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Sorry Mark, I wasn't shooting the video. Was reall good of Joel to take my camera and get so many runs on video. Now that my time and duties are so full on, not sure how much video work I'm going to be able to continue to do.

Shame we didn't get more of the Starion. I remember loving those things in America when I was younger. They represented the "New Breed" of turbo car believe it or not - hehe!

Some times I miss my Mitsubishi Eclipse (was a fun little car for a stocker). The eclipse replaced the Starion in the 90's as their flagship hot little turbo car. Was probably the fastest car I owned before the GTR.

y music? i wanna hear the CARS, thats more than enough music for my ears! lol

I agree. I am sorry but the music is so bad i couldnt even get past the 2 minute mark lol

Sorry to the guy who did the vid. The editing is awesome and the you certainly got in amongst it all and got good footage but music in vids like that just isnt my thing. The cars make much better music in my eyes :D

I agree. I am sorry but the music is so bad i couldnt even get past the 2 minute mark lol

Sorry to the guy who did the vid. The editing is awesome and the you certainly got in amongst it all and got good footage but music in vids like that just isnt my thing. The cars make much better music in my eyes :D

i agree with less music and engine singing, could have let some clips go .5 second longer and showed the times

Ok Boys -n- Girls, here you go. Pure sound on this one, music has been removed. I lengthened the clips where I could but some didn't go all the way to a time at the end.

Hope you enjoy.

Good News Everyone!

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I've finished off the Drag Day Photos. Everyone who drove on the day will get a disc with over 400 shots. All shots are in both High Res for printing/slideshows at home and Web size for sharing with friends/online buddies.

I cranked up some music (NERO) and let them play through as a slideshow. I hope you all enjoy them :)

Feel free to head down to Dick Smith/Harvey Norman to print out your favorites! If any of you want some Premium Prints (Excellent paper/Excellent photo lab) shoot me a PM. I'm happy to help organise them.

There's a butt load of discs to be burnt, I'm aiming to have them all done and ready for post at the end of the week.

Thanks to everyone involved for letting me cover the day, and thanks to everyone who turned up and fried some tyres! :)

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Postman drove past my house again today, but he didn't leave anything. :(

Any of These posted yet?

Good News Everyone!

futurama_good_news_everyone.jpg

I've finished off the Drag Day Photos. Everyone who drove on the day will get a disc with over 400 shots. All shots are in both High Res for printing/slideshows at home and Web size for sharing with friends/online buddies.

I cranked up some music (NERO) and let them play through as a slideshow. I hope you all enjoy them :)

Feel free to head down to Dick Smith/Harvey Norman to print out your favorites! If any of you want some Premium Prints (Excellent paper/Excellent photo lab) shoot me a PM. I'm happy to help organise them.

There's a butt load of discs to be burnt, I'm aiming to have them all done and ready for post at the end of the week.

Thanks to everyone involved for letting me cover the day, and thanks to everyone who turned up and fried some tyres! :)

Outsiders point of view, but why wouldn't you organise a day with double the amount of cars, half the price, and maybe 50 runs instead of 100??

Nobody realistically wants to run a million times, or pay excessively for a drag day. Bigger numbers would be a better day socially too.

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