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Apparently I subscribed to this thread, so I get emails when people post in it :whistling:

The car is in my garage, covered nicely and on trickle charge. Hasn't been started for about about 2 years and I'm sure the tyres are out of round now :(

I've been busy with work and haven't had time to work on the car. I actually contacted Steve Thatcher back in September to enlist his help to finish the car so I can drive it since I don't have any time to work on it myself after starting my own company nearly 2 years ago.

He said he'd call after he got back from Targa, but I didn't hear from him and I let it fall off my to-do list again.

Unless someone wants to do a part trade for a Lotus Exige S or Porsche 911 GT3, I'm not selling the car... I still love GTRs and want to finish this, but sometimes life has other priorities :(

As a bonus fact, I also learned that I have a smiley named after me? :merli:

Brad - Are you the Brad from Autosports who had an S15 that knows Alan Smith?

Good to hear its still around and not being parted etc.

Yes same brad but I'm no longer at autosport. Left a couple of years ago and also ended up doing my own thing, race fabrication and preparation specifically.

Haven't spoken to Allan in ages, is he still around the scene or got himself out of racing?

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