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1. Oz GTR

2. Zane GTS

3. Peter CRX Honda

4. GTR-51K GTR

5. Dflash GTS

6. Silver Arrow GTR

7. + Friend

8. + Friend

9. Bonks GTS

10. Dazsta WRX

11. + Friend

12. Zoran GTR R34

13. Simon GTI Pulsar

14. Roy Friend S14

15. Roy Friend Merc

16. Red900SS GTS

17. GSI

18. Duncan GTS

19. Prank GTS

20. Greg 911

21. Mal XR8

22. + Bro VT V8

23. Gts32t GTS

24. John WRX

25. Akira GTS

26. Fats GTS

27. Evil GTS

28. + friend VR SS

29. Urmine GTS

30. GTR80Y GTS 50%

31. Majanal GTS 50% atm

32. PH GTR 50% atm

33. Exsist 50% atm

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Just got a few questions.. all new to this... :)

If you have never been to the creek or driven on a race track, do you require some form of license agreement (like go carting) or something to that effect. :twisted:

I remember my cousins taking their bikes out there, and they just did a license check and check tyres and they were on their way. Would it be the same deal?? :oops:

Sorry.. i just had to ask...

:) I'm going to have to pull out guys due to long awaited redundancy which was due to come my way being placed back a bit because of complications with contracts of services being resold. I was meant to be leasurly looking for a new job with a nice little package for my troubles, but unfortunately these things happen ... next time for sure eh :!: :!:

Yeh, oh wel, atleast that's another month or two job secuirty :lol: it's weird, as the company is closing down, theres sort of mixed emotions in the air. Everyone just wants to know when they're going to be made redundant so they can have a smooth transition into another job instead of having to live off their redundancy. I don't know if I'll be happy or sad when the day comes :?

jimbo,

Bad luck, I’m sure we will see you next time.

Exrsis,

All you need is your license and a registered car. Your car will be checked for tyre wear and very basic roadworthiness. I.E. nothing hanging off the car and that noting is loose inside the car.

I don’t have you down as coming, are you in or still thinking about it?

All,

I just got off the phone from Dave from Moto, That is its, all full. It looks like there is going to be a sh!t load of people there on the day. We will only be getting one session to our selves. The slower 5 cars will join the slow group and the quickest 5 cars will go the fast group. I will make that call in conjunction with the drivers on the day. I would suggest all people doing sub 2 min be in the fast group, and all first timers go into the slow. I have been asked by Dave to draw the number to a max of 30 but Dave wont be upset if we bring as little as 20 because his numbers will be just right, if that was so.

The final list

1. Oz GTR

2. Zane GTS

3. Peter CRX Honda

4. GTR-51K GTR

5. Dflash GTS

6. Silver Arrow GTR

7. + Friend

8. + Friend

9. Bonks GTS

10. Dazsta Friend

11. Zoran GTR R34

12. Simon GTI Pulsar

13. Roy Friend S14

14. Roy Friend Merc

15. Red900SS GTS

16. GSI

17. Duncan GTS

18. Prank GTS

19. Mal XR8

20. + Bro VT V8

21. Gts32t GTS

22. John WRX

23. Akira GTS

24. Fats GTS

25. Evil GTS

26. + friend VR SS

27. Urmine GTS

28. Exsist GTS

29. GTR80Y GTS 50%

30. Majanal GTS 50% atm

If any of the above people have changed or a liable to change your mind and not turn up let me know ASAP

If anyone has any problems with this please give me a call on 0402847826.

Sorry about this, normally numbers are hard to find, but not this time.

Thanks

Guest [ryan]

I might possibly come along to watch, or take photos if i can get hold of a digital camera. Depends, not sure whether i can take the day off of school or not. well i easily can, but depends how much work i've got to do next week :)

oh well might be there might not, eastern creek is like 5 mins away for me anyway :)

hahaha, yeh that's what my sister said (VW nut, she has 3 of the $400 rust buckets in our driveway and scratches up my Sky with em , grrrr :evil: ) ..... but I showed her that even on 18" rims I'll take her at the lights anytime.

She still thinks her xaust is louder than my 3" ... bah

Anyone know where I can get a front skirt, front lip, bumper and rear pods reprayed for a good price in Syd ..... bloody VW !!!

Oz,

what does 1 session consist of? only a few laps or so?? what are we getting for our $100 ??

I am also nervous that I am gonna trash my car (not smash it as such because i am a granny driver, but wear and tear..)

what should i do to it in preperation of the track day?

Thanks.

Christian

Guest XLboy

Hi all,

I'm new too all this, so I have a few questions.

I am really keen to come but looks like there will be some hardcore cars on the track. I only have a lowly modfied Excel but keen to give it a run on a track. Be interesting to see if all the suspension work done makes a difference on a track. Do you think my car is too slow to be around all these Skylines and Rexs?

I only work in Blacktown and can take half the day off if needed. So what do I need in order to be prepared for the track? Where do you get the helmet and race suit from? Can you hire it?

Awaiting your reply

Rob

I am also nervous that I am gonna trash my car (not smash it as such because i am a granny driver, but wear and tear..)

what should i do to it in preperation of the track day?

Thanks.

Christian[/quote:2a3d5fcafd]

you're a granny driver? who was going 140 with his g/f screaming 'slow down' and me in the back screaming 'your brakes are better than that, go harder'

you've got the new 5 puck (i could notice heaps of difference with it in) so that's ok. your rubber looks like shit, buy some rears if you can afford it. 18" aint cheap, i know. :x

you should probably buy a decent set of pads as your ones will fry.

damn i'm jelous. wish i could go.

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