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I'm off to party in Sydney! I'll think of you as I am eating Zumbo creations and drinking copious amounts of alcohol :yucky:

hmmm.... i guess as long as your drinking.... that should be ok then

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Good day :)

drive up, weather, organisation (thanks guys, volunteers) layouts, lunch, crapping on lots, drive back.

Perfect everything. Looking forward to the next round.

Sorry I had to bail early, but I had a mate's birthday to go to on Sat night. As per usual, a flawlessly run event thanks to the guys running it and the volunteers who give of their time event after event - can't thank you guys enough. First time out in the S13 for me and unfortunately the ol' gearbox is pretty much f*(&^%D and I had no second gear most of the time. So I pretty much just baked it in first the whole time. New box is ready to go in so that shouldn't be a problem next time!

New oil cap sourced. Thinking of connecting it to a chain that's welded to the rad support. Then I can't lose it again :D

Can't wait for next time guys!

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