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“The day of the reveal I had people messaging me all weekend expressing their excitement about my return, it really felt great to read all the messages and realise that I wasn’t forgotten after 10 years out of the sport.” s back! REVEAL VIDEO “I started my Facebook page in March and I was going through all my photos and memorabilia and started to think about how awesome it was when I was racing and wondered if I could do it again. “I made contact with Phil after that to talk in more detail which resulted in purchasing a car and trailer from him.” “The more I thought about it and talked to my family, I quickly knew it was something that I wanted to do again.” The car, complete with a unique design and makeover provided by Top Alcohol racer Jason Maggs and MPrint Industries, was officially unveiled at MotorEX in Melbourne to the delight of the motorsport industry and long-time fans. To get the wheels turning Rachelle put in a phone call to good friend Bruce Read to discuss the logistics of a return and the possibility of buying a car. “Lance Larsen, my crew chief from the Luxor car (in the US) has wished me luck and offered support and some close friends that I made in the USA are also showing their support. Surprised, Read welcomed the news and set about helping Splatt to make the first step. “The day of the reveal I had people messaging me all weekend expressing their excitement about my return, it really felt great to read all the messages and realise that I wasn’t forgotten after 10 years out of the sport.” “We talked about different scenarios and he contacted Phil Lamattina for me to discuss buying a car.