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Well I had heaps of fun. :( Damn thomas holding me up in the corners.... :(

My exhaust manifold took a beating though. Car's getting fixed now.

Should've gone highmount this time around, but hey, I'm not made of money :O. Really wish I could've brought my photographer/business partner along to get some awesome track shots. Ah well.

hahah yeah right wil...it was the other way around....you'd absolutley eat me on the straights and then id catch up in the corners where you were holding me up :ermm:

that sux about your manifold dude....pity you couldnt have gone high mount :(

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yes that GTR owner certainly was an A grade knuckle head. not very nice to tootle around for a couple of laps only to nail it on the straight. very frustrating for the following car, but i think the driver in the SSS lost his cool a bit.

what gtr was this?

anyhow, angry drivers cause accidents... that is all.

DOH, I am so slow, just realised that was your car right? Very nice.

Thought you meant on the track.

Cheers

Jo

Yep that is my car was parked all day on turn 11 Thanks for letting us come was a really excellent day and was quite enjoying to see so many great cars out there. >_<

hahah yeah right wil...it was the other way around....you'd absolutley eat me on the straights and then id catch up in the corners where you were holding me up >_<

that sux about your manifold dude....pity you couldnt have gone high mount :(

You know I'm quick around the corners dude :(

yes that GTR owner certainly was an A grade knuckle head. not very nice to tootle around for a couple of laps only to nail it on the straight. very frustrating for the following car, but i think the driver in the SSS lost his cool a bit.

Yeh, hi, that's video from my car (the white SSS)... I was getting a little frustrated (actually was going to chop the swearing out, but figured i'd leave it in as i'm sure that other people had the same thoughts, but no camera in their car).

Main reason i was cursing was i also suffered the same deal in previous sessions where cars on the straight decided to show me a clean set of heels, only to have my SSS on their tail at the braking zone for turn one. After 1 lap of holding back, i decided to make my car clearly seen in his mirrors, at which point he did let me pass cleanly which was good.

What was frustrating was that the exact situation was clearly covered in the drivers briefing, but it seems that there were definately a few poeple not listening. lol.

Was a great day, so many tasty cars.

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hahah yeah right wil...it was the other way around....you'd absolutley eat me on the straights and then id catch up in the corners where you were holding me up :P

that sux about your manifold dude....pity you couldnt have gone high mount :(

where skylines belong....

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lol i kid! i kid!

:P

Hey Jess SR20 are the POWERHOUSEEEEEE lol :):):)

where skylines belong....

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lol i kid! i kid!

:P

Hey Jess SR20 are the POWERHOUSEEEEEE lol :):):)

oh and it was you guys up on the hill cheering liz along haha

i remember you guys up there :(

Yes they are POWERHOUSES im glad you are a believer :)

Yeap that was us up on the hill your car looked great and I was excited to see some SR20 power racing around the track :P

Looks like a good day

:mage:

Aren't there any more pics of my car on the track? :)

I guess there were too many white w/ carbon driving around.

Im pretty sure we have video footage and pictures or steveo might of you going around and maybe even spinning out :/ Andrew hasnt gone through it all yet :P

Yeh, hi, that's video from my car (the white SSS)... I was getting a little frustrated (actually was going to chop the swearing out, but figured i'd leave it in as i'm sure that other people had the same thoughts, but no camera in their car).

Main reason i was cursing was i also suffered the same deal in previous sessions where cars on the straight decided to show me a clean set of heels, only to have my SSS on their tail at the braking zone for turn one. After 1 lap of holding back, i decided to make my car clearly seen in his mirrors, at which point he did let me pass cleanly which was good.

What was frustrating was that the exact situation was clearly covered in the drivers briefing, but it seems that there were definately a few poeple not listening. lol.

Was a great day, so many tasty cars.

Good video and nice driving.

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