Allan Moffat arrived in Australia in the mid sixties with his Lotus Cortina that Daddy's money had bought and couldn't work out why the locals were beating him. After all he was a Professional Racing Driver and they were part timers. He quickly became unliked with his attitude.
I was an Australian Automobile Racing Club member at the time (1963/1967) and also a Flag Marshall at Warwick Farm Circuit in Sydney and got to see and be part of what was basicly a tantrum thrown by a spoilt rich kid.
He went back to the U.S. a couple of years later.
Returns with the Mustang, with huge sponsorship from Ford and Coca Cola, and the same attitude. I'm a professional let me through.
Moving ahead. Australian Touring Car Championships.
Moffat.... 1973. Falcon. Official Ford Factory Team big Dollars..
1976. Falcon. Official Ford Factory Team.
1977. Falcon. Official Ford Factory Team.
1983. Mazda Rx7 Mazda/Peter Styuvent Funded.
Dick Johnson . 1981. Falcon. Home built. Local and Friends Sponsorship
1982. Falcon. Home Built. Friend Ross Palmer Sposorship.
1984. Falcon. Home Built. Ross Palmer Sponsorship.
1988. Ford Sierra. Shell Sponsorship.
1989. Ford Sierra Shell Sponsorship.
Plus.
1995. Falcon EF Shell Sponsorship. John Bowe Driving.
Moving Ahead. 2008. Ford Withdraw Sponsorship Monies from Dick Johnson Racing. He almost goes bankrupt and comes close to shuting down His Team.
Today, V8 Supercars. Heading the 2010 Championship is James Courtney in a Falcon, driving for, you guessed it, Dick Johnson Racing.
without Ford money, and solidly beating the Ford Funded Teams.
If that does not make him the Ultimate Legend after staying Loyal to Ford for twenty three years, I will be as amazed as the fact Ford now want to do an about face and give him $500,000 in sponsorship.
For a Man that has achieved what he has with limited resources against Factory Funded Teams, there is no argument.
Chalkeysexplorer. Lets not talk about polarisers!
Must go as the next round of the V8 Supercar Championship is being held next weekend ten minutes walk from my home.
Cheers from Australia
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