Frankly, I was surprised at how easily it drove after some previous experiences I had with other open-wheelers. Owner Ed Holly and I are about the same size and shape, and once my bum was in the seat of his Brabham BT6 I felt perfectly at home. No names of course, but some open-wheelers I have had the pleasure of experiencing have been really quite the opposite, and I have been only too pleased to hand them back to their owners.
Wakefield Park is about two hours south of Sydney, and is the perfect circuit to test an unfamiliar car. Not too long, so it’s easy to remember what the next corner is like and plenty of runoff room should you wish to test the cornering capabilities of a car.
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