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Guys & Gals. This is an additional thread to the one in the events section that not everyone might check before friday.

Last night, James and myself (thanks for driving James) did a quick scout, to organise a late notice cruise for the fulllock.com guys.

This is gonna be an excellent meet, for pics etc. And a chance to have a chat to the guys who have brought you the drift nats.

We have the bolte bridge, telstra dome, cruise ships etc in the backgrounds which will make for some sensational pics, and a good place to meet-up.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=36386

This is to showcase what Vic has to offer, as there are interstate/japanese drifters coming over for the weekend.

So it would be good if we can get heaps of Imports out there.

Especially Skylines, to show them what SAU-Vic can do for big meet-up.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=36386

Hopefully see as many as we had (if not more) than the GOR Cruise!

:)

Ash

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Other thread is busier.

Spoke to the law - they happy to help us have a good time and turn a semi-blind eye to the cars. They're not interested in ruining our meet - and are even happy to walk around and discuss legalities with people.

Anyone doing stupid sh*t will be shot though.

Hi SGSky

Welcome to Melbourne.

Just like in most other cities around the world, Friday is the day after Thursday, which follows Wednesday and so on. If you care to look outside - you'll notice it's Tuesday - and that Friday is 2-and-a-bit days away.

Each post has (in the darker strip above it) a time of posting. I note that yours was posted at 6.41pm, Today (Tuesday). To your credit there is no actual 'date' posted in the event thread - but really, it's not that hard to see it is referring to this coming Friday the 19th March 2004.

Sorry to be a smartass - but I've had a bad day :)

in seriousness:

Come along - would be great to meet you there @ 7-10pm Friday 19th March.

I promise I wont be grumpy like I am today :)

Other thread is busier.

Spoke to the law - they happy to help us have a good time and turn a semi-blind eye to the cars. They're not interested in ruining our meet - and are even happy to walk around and discuss legalities with people.

Anyone doing stupid sh*t will be shot though.

nice one... i was thinking of calling them this morning and having a talk to them... would be good to have the police present in a non threatening mannor.

"manner"

unless yer talking about manor - like a mansion?

hmm police in a non-threatening mansion, they wont even see us from there ;P

ok smarta$$ has gone

I should be there with hopefully a couple of decent cameras - you reading this Rob? ;D

[its been a while since I have been a smarta$$ on here so, meh]

cops wont be there to hassle.

they hae promised.

they will have a car there on display i think from what James has said.

As a gesture of good-will.

any idots will have the book thrown at them though. This is just a nice clean meet-up

ash

Sorry to sound like a killjoy but I wouldn't trust the police as far as I could throw one of their TOG cars.

Sure, the cops who come to the meet, make themselves visible etc and have a yak will be nice guys. They won't hassle anyone and all will be buddy-buddy.

On the surface at least.

However I'm tipping they'll take Rego numbers and descriptions of car etc on the sly.

Plus, their TOG mates will have the surrounding roads staked out in a major way.

I'm predicting a defect and canary storm coming out of this.

So many imports and modded cars in one place will be too tempting for them.

Its a whole months revenue quota in one night.

I will be absolutely dumb struck if no one and I do mean NO ONE, who attends this meet gets any sort of infringement notice.

Fingers crossed though.

cops wont be there to hassle.

they hae promised.

they will have a car there on display i think from what James has said.

As a gesture of good-will.

any idots will have the book thrown at them though. This is just a nice clean meet-up

ash

Be good if they had a pusuit car there on display :D

This is looking huge, can I book a car spot? :)

I remember seeing a marked police car about 5 odd years ago - modified! Had aftermarket wheels [possibly 18inch], different bodykit and spoiler etc, sat very low and was based on an SS commo...It seemed to be *the boss'* car!

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