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It was a great night - I got to enjoy the thrills (and spills) in the back seat of the black wagon. Thanks to Stu for letting me ride with him. My stomach will never be the same again...

i think my mate has the same stomach :)

was a good night with no incidents

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Yeah good nite, a big sorry to pokie I told you i wasn't comfortable takin you, lucky i didn't as i nearly came unstuck. a really good nite no piggies and no incidents, will pm you all next run, will try to keep it small like the last one, less attention. To you all a great bunch of guys no wankas no heros. next time all try to have 2way radios. try to keep too many details off the forum or pm ppl.

Hey Peter,

Thanks again, was a bloody good cruise. Good group of guys, good roads and great pace. Excellent work on the meet time and the depart time. 10-15mins waiting for people to turn up and then leave. None of this hanging around in carparks for hours.

Kamal - hope your stomach has recovered.

Cheers,

Stu

Hey Peter,

Thanks again, was a bloody good cruise. Good group of guys, good roads and great pace. Excellent work on the meet time and the depart time. 10-15mins waiting for people to turn up and then leave. None of this hanging around in carparks for hours.

Kamal - hope your stomach has recovered.

Cheers,

Stu

Thanks Stu, will keep u posted on the next run, maybe make it 1st week of april or last week of march will check my schedule. I think we'll keep it to the group we had , good buch of fellas. hows that last couple of corners eh?? Gonna Get rid of that HICAS, scared me shitless.

Had a ball in the red r33..... Got to do it again some time..... Hopefully my lsd wont fail agian (went into open lock - which made some of the corners a little interesting getting the power down around them)

My bro was in the front seat (Red 33) and filmed most of the cruise (got some good footage on gorge rd of Ax53 in front of me pushing hard and shooting flames out the zorst.

Had one close call (bit of understeer at one stage) but apart from that was an awesome run... One of the better ones i have been on. If eny one is interested in doing this again PM me with details -- (too much fun to miss)

What happened to all you other guys on gorge rd????? ax53 and myself had to pull over and wait for five min?? Hope noboddy spun or became unstuck---- I ended up leaving the cruise at lobethal as i live in the hills. Cheers for having me on it....one of the best cruise that i have had in a car!!!!!

Gotta get some radios boys and girls... make things easier in the future!! :D

Had a ball in the red r33..... Got to do it again some time..... Hopefully my lsd wont fail agian (went into open lock - which made some of the corners a little interesting getting the power down around them)

My bro was in the front seat (Red 33) and filmed most of the cruise (got some good footage on gorge rd of Ax53 in front of me pushing hard and shooting flames out the zorst.

Had one close call (bit of understeer at one stage) but apart from that was an awesome run... One of the better ones i have been on. If eny one is interested in doing this again PM me with details -- (too much fun to miss)

What happened to all you other guys on gorge rd????? ax53 and myself had to pull over and wait for five min?? Hope noboddy spun or became unstuck---- I ended up leaving the cruise at lobethal as i live in the hills. Cheers for having me on it....one of the best cruise that i have had in a car!!!!!

Gotta get some radios boys and girls... make things easier in the future!! :D

No one came unstuck thankfully, you hung in there pretty good considering you had diff problems, be a little careful what you put on the forum as piggies watch this. we don't need to give them any more ammo, also the moderators might pull what we say.

Sounded like fun; doubt the bloody stagea wagon (read: heavy!) would keep up.

Must get that hiflow, and the suspension, and the......... etc.

Or ax, maybe the Fireblade? :D

I think you've been told before about the fireblade......... MUST HAVE 4 wheels unfair advantage...... plus we need a cop bait in the form of a wagon.

I think you've been told before about the fireblade......... MUST HAVE 4 wheels unfair advantage...... plus we need a cop bait in the form of a wagon.

ROFL :laugh:

'sif a cop would ever pull over a 'Volvo' wagon!

by gods I hope not! :D

I have a mate at work who lives in the hills area, and over lunch we were talking about the weekend and he said " God Friday night i was sittin home watchin tv and heard these cars screaming past me, we'll be pickin them outta trees" I laughed and he asked me what i was laughing about I said mmmmmm I know who that was! HAHAHAHAHAHA how funny is that.

Had a ball in the red r33..... Got to do it again some time..... Hopefully my lsd wont fail agian (went into open lock - which made some of the corners a little interesting getting the power down around them)

My bro was in the front seat (Red 33) and filmed most of the cruise (got some good footage on gorge rd of Ax53 in front of me pushing hard and shooting flames out the zorst.

Had one close call (bit of understeer at one stage) but apart from that was an awesome run... One of the better ones i have been on. If eny one is interested in doing this again PM me with details -- (too much fun to miss)

What happened to all you other guys on gorge rd????? ax53 and myself had to pull over and wait for five min?? Hope noboddy spun or became unstuck---- I ended up leaving the cruise at lobethal as i live in the hills. Cheers for having me on it....one of the best cruise that i have had in a car!!!!!

Gotta get some radios boys and girls... make things easier in the future!! :O

In short...about the Gorge Road, we weren't too sure where we were all going, so Madaz pulled over the side and we had a 5 min break :) Not like we were on your tail or anything to begin with :) Same time gave the cars a break on the brakes themselves :)

Had a ball in the red r33..... Got to do it again some time..... Hopefully my lsd wont fail agian (went into open lock - which made some of the corners a little interesting getting the power down around them)

My bro was in the front seat (Red 33) and filmed most of the cruise (got some good footage on gorge rd of Ax53 in front of me pushing hard and shooting flames out the zorst.

Had one close call (bit of understeer at one stage) but apart from that was an awesome run... One of the better ones i have been on. If eny one is interested in doing this again PM me with details -- (too much fun to miss)

What happened to all you other guys on gorge rd????? ax53 and myself had to pull over and wait for five min?? Hope noboddy spun or became unstuck---- I ended up leaving the cruise at lobethal as i live in the hills. Cheers for having me on it....one of the best cruise that i have had in a car!!!!!

Gotta get some radios boys and girls... make things easier in the future!! :laugh:

yeah my brakes were toast and when they get hot i loose confidence ;) as any1 would when u push the peddle and it goes to the floor almost ...

any change of getting that footage so i can video edit it and try and make a compilation :D

yeah my brakes were toast and when they get hot i loose confidence :/ as any1 would when u push the peddle and it goes to the floor almost ...

any change of getting that footage so i can video edit it and try and make a compilation ;)

Yeah will try and make a few copies and dish them out next time i go for cruise (too big to email 256 meg)_ R u the crazy driver in teh 4 door 33 htat was in front of me for a little wile? -- You got to watch those blind corners man!!!!!! Scared the shit out of me following you at one stage coming down nortin summit ... Thought you were going to come unstuck! fat cruise hey!!!!

Yeah will try and make a few copies and dish them out next time i go for cruise (too big to email 256 meg)_ R u the crazy driver in teh 4 door 33 htat was in front of me for a little wile? -- You got to watch those blind corners man!!!!!! Scared the shit out of me following you at one stage coming down nortin summit ... Thought you were going to come unstuck! fat cruise hey!!!!

You need to get some 4 or 6 pot calipers! -- rip them off a write off 33 -- should fit rite on -- you wont beleive the diffference! You wont run out of brakes unless you push extremely hard.

Anyone got some old plates off a write off 33 ? I have to get some interchangable # plates! hehhehhehe (just joking)

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