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It was great to meet you all :)

I will post some photos up of the day as well once I edit them from RAW format as they are very large files. If anyone wants any that they see just PM me and I will send you the RAW file format pic :)

A big thank you to Steve for the laps with him and his Evo :cheers:

I will have mine ready for the next day...

Great day guys, big thanks to all who helped in organising it and and volunteering on the day! Was good to get one last track day in before the car goes back in the shed for 5 months :( Ended up getting consistent 1:18's on shagggeeddd tread but looking forward to 2013 with fresh rubber and hopefully a fresh door/door series ;)

Cheers to everyone who gave me a hand throughout the day. Turns out what i thought was a terminal issue was excessive heatsoak causing my oil to be about the consistency of water (hence low oil pressure cutout and me shutting it off). At least i have a few other small things crossed off my long list of things "to do" before next year

But im confident to say ive survived 2 track days in a row without killing mechanicals :D

Cheers to everyone who gave me a hand throughout the day. Turns out what i thought was a terminal issue was excessive heatsoak causing my oil to be about the consistency of water (hence low oil pressure cutout and me shutting it off). At least i have a few other small things crossed off my long list of things "to do" before next year

But im confident to say ive survived 2 track days in a row without killing mechanicals :D

Great to hear! Big plus to hearing that (no need for that $50.00 VL motor you were possibly considering) lol Can't wait to see you guys out next time

It was truly an epic track day. Pitty the BBQ wasn't on track this time around. Hopefully won't be long till its back on the track.

Massive thanks to Andrew and Chad for putting on a show. Was mega impressed :D

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