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I'll be there with StageIan, but unfortunately he's still not able to drive his own car after his bike crash.

Ouch! :down:

Don't know Ian; but I don't like hearing about fellow bike riders being injured; feel better mate.

Cheers, Dale.

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Got all volunteers you need? Did a cake get organised ?

Thanks for your Qs ^ ^ ^ keeping us on our toes :thumbsup:

After the meeting 28/8/11, we'll be

* assigning jobs (if anyone is still offering to help - thanks in advance)

* using photos to get quotes for a Stagea Cake

* finalising logistics with Top Secret Imports

* giving feedback to Jason Round at Performance Imports

* giving feedback to the SAU Execs on 7/9/11 Meeting

* posting up Nick's threads in the Events sections of each state Re: 15th Anniversary.

OK everyone, this big meet is on tonight!!! Who's coming along?

Like I said, they're supporting us, so let's support them. There'll be a BBQ going, plenty of give-aways (both from Top Secret Imports, and from Project D Drift School, as well as others), and lots of cars to look at. It should be huge!

OK everyone, this big meet is on tonight!!! Who's coming along?

Like I said, they're supporting us, so let's support them. There'll be a BBQ going, plenty of give-aways (both from Top Secret Imports, and from Project D Drift School, as well as others), and lots of cars to look at. It should be huge!

take some pic's :)

OK everyone, this big meet is on tonight!!! Who's coming along?

Like I said, they're supporting us, so let's support them. There'll be a BBQ going, plenty of give-aways (both from Top Secret Imports, and from Project D Drift School, as well as others), and lots of cars to look at. It should be huge!

will be there.

The police were fine, they'd been pre-warned that the event was happening. They just wanted everyone to stay off the road, which is fair enough.

How long were you there, Iain?

ahhh i wasnt sure, we didnt want to take any risks with our highly defectable volvo station wagons lol

was there for maybe 45 mins. didnt see you there, and i realised i dont have your number either!

I enjoyed it - good to see a range of cars.

Was waiting for there to be a rockclimber sized hole in the side of the building! happy.gif

Looks like a good place to start for the Main game- the 15Th Anniversary!

Yep, would have been kinda funny to watch the rock climber or the Commodore roll off into the building (as long as no-one was injured in the process).

Was good to catch up with Alex, Craig and Ryan, and I'm pretty sure Ian had a good time too. It would have been good for his cabin fever after being stuck inside the house most of the past two months since his bike crash.

Nice of Craig to volunteer helping Ian with the mods for Ian's little red wagon too! :P

Alright peoples, I'm in the process of doing the proper thread for the cruise, and once it's all sorted and ready to go I'll post links to it here and in each of the state Events threads for Queensland, Canberra and Victoria too. So keep your eyes open for it!

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