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well i am supposed to catch up with a mate....and then go down from the Ghetto Northern to the city...lol....i am still arranging a place for me and my mate to meet up....so if ur interested then i will put a post on here before sunday....how about that....

STATUS UPDATE FOR NORTH SIDERS

hey northsiders....as cara pointed out that we should have a lil meet spot so that we can all cruise to the meet spot for this cruise at ETSA park....me and a few mates are going to be meeting at parafield gardens bunnings.....at around about 11.45...and leaving around 12 - 12.15....have a lil cruise to the meet spot aye....PM me so that i know whos coming

Edited by Krishy

OK ...I am back from Sydney town. A couple of things......

1. It is a 1pm meet & greet time...so if you are running late that will be OK...we NEVER leave in the first 30mins.

2. I read lots of drivers apologising for the condition/state of their ride. ALL cars are welcome incl. ur daily.... most of us do the mods we want when we can afford them.....most cars are still in progress of being built/modified.

3. My mobile number is 0431 396 417....if you want to know anything or ur running late or wanna join us mid-cruise.

4. It is meant to be 30C on Monday

OLD Mark :wheelchair:

Edited by mark03

the more the better mate....so that it looks cool when we roll up to the meet spot at ETSA park....should be good.....time is around 11.30-11.45...leaving in 15 odd so mins.....we will see...we can wait for a while if your running late....PM Sent

For those not going to Melbourne or Murray bridge on the Australia Day week-end you are invited to join us the "dr1ft_pig13 OLDS" for the late Ben Simpson Memorial Charity Cruise...help us raise awareness of Youth Suicide. (..before u get too concerned it is only a gold coin donation for the map).

Although Ben was a member of NS.com, he was primarily an import lover so SAU are MOST WELCOME to join us.

Date: Monday 28th January

Time: 1pm meet

Where: ETSA Park - Mile End

Route: (naturally) through the hills ending up in the NE suburbs.

Tradition: It is traditional that a teddy bear (soft toy) be carried on an empty seat in the car

Coin Donations: Giving to the White Wreath Assoc. for Youth Suicide Education

Hope you can join us !!!

OLD Jules & Mark

il be there do u leave at 1 or get there by 1

il be there do u leave at 1 or get there by 1

1pm is the meet & greet time......we are hoping to leave some time after 1.30pm...but you know what cruises are like...takes forever to get started !!! Equally if it is bloody HOT then we will start ASAP after 1.30pm.

OLD Mark

It's even going to be crusin' weather.....

Forecast for Monday

A fine, warm and sunny day. Light to moderate southeast to east winds and

moderate afternoon sea breezes.

Precis Fine. Sunny.

City: Min 15 Max 30

Elizabeth: Min 14 Max 31

Mount Barker: Min 11 Max 30

Noarlunga: Min 15 Max 29

...almost the entire route is through the hills, in the shade....makes it even betta !!!!!

OLD Mark

Well what an unbelievable day !!!! The weather was excellent, the turn out was massive, in excess of 200 cars !!!

We are truly humbled by your continual support of us and our cause Youth Suicide Awareness....Ben (like us) would have been deeply touched. Apologies if we did not get to speak to you personally...but to each and everyone of you please accept our sincere thanks for attending, donating and making it such an enjoyable day.

In total we raised $387.65 which is unreal for a bunch of broke import lovers BUT we want to make it very clear, this cruise is NOT about $$$$$....its about raising awareness of this silent epidemic killing our youth....and the stikas and cruises certainly do that.

Special thanks to those who made the effort to get permits and those who stayed on at the pub.

Now we were asked today if we could post a pic of Ben for those who never knew him, it is not something we would normally do but on this special occasion, we will...

BenL2.jpg

"little OLD Jules & BIG OLD Mark"

PS Absolutely loved the R31 shirts & the "bundy bear" cossy.....

awesome day! Awesome turn out!

Great to see heaps of SAU members out to support this charity!

Mark and jules, didnt get to talk to you guys, but thanks heaps for organizing this day.

Now, i remember last year, we had an SAU only cruise to raise money for this same charity, would love to do it again this year!

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