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Just a quick Post to bring everyone upto date and let those who dont know about the Skyline Nationals 2008,

For Those That are Interested This Is NOT an NDSOC event

The Main Topic Is located Here: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Sk...25-t177177.html

A quick run down is as follows: Friday Night 25th July - Welcomming Dinner

Saturday Morning - 8am - 10.30 Sign in At the Park Lake Motor Inn.

Saturday 9am - 11am Show and Shine and Concourse - Victoria Park lake

Saturday Night - Yours to do what you want

Sunday 8am Winton Sprints All day - See Sup Regs attached and Entry form

If you don't want to race, we are organising a Beechworth Cruise and bakery visit.

Sunday Night - Presentation Dinner A MUST For all who attend, we had a great night in 2006

Monday Morning - Farewell Breakfast.

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Second Early Bird Pricing on Winton Finishes On The 31st March If you want Cheap Winton pricing, your payment must be in the bank by Friday Night.

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You must have your winton payments in for the great pricing.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Breaking news everyone.

After months of phone calls, emails and the complete lack of return phone calls and emails, CSA President went up to Winton yesterday to get this sorted. Winton were simply not going to let us have their track because of the actions of another club which had Nissan and Datsuns in it.

Long story short, after a very long day, two people off work and 550 kays on the family truckster, we have now secured Winton Raceway for the Skyline nationals.

Not on the day we wanted though. We have the Saturday, not the Sunday, SOOOoOOOOOOOO,

Concourse or show and shine has had to be moved to the Sunday, (Yes I know it's not ideal, but the best we could do) and the sign in has been moved to Friday at the Park Lake (Now the Country Comfort) hotel between 3pm and 6pm on the Friday the 25th. Shepparton council were once again fantastic in helping us to move the day around. These guys are just awesome.

I apologise to everyone for the short notice of this. There has been nothing I could do to get a better outcome. Emails and phone calls to Winton have been going on since October last Year. We have had initial contact with Winton in May last year, and had a confirmation from them in July last year. They have handled this very badly, and if anyone could have been there yesterday, they would have seen how they simply just don't care.

Anyhoo, 6 weeks to go everyone, get your bloody entries in.

One month to go. Link to all the forms and downloads - www.skylinenationals.com Get on board this one guys and gals, it was absolutley huge last year, and with Winton, its gonna be even bigger.

Phone details etc:

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And if you want to see these cars - in the flesh, and also racing at Winton, Be there. We have also had 99 percent confirmed that there will be an extra special car there, yes even more special that Rod, Terry and Gavin's beauties. Rod and Terry had a ball last time, that they asked me if they could come again.

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neither, it's in SHEPPARTON, VIC.

I'm going, + quite a few of the 31 lads from NSW (about 12)

If anyone wants a spot at Winton, the show n shine + dinner I've got a mate who's had to pull out coz his car is not ready...

shoot me a PM, he paid at earlybird prices, so it'll be a bit cheaper than paying between now and the day.

Edited by B. J.
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