Dirt Bomb (14 page)
Authors: Fleur Beale
Tags: #Engineering & Transportation, #Automotive, #Racing, #Sports & Outdoors, #Miscellaneous, #Motor Sports, #Teen & Young Adult, #Literature & Fiction, #Action & Adventure
A HUGE THANK you to my nephew Tim Corney who, along with a bunch of mates, pulled an old Holden out of a ditch, drove it up onto the trailer by using the starter motor to power the car, got it home and made it into a paddock basher. Thank you Tim for your generosity in sharing your story, and for your time and patience with my questions. Just for the record: Tim certainly isn’t Jake.
THANK YOU TO my brothers Mike and Ben for answering yet more questions.
THANK YOU TO Joshua Long, and to Jimmy and Lucas Lipidis: I’m very grateful to you all for your technical expertise.
TO THE BOYS of 9VM and 10BC of Rongotai College: you’re awesome! Your comments about titles and the cover were insightful and a great help in figuring out the final design. Special thanks to Sep Ryder for your title suggestions.
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First published 2011
© 2011 Fleur Beale
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ISBN 978 1 86979 547 4
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Cover design: Gary Stewart, Gas Project
Text design: Megan van Staden
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