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Bed? I only just finished playing with and packing the car - now I have around 3 hours of work reports to do that have to be out by 9am tomorrow morning .... sigh

Well I have just finished typing my work reports (and had a couple of little involuntary snoozes at my desk), so am heading to bed now for a couple of hours. See you chaps at City Dismantlers.

it was great to meet you guys at Mallala today (although i am still trying to match up SAU forum names to first names to cars!). while it was cold and wet standing out on the track in the rain with the instructors, i did manage to take quite a few photos so will try to post them up soon. i'm glad that i brought my waterproof jacket! sorry that i didn't get to chat with the guys in the third group before lunch but it's hard to cover the track on foot!

i hope that the rain held off after lunch and allowed the track to dry out for the half laps. sorry that i couldn't stay and play, but my one lap in the V35 on my way out was still fun :) i would have loved to bring out my other car, but as it is currently rolling on semi-slicks, it wouldn't have been much fun on the track or the street given the rain today.

i trust that you all had a good time and learnt a thing or two about your cars and driving techniques. this Advanced Driving course will hopefully whet your appetite for the High Performance course on November 23, so please fill out the form that Dean has given you to secure your place now! if you have any questions, please email Dean or PM me here.

cheers - Kim

like wise id like some pics... great day just frieken cold, gave me a stiff as neck... AWESOME THO and we (SAU:SA) and other skyline ppl that came with us should have a trackday some time? be great fun

Intercooler pipe reattached by Nyt so car made it home.

Rich had fouled up the plugs a bit but by the time I got home it was idling like a kitten again.

Had a great day guys - Thanks to Kim and Luke.

Absolutely keen for 23 November 2009. I might even be able to provide some more entertainment for the fans.

Cheers

Thanks for organising the day Kim - it was awesome fun and a great test on dry, damp & wet track conditions.

Glad your R33 GTR made it back Red Back. It was the only 'casualty' of the day so that's a pretty good effort all round.

Now I just need a helmet and new brakes by Nov 23rd. Anyway got some Brembo F40s they want to sell?

Yeah thanks Kim - definately an enjoyable day. Good to meet a lot you finally, with the only familar face being Andrews (from back in 03/04). As with Luke I learnt a hell of a lot and was very happy with how my car went considering the extra weight. Will definately be there in November. Gotta love the many handbrake attempts... I think Luke won that contest, followed closely by krishy - pretty good guys!! I'll post some pics up tomorrow - is anyone precious about their number plates?? If so speak out. :( Oh and still bummed HESLO got 168km/h max speed, beat me by 2km/h - bastard!! :)

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Great day guys, glad you all enjoyed and will definately be there for the 23rd of November. Special thanks to Kim for doing all the leg work, you're a champ mate!

Craig, good contest mate! Can grab the vids you got of me and also any pics anyone may have? Could care less about plates being shown and as hi-res as possible :)

David, good to see you got home mate, definately the plugs yes?

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