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What a disaster of a day. Jack with more rotten luck, Matt with his silly guard problem and me losing it into and through the flip flop at 190-200km/h. So should have had then camera in the car....Dirty as that was going to be a quick lap....lol, well it would have been if i didnt try to ge flat through the flip flop. The car just has a strange tendency to walk around and move around in corners ... Bugger all you for telling me to holdf it flat through the flip flop!

But pissing coolant everywhere, in the first sprint session, cracked rotor in the 2nd and a some air action for the 3rd. How easy is it to lock rear brakes with a cracked rear rotor :(

... should have stayed at home today, went to the track to take my mind off a few things...lol the wild rides sure did that :)

Nah, just a bit of alloy tube punctured my fuel tank which put an end to my day...well its a was a blessing as i didnt want to let the cracked rear rotor stop me :)

But, i appreciate i shoudl not have been a car wide on the grass on the inside of the track on the back straight...but no way it should have those big ruts there which when you go over you get launched airborn! Thank god i caught it early when it kicked out sideways as hitting those big ruts when anything but straight!!!!! Well, maybe they should be throwing some fill in the big ruts rather then in the hill for spectators ???

Still, heart goes out to poor old Jack...i had a few little hiccups but was still able to get most my sessions...striking drama in the first session is the pits :(

Big thanks to the organizers and volunteers....Had an awesome day :) Despite the predictions of rain the sun ruled and conditions were great for racing....although it was getting a little hot in the car at the end of the day. If I hadn't run out of fuel I think I would've still been doing laps till the sun went down :down:

I felt I really took the GTR by the scruff of the neck and got the most out of it. Got a new PB of a low 1.06 but the best part of the day was the supersprint at the end of the day....left the grid in 5-6th spot and beat the wrx next to me to the first corner and from there managed to overtake everyone to find myself in 1st place on the last lap....the GTR rules ;)

Sorry to see everyone strike little gremlins but they weren't big things so you'll be back on the road in no time.....LOL brisby no camera but the view I had of it from the top of the hill was very entertaining :)

Oh and no problem assyrian4evaa glad you enjoyed the ride ;)

yesterday was heaps of fun... didnt get to drive but thanx to arron for the ride... was insane that car is soo fast :P

and yes trikes are MAD!!!!

Anyone have any footage. Cant believe I had to work yesterday. However working means you can play with the toys.. ;)

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