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Thanks for the reply, Chris. Here's the main problem: The people that criticise ANDRA and the SC Rules are the same people that refuse to put a rule submission in. These are again the SAME people that have heralded Ray's series as fixing all the problems with SC Racing. The rules aren't THAT different and the changes that HAVE been made were NEVER submitted as a rule proposal to ANDRA. As a member of the NSW SC Panel, I got to see EVERY rule submission that came in last year. Not one body style submission came in. What does that tell you? Can you see where the frustration comes from? Whingers that aren't willing to go about changing the sport from the inside but are happiest sitting on the sidelines throwing stones. Adrian (passionate and excitable drag racer)

Will Momo wear the coveted PK1 sticker this round?

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Settle down, champ. After the many long hours i've dedicated both directly and indirectly to this sport, specifically sport compact drag racing, who are you to place the responsibility of keeping the sport alive squarley on my shoulders? I've worked my arse off trying to get as many people to compete in ANDRA's AS WELL AS Ray's events over the years on top of continually trying to get new people to the track and helping them out where I could once they got there to race. Don't you think it would have been easier to do what most everyone else does and just race myself? Letting 'someone else' look after the future of OUR sport? I get probably a dozen pm's and emails a week asking for tips on racing, advice on car setup and help at the track and I try to respond to all of them. I go out of my way to help people who have contacted me, (some who I'll probably never meet) and don't ask anything in return - just that they give it a go and if they happen to like it, to come back and bring their mates. Don't come on here and question my resolve to keep sport compact drag racing alive in this country. All I said was that I had different goals. I don't see the sense in spreading an arguably small group of racers even thinner with what is, without debate, a RIVAL series to ANDRA's Sport Compact championship. I don't see the sport growing by dividing the series and the racers in two. Lets make a quick comparison. The Nostalgia guys have their own series, totally seperate from ANDRA with their own set of rules, a series you must buy into in order to receive prize money and tracks the country over that are happy to host their events. I say, "Good for them." S/ST and SS/xx classes are well established and very well subscribed at ALL meetings. It makes sense to have a niche series for a small group of racers with vehicles over 30 years old. These cars aren't gonna be around forever and it's a place to get a bunch of like minded racers together to re-live the golden age of muscle cars and hot rods. We're not like that. Our cars will be around for a lot longer than some of these dinosaurs for the simple reason that technology pushes our racing. Technology wont stop tomorrow and neither will we. I'll probably always drag race. I love it. I live and breathe it every day at work and at home. It's a shame that for financial reasons alone, (please don't tell me it was a "for the good of the sport" decision 'cos it wasn't) that Sport Compact racers have been divided, confused and dissasociated from ANDRA competition in one fell swoop. We HAD parity with traditional ANDRA racers. We HAD recognition by our peers. We HAD the opportunity to make-good MANY people's commitment to a follow-up national series. We HAD literally HUNDREDS of racers happy to be part of something in its FIRST YEAR, not knowing if it was a good idea or a bad one. How many of these things do we have now? We're still struggling (and probably always will be) for equal recognition of our sports' achievments with the V8-Brigade. This will never ever happen without a single focus on a series operated by the governing body motivated by nothing more than the future sucess of the sport. The awards dinner was a simple, if inconsiderate, oversight that I'm assured will include the presentation of ANDRA Sport Compact awards next year. A lot of the problem is ANDRA. I'm not 'their boy' as has been suggested, that gets sent into bat for them in situations like this one. I have disagreed to the point of face-to-face, stand-up arguments with them but the simple fact of the matter is this: ANDRA's biggest concern is/should be the continuation of the sport of drag racing at all levels and the safety and sucess of the racers, crew and spectators involved. NOT the money made by promoters with the self-serving goal of the mighty dollar. A lot of people need to get their shit together if sport compact racing is to continue for either organisation. SCP or ANDRA. Nothing is going to magically happen and the future of the sport isn't somehow guaranteed. This process should start by people who call themselves true drag racers taking a step back and thinking about where certain individuals interests lie. Adrian

You don't need a taller tyre at all. Fit some MT Drag Radials in ANY dimension that suits your rims for the best results.

I know mate, but it's too much expense to follow a series recognised ONLY by the people racing in that series. Some of us have different goals. Best of luck to everyone that's competing!! Adrian

Well done "Sticky" !!! Did you make Paul wet his pants on the drive home? I hope so! Adrian

No, I wont. May enter the Sydney round as a one-off. Adrian

Ben, you have to actually make 60' to comment Oh snap!

pm the user 'Slide' on this forum. Check out the pricing of high flowing the stocker - awesome value at under 1000 bux !!! Adrian

The main point is, when do I get a drive, Ben?!?!?!

This argument is dead. The Bugatti is a massive feat of engineering and an amazing car. It was purely a "can we do it?" type excercise - never meant to be marketed as a profitable production car. The fact that they ONLY cost $2mill each (when estimated R&D costs of $5mill per car have been thrown around) is amazing. The car is gorgeous, more practical than ANY 1000hp Skyline and passes emissions in some of the strictest nations on earth. It wins. Period. Adrian

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I think Stuart means no water/taps available in the pits. When we were there in September last year there was a shit load of water!!! Almost 2 inches through the whole venue!! Adrian

You sir, smoke some powerful shit.

Looks good mate - catch up with ya next time i'm in QLD.

That and we nearly got blown and washed all the way back to Wollongong!

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Thanks mate Just a quick point or two: I think it's just you Although someone with the same ethical convictions as you could be a great operator by ensuring that only truly great products were sold and promoted, your own included. All product guides are going to be part advertorial, part editorial and part pure ad content. It's just the nature of the beast. I like it when there's some solid, factual information or even an entertaining story at the beginning of the guides so everyone gets some value out of it - even those readers with no interest in the advertorial or ad components get some benefit that way. Is that because of structure or because they're the only letters they get? HPI prints letters that say how good they are - I bet if they got one or two raising problems with the mag they'd print them too. It's good to get more than just positive feedback. AHHHHH!!! Tell me about it!!!! Adrian

I can't take photos to save my life - I'm learning though I work for Extreme Magazine. This topic is about HPI, though.

Can't speak for the rest of them but I'd imagine not. We're always on the lookout for good content that our readers might be interested in though. I know within Express Publications, Martin Donnon does an aweful lot of tech writing. John Varetimidis seems to be popping up a lot as a consulting engineer answering readers problems in a few mags and publications like Street Machine have their own tech writers. Adrian

I work for another magazine. I guess I can see both sides of the equation. djr81, I like the oily bits too. I'm a big tech article fan. Even had a go at writing a couple myself. Adrian

I am partial to a bit of drag racing, yes HPI has had the Nismo Speed Festival (is that what it's called?), some JGTC round info and still has some drifting (although obviously this has been scaled back due to drift battle mag). They also had some Time Attack stuff from Japan recently as well. I like that stuff too! Adrian