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My thanks go to Mike Whelan, Edward Stores, Jenni Oglesby, Jack McGowan, Ryan Green, Jim McLeod, Robert O’Neal, Roy Carroll and Carrie Gordon Watson who answered my ‘casting call’ and donated their names to this book. Enjoy your roles, people.

The European Saloon Car Championship is a fictional racing series, although it does share its roots in a number of championships past and present.

I was backstage listening to my new boss, Richard ‘Rags’ Ragsdale, and new teammate, Kurt Haulk, being interviewed. Public speaking wasn’t my forte, but in a couple of minutes, I’d be joining them.

‘Ragged Racing has been the “It” team for several seasons,’ George Easter said. He’d been the voice of motorsport since before I was born. ‘Do you expect that to continue?’

‘All indicators say yes,’ Rags said. ‘The cars are performing well and I have great confidence in my drivers.’

Rags wasn’t wrong. Haulk was fast becoming a saloon-car legend. He was two-time Dutch Touring Car Champion, British Saloon Car Champion, and the current European Saloon Car Champion.

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