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EDITED PRICE CHANGE, PLEASE READ FULL THREAD.

Date: 4th May.

Time: 8am - 5pm

Venue: Mt Cotton Driver Training Centre on Mount Cotton Road.

Rundown: Half day skidpan, catered lunch, half day LVMA.

Cost: $160, including lunch.

Requirements: Open or Provisional licence, registered and apparently roadworthy car (exhausts / steeringwheels are fine, no rusted out dungers) No helmet or long sleeves required.

16 places.

So far we have....

1. slip

2. Gary1

3. Revhead

4. Belgarion

5. MRE

6. ABU53

only 10 spots remaining.

To pay, deposit $160 in my bank account and SMS (0411870159) me the reciept number and your SAU/Real name, OR PM me with the details. You can also give me cash in person at a cruise, or send a money order to PO Box 586, Bulimba QLD 4171 with your details. If you decide to pull out after you pay, you will most likely need to organise someone to take your place, as I am taking the responsibility to front up with all the cash on the day.

Bank account details....

Bank : Credit Union Australia

Account Name: Paul McConnell

Account Number : 30322985

BSB Number : 804050

Please keep this thread on topic. Feel free to PM me.

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Some things I've forgotten to mention.

This is the 3rd event I have organised with Sideline Motorsport at the Mt Cotton Driver Training Centre.

There will be 5 instructors there on the day. 1 is a Rally driver, they all have great attitudes and driving skills.

You will be a better driver at the end of the day.

I have indeed stuffed up rather well. The correct price for the day is $160. I got my wires crossed and mixed up the pricing. Not a fault of the organisers, simply a screw up on my behalf early on in the peice that Sideline didn't notice till today, as we have all been busy with other things. I have rectified the original post to the true price. I am very sorry if this has inconvenienced anyone.

Come on people.....lets get some more names on this list!

Put your money where your mouth is and show us your stuff. If I don't see proof of your (or your cars) ability then I don't want to hear about it.

The gauntlet has been dropped people, Get ready to be [ABU53]'d

p.s: this post is in good humour but is also trying to prove a point.

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