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If you want to try for a group booking, Rebecca, Mark and I will come - I deliberately didn't put my name down earlier because I didn't want to clash with a race/track day.

BTW fastest time of day yesterday at Oran Park in the GTR, but sh!t my muscles are sore today after 200km of racing.

Ok we're booked for 10. maximum per race. Please everyone show up :P as they'll refuse anyone else now that might want to race with us.

Need to show up 1:45 to do the formalities etc, ie pay and sign the disclaimer, on the track at 2pm, for 10 min race, then the other group gets a go, and we have a race after, 3pm onwards is open atm if we want more races, but that may change come sunday.

Was heaps of fun, wish i could of been there for the first session to kick marks arse but hey there is always next time.

I dont think reece should be aloud to have number 9 next time its to unfair, i think next time we put him in the slowest then if he starts beating us its our own falt.

Dam you mark cutting me off :(

Yeah I had fun as well, wouldn't mind having a go again, but not straight away, When people start getting the itch again so to speak, post it up and I'd be up for another. Do people think two races were enough? Or next time do you want more?

Sorry thomas btw for you and reece missing the first race, didn't check my mobile until later, and we had to go on at 2pm as the other party was set to go at 2:15 or so.

Was funny to see the kids knock the wheel off one of the karts with all their hits lol.

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