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Hey Crew,

as an honorary non skyline new member of TEAM WANG (very stoked) I thought I had better get on board the forums. Thanks to all for a mad weekend. Thanks also for draggin me kicking and screaming off the wagon :hellpisd: ...oh and thanks for not drinking my light beers...... Was a great day at the track and an epic night out. You are a mad bunch of bad eggs!!!! :)

Thanks again for making a non skyliner so welcome. Looking forward to the next mission.

Cheers,

Blaise

It's called 'Retox' Blaise :)

Come to the meeting tomorrow night (http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=69618) and I'll give you any pix of your car in hi-res. Hopefully Chris will bring the video too :)

Hey Blaise,

Well done on your mighty fine track times. I just had a thought... I noticed when I left Benalia that you were running street rubber on your car. Is that right?

If so, then 1:36's and 2nd top lap time for the day is an incredible effort!! (James/Snowy did either of you two spot Blaise cutting across the grass??)

Blaise - I must say you fit in perfect with us so you are a welcome addition. We already have a TX5 member of Team Wang so we ain't carist.

Am thinking now we may have to include Morwell in the championship just for the weekend away. We'll all go spend some time with Emre and the tripplets!

Dave,

I wish I could say it was street rubber, but was RE-55 semis. Drive up on my street rubber and change at the track. Still, happy with the times, and happy to be able to drive the car home. Good performance for your first day out with a tiptronic equipped car on street rubber. Have to make sure you stay for the main event next time. Was a pretty rawkus night..... Always a good sign when you are struggling to decide if you had more fun on or off the track...

And thanks James. Suitably "retoxed" and checking back into the clinic as we speak. Hopefully they let me out in time for the next one :)

As per most of the previous posts....GREAT WEEKEND LADS :)

The track day was awesome (as you can tell from my tyres) and the company was even better.....big thanks to everyone who made it a great boyz (yes that includes you Bec!) weekend away :rofl:

Heres some pics from the track and Blaise - I have you on a snippit of digi film from Sat night if you want a copy!!

PS Thanks goes to Al for the shots while I was on the track :)

Tom/Dave/etc etc if you want the original hi-res versions just PM me with a suitable email address.

Hehe - great expression from Brisby in this photo. Couln't resist playing with it...

brisby.jpg

ROFL...the boy has skills, and the warface looks appropiatley punch drunk.

Im up for the weekend away to Morwell, but car is off the road for a few weeks, brakes, cams, radiator, new shocks, RE55s and paint. The car is going to sing at Sandown, which is a good thing as im going to have to sing for the bank manager:(

Damn!!!! Spewing I missed this one, but it was the miss' birthday on Saturday....

Definetly coming to the next one!!

Must say bad luck to Archie, I've been in the exact same position, even at the same track!!! Oh well, let Ben freshen up the motor and it will last forever!!! Also congrats on the time, looks like u were doing really well!!!!!

Yep, had an awesome time at Winton and i won't be forgetting that experience in a hurry. Powering through corners with the wheels screeching hoping that they won't let go and then finally applying more throtle to get the fronts engaging and get the car pointing straight and shooting off like a slingshot was like a drug, so addictive :)

Fun came to end though when the engine decided it didn't like this anymore, but oh well, sh1t happens. Will have to sit it out for a while to decide what i want to do and when i want to do it by.

Big thanks to Troy for helping me get set up (as i was running late) and be able to get on the track for the first session, not to mention for borrowing a few tools too :cheers: And big thanks to all for helping push the car onto the trailer :)

Jack

Hehehe yeah winton took this rb26 scalp too...lets hope there isn't gonna be anymore :)

Scotsman and Snowy great battle and thanks for all your advice during the day. Certainly helped me improve my lap times a lot quicker than what i otherwise would of.

Nice to have met everyone but sorry i didn't get much of a chance to chat. Will have to make up for it at the next track day - minus car of course :)

I jumped out of the shower this morning to find that im covered in bruises…Lesson learnt?

Never mess with a Maltese giant with a head full of beer, or a manic ex-president wearing khaki pants:)

PS… I need a new avatar, so if no-one has a photo of my new bonnet sticker, then I may have to use the fight club pic:)

Archie...not wanting to scare monger or drum up bad memories :)

But when you get your engine stripped and you suss out what the failure was, it will be interesting to hear if SBS has struck Vic.

You guys seem to be impervious to some of the dramas that NSW GTR boys fall victim to....Jack was a pistion i believe, but it will be interesting to hear if yours was a bottom end, and whether it was from oil starvation :confused: ...whether you can tell such a thing when stripping an engine?

Could just be an age, tune/luck thing...you did say it was pinging a little, but it may help stack evidence re SBS one way or another.

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