So did the "Fastest 240Z" ever get the bugs worked out and earn the title?

Close-up

What does that ducting over the rear wheels of the ^280ZX^ do? I've tried to work it out myself but in my slightly aero educated mind it makes no sense, assuming that it's not for cooling purposes.

Brake cooling.... On the track, one of the biggest weaknesses Datsun had was brake fade d/t heat.

I guess he'd race anything with wheels!

Nice Fitzgerald picture...

PLN in a Barbour Porsche

Later model comin' at you...

Snapshot from film camera with crappy focus, but that's at least one Z coming at us...

Me, me, it's the car with NISSAN written on  the front 

Looks like he burned his hand?

That looks like New Hampshire..