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so attended the skynats at shepparton
tops weekend
two kids = many stops
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saturday was a show and shine
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i took the opportunity to have the rotors skimmed and bleed the brakes ( only house there working on the car)
i thought i was in for a r33 award as there were only 3 r33s there but alas, not washing the car and having it covered in bird shit= no victory
here is one car that always looks good
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i spent may hours drooling over the jps m3
Sunday was track day at winton
never been there before so was epic fun
jenna and i both did 6 sessions
i got a 1:37 and jenna a 1:49
cant wait to go back as i dont think i did any of the corners correctly ( i would say there is a easy 35 in the car), my fastest lap involved going three car length wide on the grass onto the back straight.... awesome! got to love front and rear lsd's they make it easy
i love a track where you leave after a day and just want to go back to get it rite and that is what winton does ( everyone seems to take a diffrent line to what you would consider normal)
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modany we went to the skid pan and did 4d hellies all day was tops
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drank to much ... at too much.. trashed the car and it didnt snap in half
ill find a vid of the 4wd helis... brutal on the car
tops time will bang again

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