9 Nov 2023

Fast & curious: 81-year-old stunned by supercar win

From Nine To Noon, 9:35 am on 9 November 2023
81 year old Ivan Fahey from Cromwell is the proud new owner of a Lamborghini supercar after his name was pulled from a hat at the  Highlands Motorsport Park last weekend.

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Octogenarian Ivan Fahey is the proud new owner of a Lamborghini supercar after his name was pulled from a hat at the  Highlands Motorsport Park last weekend.

Prior to this, the only thing he's ever won was a meat pack down at the local RSA.

After a couple of laps around the track with a pro driver, Ivan got behind the wheel and hit 170 kilometers an hour.

The two-seater 2014 Lamborghini Huracan can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometres an hour in 2.9 seconds and was given away as part of Highland Motorsport Park's 10th anniversary.

Ivan's about to get the supercar home, where he'll store it in the garage. He tells Kathryn there is a long line of people keen to go for a joy ride.