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Hey guys, Im new to all this so ill see what happens I guess. I am interested mainly at the moment to get a good idea of what stageas there are in the area.. Would it be alright if I turned up at the meeting spot just to have a look, get some photos etc and to meet some of you in person? Dad wont have time on the Sunday to do the run which is fine(he doesnt drive a Stagea anyway) but I think its a great oppurtunity to see some of sydneys finest! :) Also looking for a School Formal ride for the 27th November Would love to go in a Stag so if your interested and have the Monday free(RDO maybe) Id appreciate it if you got back to me!

Thanks.

Brian :/

brian if your interested im sure we could organise a ride for you as well

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That would be awesome Mike, Just gotta check with dad to see if hes free on the 19th and 26th so it wont matter what day we end up going.

pretty sure he will be though.

and Ill have to check with the rents to see if they would be fine with me riding with a bunch of guys Ive never met before, should be able to persuade them.

and I just managed to score a job so yeh, make sure I wont be working either. Manager seems to be pretty nice so just see what happens.

Fingers crossed.

:yes:

hey guys please let me know who is on for the cruise and also if the majority want we can move to next weekend but i need to know by wed nite so we all know whats happening id like to get a few of us together for the pics etc

As far as I know, I'm good for either the 19th or the 26th...

Also, I've received word back from the photographer who shot pics for the article in the current High Performace Imports magazine. He said it shouldn't be an issue having us split the cost of the shoot between us, but needs confirmation before he will lock us in...

Here is a link to that shoot - http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=142681

ok mike is flexible---ega41t flexible----goldzilla flexible ---terminal 29th better fergo 29th better-----wolverine29th better still waiting for the others to get back to me

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Yeh, I just got a job at the start of the week and he said he will most probably need me to work on the 19th so 26th would suit me better, but my Birthdays on the 27th and relatives will be coming around that weekend, Ill try to persuade my parents to make it the saturday so that I can come, but because I only just started the job and Im on a flexible casual basis, hours are still up in the air. Ill do waht I can and get back to you Mike, as soon as I can.

So is anyone interested in getting our SAU photographer to come along, or do we just take and share a whole lot of photos between ourselves?

*BTW, my digital camera broke down about 6 months ago, and I haven't had a chance or the money to replace it yet...

i dont really wanna pay for a photographer as my car looks like crap atm, when the sideskirts go on and it gets sprayed i may, but for now i'll just take some photos..

btw i cant get the sliding performance link in your sig to work, can i not access it cos im not a sau-nsw member?

i dont really wanna pay for a photographer as my car looks like crap atm, when the sideskirts go on and it gets sprayed i may, but for now i'll just take some photos..

btw i cant get the sliding performance link in your sig to work, can i not access it cos im not a sau-nsw member?

Fair enough. I will let him know. Regardless, if we did get him he would spruce up the photos to make our cars look a lot better (like they really need to, sheesh :P). In the shot he did of my car it looks heaps cleaner, and he digitally lowered it too.

Oh, for that link, yes you need to be a member, but there's a link for that in my sig as well (hint hint!). Otherwise, it's www.slidingperformance.com.

here is the zig zag railway site all set now for the 26th same time leaving richmond...........http://www.zigzagrailway.com.au/

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awesome, i was away all last week, and i come back to find out i didn't miss the cruise!

ZigZag is a stones throw from my home town (bathurst) so i'll be there with bells on. probably have to stop by the parents on the way home, get a free dinner :wave:

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