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WHEN Michael Gonzalez isn't busy making eight-second passes in CHOCTOP, his street-driven, LSA-fed VC Commodore, or cruising one of the many other cars in his collection, he can be found managing Springmount Raceway, home to Far North Queensland's biggest horsepower hoedown, Northern Nats (see p. 48 for full feature).

- ASHLEIGH WILSON

MICHAEL GONZALEZ

MAREEBA, QUEENSLAND

We caught up with Michael at this year's event for a quick chinwag.

Tell us about your cars.

I've got three Fords and three Holdens in my shed. I have a genuine 1971 GT Falcon, a 1974 XB, and a 1979 XD 351 ute - all V8s and period-correct. Then I've got a blue ex-police Commodore with an LS3 in it, another Commodore SL/X, and then we've got CHOCTOP, my most modified vehicle.

What's the CHOCTOP story?