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Went out to Oran Park to take pics of the Time Attack event that was ment to happen, but didnt for some reason?? Anyway the boys at Hi Octane gave me something to take pics of... All i can say is this car is amazing to watch...hope you like

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There are over 160 images in my Flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewmead/s...57604618478244/

And please check out my website to see my previous work:

www.matthewmead.net

Let me know what you think :P

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Matt,

Great photos. I've seen some of your previous stuff on here and dieselstn, your photography has been improving at an awesome rate, keep it up. #14 gets my vote for best action + best capture of the essence of oran park.

thanks guys! thanks Matt the photo's are fantastic!!

can i purchase some off you? :)

we didnt throw the slicks on, but proably will thursday while we get some other tyres fitted to rims, the track tore the semi's to bits, mind you they have done over a hundred laps!! :P they were the tyres we used at Tsukuba!

Spent the day out there watching the boys go around,

45.8 lap, hand timed, great first up effort.

Always good value watching the black beast,

Got to do a few laps in the morning, rolling around drying out the racing line for the boys.

will be back on thursday for more. :3some:

Great pics Matt.

One i took of Mark and Russ checking wheel alignment

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great pics matt, was good to see that you hung around even tho Mark & Russ were the only ones out on track. :3some:

No photos of Mark looking out the passenger window at the flip flop on cold tyres matt?

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I didn't get to see the R32 as didnt even know it was there :P But I did hear it and it sounded awesome..

We were on the outside of the track playing with the off road buggys on the motorcross track..

Spewing I missed it..You have a beautiful car Russ :D

Nice pics Matt :)

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