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Professional racer, John Morton, was recently reunited with the original BRE-prepared Datsun 510 that carried him to 12 wins and the 1971-1972 Trans-Am Championships for 2.5-liter sedans. Morton shook down the recently restored car at California\u2019s Buttonwillow racecourse in preparation for August\u2019s Trans-Am race at the Monterey Historics. When asked by VRJ what it felt like to be back behind the Datsun\u2019s wheel after 20 years, Morton replied, \u201cIt\u2019s great! It\u2019s like deja vrooom!!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professional racer, John Morton, was recently reunited with the original BRE-prepared Datsun 510 that carried him to 12 wins and the 1971-1972 Trans-Am Championships for 2.5-liter sedans. Morton shook down the recently restored car at California\u2019s Buttonwillow racecourse in preparation for August\u2019s Trans-Am race at the Monterey Historics. When asked by VRJ what it felt like to be back behind the Datsun\u2019s wheel after 20 years, Morton replied, \u201cIt\u2019s great! 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