2005 PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR • 21 of the hottest cars battle to earn the title of the fastest, fittest and finest performance car of the year • Welcome one, welcome all Stephen Corby introduces the 21 contenders and previews PCOTY '05 • Day One: Albury Airport The standing kilometre and acceleration runs keep Dean Evans out of trouble • Day Two: Winton Raceway David Morley discusses lap times and seat-of-the pants handling behaviour • Day Three: Hillclimb Tim Robson muses on the pack's ability to handle real roads in the real world • Lucky Bastard Reader Matt Townsend tagged along as a guest judge and belted the lot • The Cull Twenty one cars won't fit into six places. Michael Taylor waves bon voyage to 15 • Top Six David Morley talks about the ones that amost won. Michael Taylor on the winner (Porsche 911 Carrera S) • Cockburn's PCOTY Walking to his own beat, Paul Cockburn reports on another chaotic PCOTY
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