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Hey hey!

Well since the Sydney crew are coming up on the 23rd of April i thought we should at least give them a warm reception! So i've planned to arrive down at the foreshore around midday to grab some carpark spaces and so we can chat, bbq, etc untill they arrive.

Date: 23rd April 2006.

Time: 11:45am - Midday.

Where: Newcastle foreshore (try to get around the middle area next to one of those big car parking areas).

Who: The loyal newcastle skyline crew!

So make sure you bring a comfy chair, sky of food and drink and lots of sunblock (or even better.... a big beach type umbrella). Hopefully we can get a few of use together so we can catchup before the sydney cars arrive, because we will be too busy introducing ourselves to them when they arrive later on!!

List of cars so far: (10)

d-d (Dave)

Ezz35 (Matt)

Mum's Taxi

OPASEN (Matt)

Monkeykplunk (Ian)

Donnie (1)

Donnie (2)

Donnie (3)

weapn (Dave) (Arriving later)

ULOOOK (Josh+Krystle) (Arriving later)

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Hope you all can make it for a fun, relaxing day :P

Dave.

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Quick question all. Steamfest is on this weekend, will the foreshore be open?

What the hell is that?!

Edit: Just looked it up then... Its mainly more a Maitland thing isn't it?

count us in three from tamworth

mine my dads and a mate of mine

will be there about 11-1130

Ok sounds great :D

Edited by d-d

You f**kin better be you bastard!

I'll be there.

I'm off to supercheap now to pick up some power steering fluid, cause its startin to squeel like a pig when I turn the wheel :D

That, and you'll all have to forgive me for the incredibly annoying fan belt noise when I start the car, as it's also decided to start doing that and I have no idea how to change or tighten a fan belt....lol

See yas there!

ok well who out of us newy crew were a little dissapointed with the sydeny to newy cruise that was on this sunday just passed?? i was a little cause we went down with a few of us to meet these guys at the twin servos and they just drove past... also by the time most of us finally made it into town they had gone home already.... can come one tell me just how much time they spent in out fine city??? casue it seemed like only half an hour?? how come they didnt stay for longer?? i duno if im just being a sook but i would have stayed for longer if i had driven that far.....

im not havin a stir im just sayin it seemd a bit pointless thats all...... no harm intended.....

Yeah i gotta agree, it suked ass, by the time we finally fouund you guys, you were all leaving.

yea I agree on that.

we rocked up into town expecting to see 50+ skylines and found none..

we drove around for 15 mins tryin to find everyone

by the time we did people slowly started leavin...



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