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Hi Guys,

Come out to Oran Park on Saturday the 1st of October and watch round 2 of the Formula Drift National Series in conjunction with the Drift Australia Championship.

Mallala had 8,000 spectators... would be good if us NSW lot could beat them at that also! (Fernando of NSW beat all the top SA boys on there home track!)

Will be a huge day of drifting being the first Day/Nighter of a national level comp that I'm aware of.

More info as it comes available, but follow all the latest on the following websites;

www.formulad.com.au - Formula Drift Official Website

www.driftaustralia.com.au - Drift Australia Official Website

www.oranpark.com - Oran Park Website.

Dan.

come on guys get out there support em

fatz (HR31 GTS-X)

redx (HR31 GTS-X)

and majanal (R33 GTS-T ... poofy car but oh well)

will be out there smoking up the tyres

come out and give em a cheer

ill be there. look for the guy with the ridiculously good physique, and you'll find me standing on his left

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Car will be there...

Come on guys lets get out there!

Copy of my post in the members section below.

Hi Girls and Guys,

Round 2 of the Drift Australia Nationals will be held at Oran Park South Circuit on Saturday the 1st of October.

This is a day/night event, come and see 1000hp V8's do battle with Japan's hottest imports. Hot 4's Car display, Team Drifting, Motocycle Stunts, The Edge 96.1 Miss DRIFT AUSTRALIA amature modeling comp and much more.

Check out:

Drift Australia Website

and

Formula Drift Website

For all the details and championship points.

I went to Adelaide with SAU member Chris Eastern and Initial Drift Member Fernando Wiehrl and it was really a top weekend. This time it is all jam packed into one HUGE day.

So if your not busy, come down and witness the best drifing the country has to offer, and of course support Chris and I as we try and knock the rest of Australia off their podium and take the silverware away from Fernando!

Cheers,

Dan.



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