokes the tyres in all gears and revs to 8,500rpm” – From not having the cash to put fuel in his car, to making Top 20 Elite at Summernats. Mick’s XW Falcon is perfection!
What does it take to hit the Top 20 at Summernats? A meticulous build plan? An iron-clad strategy for gaining judging points? Or just the gradual realisation that your build has become something truly special? Mick Bellette’s journey to Top 20 took the latter path, paid tribute to his late brother along the way and scratched an itch for XW greatness that he’d harboured since his teens.
