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i have competed in the 2003 dutton rally ,,, it was fantastic... well i prepared the RENAULT CLIO SPORT it was the crowd favourite at the spc carpark... came second to the mini cooper s .. a very well preped race car ,,, we ran on street trim only to change air filter , brake pads and we took out the cat ,,, (cuz there crap) the clio was a animal.. it buzzed around overtaking lotuse elises..(X2) of them,,, but the king of the event was the black FULL RACE 32 GTR .. all the porsches died in the ass ,, gt3 turbos carreras. all karked it.... anyway i am interested but i wont be able to make it ,,,

hey menios, depending on the exact mix of events, something like a clio can be a top 10 chance too - the NSW event had heaps of wet skidpans, and big hp RWD cars get caned in events like that unless they have traction control.

mmm, FULL RACE 32 GTR....not a bad idea :)

appartently it will be under the xmas tree. not much use if I'm, still in Alice :D

BTW good interest so far, 11 names, that would be a great representation for SAU. Anyone else interested?

np Zane, there is no requirement for fireproof clothes so bikinis are OK.

Dan, I'm sure Kel will be in that, they'll probably have more luck with sponsors than the rest of us put together lol

i have competed in the 2003 dutton rally ,,, it was fantastic... well i prepared the RENAULT CLIO SPORT it was the crowd favourite at the spc carpark... came second to the mini cooper s .. a very well preped race car ,,, we ran on street trim only to change air filter , brake pads and we took out the cat ,,, (cuz there crap) the clio was a animal.. it buzzed around overtaking lotuse elises..(X2) of them,,, but the king  of the event  was the black FULL RACE 32 GTR .. all the porsches died in the ass ,, gt3 turbos carreras. all karked it.... anyway i am interested but i wont be able to make it ,,,

You mean this one ???

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even the girls loved Nigel and Darren...

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Skyline images here.....

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/car_41

and here

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/car_49

and here

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/car_70

and here

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/car_73

and here

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/veh8

and here

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/veh25

and here

http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/veh45

I'll be back as event photographer again next year for both events - as well as the Mt Buller Sprint, so if anyone wants some sponsor images - let me know..

examples here --> http://www.pbase.com/duttonrally/sample

mmm, I didn't see those girls at the NSW Dutton?

Apart from that Jason's put together some great pics from the Dutton for us....

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And we've got another 150 high res photos as well, great for exposure for our sponsors....

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I was just speaking to Anthony Moss (NSW Director) today and he said that he already had nearly half the field confirmed for this years event. There has been no advertising or promotion of this years event, (they have been concentrating on the Porsche Mt Buller Sprint (on this weekend) and the response and confirmation has been enormous so far.

NSW Event

4th to 6th June 2004

VIC Event

8th to 10th August 2004

Official NSW launch will be in the next couple of weeks and the website will be updated etc. - so make sure you get in early as they will start to flood in as advertising starts and more people become aware of the event.

www.duttonrally.com

www.duttonrallyphotos.com

NSW Event

4th to 6th June 2004

VIC Event

8th to 10th August 2004

Slight error - Vic is 6th to 8th August 2004!

I'm in talks currently to be possibly SAU's only Vic representative! I've been in contact with Sam Beck from VicDutton and I'll get my car onto the track (Phillip Island) for the first time Feb 15. If everything goes well then I'm very keen to give it a shot.

And if so I might have to come up to Syd and have a chat to you all during NSWDutton for some extra tips.

Cheers. :P

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