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I saw that 355, it sounded like an F1 car. i pulled up behind it on canberra ave just outside fyshwick.

i tried to match him around the roundabout that turns off onto wentworth st, god damn that thing sticks to the road.

i saw an old school lamborghini contage along the same road as i was still cleaning my pants from the ferarri.

it made my day anyways.

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I went to have a look, wasn't too bad

I found myself just walking through & taking pictures, spent about half an hour there max. Nothing there really had me drooling, but when I left, I took the scenic route through Civic, and I went past a fat, FAT Titanium Silver R33 GT-R at the pedestrian crossing where Ali Baba and Oporto are near the City Walk (MickGTR?), which really turned my head.

I'd just been to a Ferrari (basically) show, and the only thing at the time that gets my attention is a GT-R.....shows where my heart is eh? :cheers:

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Any body go out and check out the italian car show today?

It was o.k, a few nice rides out there.  Highlight of the day was racing a F 355 ferrari across the comm bridge.  He was not to impressed to see a GTR beat his $280000k car.   hehehe.

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!awesome dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

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Yep that was me going through the city.  No parks anywhere though so I went to Woden instead!  Heaps of cops out last night pulling up imports!!!

Any picks of your car, I think I have seen it around but not sure if it's the one I'm thinking of.

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Any body go out and check out the italian car show today?

It was o.k, a few nice rides out there.  Highlight of the day was racing a F 355 ferrari across the comm bridge.  He was not to impressed to see a GTR beat his $280000k car.   hehehe.

Mate, i went to the car show, and thought it was a really good day.

That Ferrari that you raced, was it that one at the show with the big wing and the number plate 'F1' ?????

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