So where is the Australian government on Wayne Gardner's long stay in a Japanese jail for a road rage incident where even the police say no punches were thrown?
Wayne evidently grabbed three Japanese gentlemen by the collar. For that he has spent two weeks in the lock-up and has been interrogated for two hours every day. The local coppers say they aren't letting him out because he won't plead guilty.
Our government used to like Wayne. They even gave him an Order of Australia because knighthoods had been abolished. Wayne was Australia's first 500cc world championship motorcycle winner. He then drove four-wheel cars, ending his career as a works Toyota driver in Japan.
Talking of serious, next week is the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours d'Elegance. The fun and dreams start off with the Savannah Speed Classic which strangely enough is held in Savannah, the birthplace of grand prix racing in America.
Then we move on to the Flights & Fancy Aeroport Gala with a very dangerous mix of vintage aircraft, live music, mouth-watering food and handcrafted cocktails and of course the Concours.
Anyway that's all fine, but why I will be there is for is the Auctions America auction. The car I'm after is the 2006 Ford GT Heritage edition. It's only one of 343 made. Apart from a supercharged 5.4-litre, 410kw dual overhead cam V8, 0 to 100km/h in under four seconds and an original window sticker, this one is in the legendary Gulf colours.