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I do! Yeah that's what I was thinking. I figured didn't hurt to go in have a look and a wander around anyways. If it's shit we'll go home.

Surely they accommodate for people who don't have cars since gates are open to the public for this whole time.

I'm going in the daytime but leaving cause I'm not a fan of Hilltop Hoods. Head home for a bit then it's braddon time!

Just watched the movie Cars at the drive in but got a bit breezy up in the stands so we decided to skip the second movie and head home.

lol have you seen Running on Empty before? I bought it on DVD cos it was like $8, but it's a little bit...... weird. You're not missing much.

I wanted to hit up Braddon but don't want to drive my car cos it's too hard to park, and I don't really know if anyone's going, so we'll see....

Haha no I haven't. Sounds like I won't bother looking for it either!

Let me know if you head to Braddon I'll defs be there. I feel your pain though, GTR won't be going anywhere near the place for that and other reasons! :D

I think we'll just park across the road in Canberra Centre and walk up.

I have a sincere apology to make.

On the way to taking my son to work today, travelling down Northbourne Avenue around 8am, I saw one of the cars that was to me obviously down for Summernats. I had an immediate number of thoughts that came to mind (from ethnicity, intelligence, criminal behaviours, arrogance, intolerance, pack mentality and the likely potential for GBH from this group)

I realised I really do have some deep seeded prejudices and am very quick to judge.

The guys driving the car had not done anything wrong. My thoughts should have been “Ah fellow car enthusiasts”. And it wasn’t :(

The car itself was an Orange and Silver VL Calais, WLD AY. Less expensive bronze gold large wheels, very low suspension, as I could not see the top of the rims or tyres. The occupants were mid 25’s, with and without white singlets and jewellery. I assume the car was religious also by a crucifix. The young men were muscular of olive complexion, the arms hanging out of all 4 windows indicated this along with very neat black hair do’s. I did not take a long look though due to an unfounded fear that if I looked for more than a few seconds this may have aggravated the occupants. Everything said look at me/my car except the look on their faces. Noted the exhaust which was x3 the volume of mine.

I thought I’d share my epiphany and apologise for thinking the worst.

These men had done nothing wrong, maybe a little excess of speed on take-off from the lights, but still under 60kmh, and were fellow car enthusiasts.

I am as bad as people looking at me in my GTR and classifying me quickly and incorrectly.

Thanks for reading

I have a sincere apology to make.

On the way to taking my son to work today, travelling down Northbourne Avenue around 8am, I saw one of the cars that was to me obviously down for Summernats. I had an immediate number of thoughts that came to mind (from ethnicity, intelligence, criminal behaviours, arrogance, intolerance, pack mentality and the likely potential for GBH from this group)

I realised I really do have some deep seeded prejudices and am very quick to judge.

The guys driving the car had not done anything wrong. My thoughts should have been “Ah fellow car enthusiasts”. And it wasn’t :(

The car itself was an Orange and Silver VL Calais, WLD AY. Less expensive bronze gold large wheels, very low suspension, as I could not see the top of the rims or tyres. The occupants were mid 25’s, with and without white singlets and jewellery. I assume the car was religious also by a crucifix. The young men were muscular of olive complexion, the arms hanging out of all 4 windows indicated this along with very neat black hair do’s. I did not take a long look though due to an unfounded fear that if I looked for more than a few seconds this may have aggravated the occupants. Everything said look at me/my car except the look on their faces. Noted the exhaust which was x3 the volume of mine.

I thought I’d share my epiphany and apologise for thinking the worst.

These men had done nothing wrong, maybe a little excess of speed on take-off from the lights, but still under 60kmh, and were fellow car enthusiasts.

I am as bad as people looking at me in my GTR and classifying me quickly and incorrectly.

Thanks for reading

I think a lot of people think a lot of things about a lot of other people a lot of the time, that's what we do (well most of us) we think. You didn't exactly do a 'Allan Jones' on them, don't feel too bad mate we all do it so some extent, but very few acknowledge it, even to themselves.

But it's a point well made about Skyline enthusiasts, who hasn't been guilty of getting up to 60 a bit quickly on occasion?

I think a lot of people think a lot of things about a lot of other people a lot of the time, that's what we do (well most of us) we think. You didn't exactly do a 'Allan Jones' on them, don't feel too bad mate we all do it so some extent, but very few acknowledge it, even to themselves.

But it's a point well made about Skyline enthusiasts, who hasn't been guilty of getting up to 60 a bit quickly on occasion?

I'm pretty tame up to 60 (hate launching hard), but from there to ~110 it's all wheelspin baby. lol.



Saw this this morning on the way to the nats, so devestated for the bloke, that was an immaculate car and had so much time, money, blood and tears put into it. I think regardless of not liking holdens/fords/summernats style vehicles you can feel the blokes pain. RIP 2ANGRY.

Hope the F***wit driving that territory gets the book thrown at them. Rear ended a stationary car at 80ks and was on the phone. Lucky there werent people in the back seat, the would be dead. Edited by k_d

f**k me....that's just disgusting. Words can't describe what the driver of the Territory deserves for that. Destroyed a beautiful car in such a way that should carry a hefty gaol term punishment...

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