FIRST DANCE

AARON JAMES CAME ALL THE WAY FROM THE WEST TO TAKE ON DRAG CHALLENGE 2019, WITH SUPERB RESULTS IN HIS VG VALIANT ON DEBUT

- KIAN HEAGNEY

TOUGH street cars are what Drag Challenge is all about, and Aaron James’s beautifully presented VG Valiant Regal is a proper streeter.

“My work schedule means I get a week off, so I’ll get out and cruise it every chance I get,” Aaron says. “If the sun’s out, it gets driven, especially for the pub runs!”

Aaron and his father Alan built the car, getting a hold of it a bit over 10 years ago. Mopars have always been in the blood for the James family, according to Aaron: “Dad said when I was younger that if I wanted to get into this car thing, it’d better be a Mopar or I’m on my own!”

Unfortunately, the circumstances in which Aaron acquired the VG were not the greatest, having been sold the rolling shell as a result of family friend Jeffro Clarke becoming terminally ill and passing away – hence the ‘RIP JEFFRO’ ribbon hanging from the rearview mirror.