1451-87 PHONE 497869 = 380 Des Wall, of Australia, besige me lis wee end. at he vibe wars first race in New Leatas sedan challenge series at Dream drive When the Australian racing driver, Des Wall, first received a telephone call from New Zealand inviting him to take part in a meeting at Christchurch, he couldn't believe his ears. It seemed like a dream come true. This Sunday at Wigram ine • dream will turn to reality when Wall, along with five other top Australians, will line up with their New Zealand counterparts in the inaugural Handy Hire International Sports Sedan challenge. Wall, aged 35, is an earth-moving contractor from Bankstown, Sydney: and is married with two™ young children. He has been racing for 14 seasons, although only seriousiy for the last seven. His car is a purpose built space frame chassied Holden Torana, which runs a rare Repco Formula 5000 engine with a strong Muncie gearbox, Halibrand quick change diff and independent suspension. The Torana has the distinction of being the only Sports Sedan to be built by the famous Holden Dealer Team, having originally been can- Wail has achieved numerous successes with the car over the last few seasons. notably winning the 1984 New South Wales Sports Sedan championship. He admits to a liking for fast circuits and feels that the car should be well suited to the wigram airfield track. Although he admits that along with the other Australian team members he has little knowledge of New Zealand Sports Sedan racing, he was more than impressed by Trevor Crowe's driving after viewing video coverage of the Sports Sedan race Which supported the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe. Although Wall likes to work on his own car as much as possible, business commitments often preclude this and preparation is entrusted to his mechanic, Neville Bridges, who has accompanied him on this trip. Although he races primarily in Sports Sedans, Wall has driven a Group A BMW at Sandown and Bathurst, and like Crowe found that a totally different driving style was required.