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Brett - I'm out mate - Sorry :(

Was looking forward to this, but I've still got that boost drop off issue. Damn it....

Missed the drift day today too - damn it.

I'm sure it will get sorted - just a matter of 'when ?'

http://www.pbase.com/image/25387634   maybe it got stuck here as well.  :D

I meant that it got stuck open so you ended up taking 500 photos of your car :):D

I took some too :)

Brett did a PB (personal best!).

I will leave it to him to wave the RB25 flag and give the figure himself :D

There was a late challenger... a certain red R31/RB26/T51R coupe but it didn't come near Brett.

All in all a pleasant but long day finishing somewhere past 7pm.

T.

Thanks to Buster for orginising and letting me stay inside to get some good pics.

Great day had by all and that NSX was awsome even though it was stock it pulls a lot of credit.

Here is the photo gallery i put up for everyone to check out.

http://members.optushome.com.au/matthewrob...n2004/index.htm

To be dead honest, it was a special tune and different fuel that we're preparing the car with to be ready for Drag Combat, I don't normally and will never make that power on the street, with normal fuel and tune its only for the drags

Brett




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