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UNNATURAL ASPIRATIONS

Geoff Dann’s a man who likes his horsepower. We’re not talking about a few ponies in a paddock here, but the type that can only be created by an internal combustion engine, preferably one with a little bit of boost. Over the years, he’s owned, tuned, and tweaked his fair share of them, but one of the highlights was a late-model turbocharged Commodore ute. It was when experimenting with the ute that his need for speed increased, and the logical way to satisfy it was to purchase a dedicated drag car, which he did.

As a long-time General Motors fan, a race-ready ’80s Iroc Camaro was just the thing … well, kind of. Although the car had previously been on the strip both here and abroad, Geoff added his own touches to it. The results of his hard work saw him card a best of

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