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[Ice]

Whoa huddos pissed

[blake]

The whole Torana scene has changed big time in the last couple years it's gone to sh*t... Sad but true, I was building mine up as an lc xu1 replica and had everything to do it, but not anymore , I can't stand the opinions and pickiness of some people, at the end of the day where all car/Torana enthusiasts , respect that and use it carefully, now I'm dropping a 308 in it and tubbing it, fully engineered built the way I want it, however can't wait for the opinions still, remember, it's a torana !! Use it for what they were built for and drive the wheels off em!!! Too many opinions, not enough appreciation
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Blake

[bullitA9X]

The whole Torana scene has changed big time in the last couple years it's gone to sh*t... Sad but true, I was building mine up as an lc xu1 replica and had everything to do it, but not anymore , I can't stand the opinions and pickiness of some people, at the end of the day where all car/Torana enthusiasts , respect that and use it carefully, now I'm dropping a 308 in it and tubbing it, fully engineered built the way I want it, however can't wait for the opinions still, remember, it's a torana !! Use it for what they were built for and drive the wheels off em!!! Too many opinions, not enough appreciation
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Blake

 

spot on blake as i have said a lot of times build your car how YOU want it frOck what ever anyone else thinks or says as your not building it for them its for YOU...all the bitching is exactly why we lose good people to our car clubs and forums ect...

 

when i first joined our monaro and torana clubs 10 years ago some people said to me you will get sick of them wait and see i thought no way these are great but as time goes on i can say im starting to understand exactly what they were talking about..

 

why cant people just be happy for others its like they live for the opportunity to bag some ones pride and joy instead of appreciating what the person has done and gone through every single person that owns these classics cars should be praised not put down because they won a trophy ect...

[Ice]

Really Blake? It's all gone to shit? Not sure who you hang out with, but the Torana blokes I get together with (meeting tonight) are a great bunch. Everyone appreciates each other's cars, and most get them on a track when the opportunity is available.
The other thing is, concourses have been around for a long time. I remember going to the massive display day/concourse at Warwick Farm in Sydney as far back as 1973 with my father and his 1935 Pontiac. It was inevitable that Toranas would one day be judged in concourses. For the people who want to do that, good on them. It doesn't make them wrong or wankers, it is just a different aspect of the hobby. It's not my scene,as I would rather have my car the way I want it and use it, but that means I am just different from the concourse people. And as I've already said, for those who are into the concourse scene, then they know they will have judges picking their cars, because that is the deal. Again, it doesn't make the judges wankers; they are just doing a job they were asked to do.

Spot on Scott the way i look at it yeah i would love to own an XU1 but alas not im happy that i got a torana and being a GTR is the next best thing
I would even be happy with a replica

Lifes to short to bitch about trivial crap just get on with it and enjoy what you have or havnt got
j

[peterd]

Really Blake,

 

You say it has all got to sh*t and you cannot stand the opinions and pickiness anymore. Take a look at your previous comments about a guy who wouldn't hurt a fly, who has helped many and will go out of his way to source parts for many of the forum members. This guy gave up two days pay from his job just to be at the event. All you could do was hang sh*t on him and you have the nerve to come out with this rubbish that the scene has gone downhill. 

There will always be those that do and those that don't. If you don't like what is happening join a club become involved that is how things evolve.  Somehow I do not think that is you.

Maybe you need to take a look in the mirror and see who is to blame for the current situation. One day when you are older and wiser you just may regret your comments.

Remember what goes around comes around

[blake]

5 or so pages and still going... I think some will get what I mean .. others won't.. But that's okay, was just disappointed in general of the lack of SA cars there, and that the SA judge could've brought his along too, that's all, sorry for conflict?

Blake

[peterd]

He would have brought his car if he could have. He tried to bring it to the event starting Thursday but had a broken fuel pump. Bit hard to find one over Easter but he did and eventually and brought it to the event.

 

You are from SA why didn't you enter and bolster the low local entrant numbers????

[blake]

Probly because mine is a bare shell and we had work commitments so the only day we where free was Saturday arvo so I paid for a permit and took the old mans lc xu1 up, even if I did have to park in the carpark outside I still made the effort to go up and take it

[peterd]

So did the judge you bagged but he gave up work and pay to patronise the event

 

Could have entered you dads car,

 

enough said

[blake]

Well what a legend 👏

[peterd]

You got that right

[bullitA9X]

ok guys while reading through this thread again today i was informed by my son that the trimmer that re done his hatch seats has been diagnosed with bone cancer and has very limited time left which really puts in to perspective just whats important none of the petty shit really matters does it life is waaaaaaaaaay to short.....

 

 

back on topic how good were the cars that made the effort to attend frOcking brilliant thats how good.....

[Ice]

You hit the nail right on the head Daz lifes to short

[Potta]

You hit the nail right on the head Daz lifes to short

Fr0ck yes