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Yeah I noticed that Kim, wondered what the hell was going on! What happened to backups for the site? Surely there's a more recent one than 2008

i'm not sure yet as i've been distracted with other things. not all of us Admins are aware of the extent of the problem but i suspect a server hdd failure. i think that we'll need to have an Admin meeting to get up to date with the catastrophe

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hi guys,

this trackday is less than five weeks away (November 23) so please let me know if you have paid and received your receipt/invoice but aren't on the list below. if you don't have the official enrolment form, please let me know asap and i will email it to you. our group discount remains at $385 (regular pricing for this sort of event is $425).

i need to sort this out by the end of this week, so i hope to hear from you all soon.

cheers - Kim

1. writeoff

2. Joshdc

3. Moodles2

4. 32godzilla

5. Mark (32godzilla's +1)

6. Red Back

7. heslo

8. Bengi

9. Nightcrawler

10. Luke_ENR34

C'mon guys! Some of the peeps that went to the last JB day, come out again and learn even more about your car and improve your skills. It's a great day out on the track and best of all, no need to worry about police! Do it safely and legally

C'mon guys! Some of the peeps that went to the last JB day, come out again and learn even more about your car and improve your skills. It's a great day out on the track and best of all, no need to worry about police! Do it safely and legally

Except for the drive to and from Mallala.

1. writeoff

2. Joshdc

3. Moodles2

4. 32godzilla

5. Mark (32godzilla's +1)

6. Red Back

7. heslo

8. Bengi

9. Nightcrawler

10. Luke_ENR34

11. heslo +1

12-20 = SA Supra list

only a handful of spots left now, so please send your forms in asap to secure the last few places!

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i wont be making this event as now i have a badly slipping clutch....it all started at the loxton car show weekend.....so till then the 33 rests in the garage...bit disappointed really as i really wanted to be out there as it will be a cracking day....goodluck to all participants and hope it all goes well.

Ordered my helmet today. 2009 Shoei TZ-R in Metallic Anthracite (to match my GMG GTR for ~USD$305 (including shipping and Visa charge) Shoei Helmet.

Cheapest I could get it here was AUD$600. Hopefully it gets here in time.

Paid for both Glenn and Jugs today, Kimmy :P SAU representation is as follows...

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2. Joshdc

3. Moodles2

4. 32godzilla

5. Mark (32godzilla's +1)

6. Red Back

7. heslo

8. Bengi

9. Nightcrawler

10. Luke_ENR34

11. Glenn (heslo +1)

12. Jugs (heslo +2)

looks like this will be final lineup:

1. writeoff

2. Joshdc

3. Moodles2

4. 32godzilla

5. Mark (32godzilla's +1)

6. Red Back

7. heslo

8. Bengi

9. Nightcrawler

10. Luke_ENR34

11. Glenn (heslo +1)

12. Jugs (heslo +2)

13. V35-2005

14. GUNR35

i am glad to report that we will have an R35 GTR with us - my mate Nick has had the first service done on his and is looking forward to unleashing the R35 out there. i had a drive in it today and it sounds awesome from inside the cabin.

looks like this will be final lineup:

1. writeoff

2. Joshdc

3. Moodles2

4. 32godzilla

5. Mark (32godzilla's +1)

6. Red Back

7. heslo

8. Bengi

9. Nightcrawler

10. Luke_ENR34

11. Glenn (heslo +1)

12. Jugs (heslo +2)

13. V35-2005

14. GUNR35

i am glad to report that we will have an R35 GTR with us - my mate Nick has had the first service done on his and is looking forward to unleashing the R35 out there. i had a drive in it today and it sounds awesome from inside the cabin.

Great news Kim! Should be a great turn out, how many coming in total between SAU and SASupra?

I notice you're on the SAU list, Supra still not ready?

Supra is almost ready! I got it back on Thursday after a month in the workshop but it's been so long since i last drove it properly (eight months!) and it'll take me a while to get used to it with all the new mods that i'll be taking it easy for the first few sessions.

OS Giken twin plate, sway bars, and Endless semi-race pads along with new wheel bearings, oil cooler ducting, and lots of little reliability upgrades.

brakes could be bigger though - only have 340mm 4-piston fronts on so nothing fantastic.

Oohh... sounds nice Kimmy! Managed to get it all engineered in the finish?

unfortunately, no. wasn't not enough time to get the engineering done, pass Regency, and have it all back together for this trackday.

plus i need a few days to get used to driving this car around again and bed the new brakes in. so with work and everything else the next two weeks will pass by quickly enough. the V35 auto and the Subie daily are a lot different to the multi-plate clunking short shifting suspension creaking Supra!

any thoughts on where to go for a post trackday beer + schnitzel to wait out peak hour traffic to home?

need a pub that would suit most people (northern & southerners) and has a decent car park.

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