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[Ruts]

I'm sunburnt

[tsn007]

What a great day watching you guys and girls having fun

Big thanks to Rob and everyone invovled in organising this fantastic day

I will definitely have a go next year !

[Tiny]

I've got heaps to say, but I'm a bit cooked so I'll just do my best!

Firstly, a huge thanks to rob for getting this day organized.
I can say I know hard it isputting not only your time up, but bottom line is, your name to hire the track, and all the worries that goes along with a commitment like that.
Thank you rob, you did an awesome job mate!

Thanks to all the competitors who came along, but especially:
orange lj, for getting in early and organizing a heap of entrants,
Rob ss hatch - also for organizing a heap of entrants,
Joe - again organizing a great group to get us over the line with the entrants we needed.

I also want to say that today really sorted out those cars who were not 100% (including the HQ!).
We saw some major damage to some cars, broken axles, broken LSD centres, broken header pipes, broken throttle cables, stripped spark plugs and worst of alll the papalia family who's gorgeous Barbados L34 suffered an engine bay fire.
I really hope that the damage is minor and quickly and easily repaired.

Simone and I cooked the gearbox in ours, we basically had a badly slipping third gear and sometimes none most of the day!

I hope that anyone who did suffer damage is able to get back out there with minimal cost and fuss! I hate seeing things go badly!

The rest of the day was fantastic,
The WSID staff were excellent as always, accommodating as possible and the track had some major bite!

Thanks again to everyone who helped out, one thing I noticed was the willingness to help each other out at any time with any thing.

Great bunch of people, and I'm sure the next one will be just as good!

My best time was 11.79@115mph, Simone cranked out an 11.66@116mph first pass!
It was a top day, thanks again, and see ya next time!

[Tiny]

Any time rob!

Craig, doesn't worry me mate
Standing joke as you know!

[mitchg]

You need to hook up the giggle gas and not tell her where the switch is I think

[orangeLJ]

Had an absolute ball!

As for thanking me, tiny mate, I did nothing lol, just dragged some mates out! And they will be back next time, with more mates now! Haha.

ran a 16.4 on the first run, loads of wheelspin in every gear. (too much tyre pressure, bit too rev happy lol)

Second run I did a bit of a first gear skid,, which had some vibration, staged and ran with nothing but wheelspin and the car heading left every gear change (bit scary)

Third run was a 24.6, nothing but one wheel wlrth of spin, broken axle explained that, at a guess it was from the burnout earlier.

Soooo, craig a came to the rescue with a spare axle, so we whipped the axles and centre out, was going to put the spare 3.08 single pegger I took in, but forgot the longer frOcking bolts....

So with one fresh axle (owe you a spare now craig ) and one with a slight twist in the splines I put karlie in thecar, first time she had driven it properly and first time ever racing anything. After missing third and having dramas she ran a 24, then after a pep talk from my old man, she pumped out a 18. I jumoed back in and ran a spate of mid 15s babying it off the line and not reallly ripping gears.

Karlie jumped back in and pulled a 15 flat! I was stoked! She was over the moon!

so with about 15 mins to go I hopped back in and managed a 14.3 at 98mph! With a shit launch and loads dof wheelspin in second.

I reckon if craigs time and mph are anything to go from, its got a mid to high 13 in it.

Will br back next time

Thanks to all who made it happen

Special thanks to rob, tiny and craig a

My guys ran-

Ethan- 15.075 in his 308 powered hq tonnerm some decent single peggers all day! He is overly happy for a daily, with an unknown motor with a supposed 'towing cam'

Mitch in the vz ckubby ran a 12.8 on semi slicks, only .2 off his old vs ss with nitrous, and the clubby is near standard, his missus coralee ran a 14.3 side by side with me, not bad considering it was her first time racing

George in the ve ss ran a pb of 12.15, was trying his hardest to crack an 11, has it in it big time, needs to swap some softer springs into the rear, the coilovers wint let weight transfer for it to squat out of the hole, so its justwheelspinning.

Rick in the lx hatch ran two passes uner 11 and got booted lol.

all up we had an awesome day. Tired now!

Lets aim for august/ sept next year for colder weather!

[rodomo]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=1hYV-JSjpyU

[unclefestal34s]

again thanks to all involved in making it a fun day for all and to the competitors who raced without you guys this day dosn't happen...firstly i want to say my heart goes out to my dear young friend andrew pappalia in the the beautiful presented barbados LH SLR5000 that suffered a minor engine fire mishap..all week frank's dad&mum (julie) and sister greta worked overtime to get andrew's car and my yellow L34 to the track,with both cars side by side under the same garage..
The closeness and love of this family is so special..i left andrew on friday nite at 8.30 still polishing and detailing his car such is the pride in his car"s presentation,...pretty much about same same time i pulled pin the on my yellow L34 just ran out of time..

well if any off guys want to no how a track pack genuine L34 goes well my red L34 ran a best of 13.4 at 106 mph running via m21 and bango diff (340 horsepower on the engine dyno) on street tyres was like walking on egg shells,..certainly not what i'm use to driving down the quarter...all my clan had a fun day but run of the day for me was seeing my good friend Ned (Hercules competition engines) run 11.2 at 123.6 mph in the stick shifted 5litre non stroke hatchback very very impressive then watching is brother Norm back it up...very talented drivers behind manual 4speed cars...
looks like we've un earthed a new pro-stock driver in matt SLR 3300...matt for the last month has had sleepless nites about this day letting his car and actions do the talking on the track (finally i can take the ear plugs out matt) well done matt...finally to the 2 robs well done a big effort getting the day organized..but next time guys when you order the weather could you order cooler conditions...

[Ruts]

He's all over you Rob he done you like a dogs dinner lol

What are you trying to tell me R-O-B

I'LL SAY IT, YOUR THE UGLY ONE LOL