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I will seize on the interest in returning to Orchid Thai for the April dinner in the hope that it will help to ensure a good turn out. Moved Franky, seconded Adam, carried. :bonk:

Malcolm, I started out this post intending to extract and quote all your points I thought were excessive, unnecessary and deliberately inflammatory. I soon realised it was going to take an inordinate amount of my time to do so. While positive feedback and constructive criticism are welcome, a torrent of discontent as vehement in its tone as your post was is a little harder to accept. From your description of the judging as a debacle I deduce the following. Your expectations of what the day was going to be and what it actually was were two very different things. The day was never going to be Pebble Beach. It was a club Show and Shine day. A simple event where people with a common interest gather their cars and admire a fine group of vehicles. The judging criteria were deliberately low key and the Judges were instructed to use their discretion. Additionally, the Judges were chosen as representatives of the various parties supporting the club. For example one of the Judges was the Manager at Mingara. Getting him involved was a brilliant idea and great PR for the club. I do not know this gentleman but I doubt he would have felt like crawling over and under 50 or so cars. This is just one example of what the intent of the day was. Granted we can do things a lot better next year, but before we try to turn the event into Auto salon we will be focusing on organisational aspects like the awards ceremony, display layout and similar. The event is one where you can shine up your daily driver and display it with pride. It is not an elite affair solely for those with a pristine example of a Skyline. This is where the judging discretion can level things out. Further to your comment: "Let’s face it there is no point in awarding any prizes at all unless they are awarded to the best car in their category." The winning entries were awarded to the cars the majority of Judges felt were the best in that category. We will not be requesting any trophies be returned and even if they were they would not be re-awarded next year. Please take a leaf out of Thorpie's book and get over it.

Me -> :slap: <- Dan Thanks guys

Skylines Australia NSW is "an official club". www.skylinesaustralia.com is an online forum. We use the forums as a meeting room. Check with Jamezilla or funkymonkey about the status of the Victorian club.

Sausage sizzle at Endorean's!

**edit** Venue chosen, same as last month. Orchid Thai Cuisine 296 Great North Rd Abbotsford NSW 2046 ph: (02) 9713 5248 For future ideas...Suggestions for a venue please. Preferably: * Parking in view/nearby * Good food and service

After looking at the pics of the food I vote we have the dinner there again in April! :uh-huh:

Show and Shine - Good when cars attack - Bad

Well done to the organising committee. But the main kudos must go to Dan. The effort you put in for this was above and beyond the call. The turn out was fantastic, I'm just sorry I had to work in the morning and didn't see it when the massive crowds were there. I was very relieved when I spoke to Dan in the morning and he informed me that there were 48 entries! :uh-huh: It was great to see everyone pitching in at the end of the day and helping out too. I'll echo Tosh's thanks to Jo-Ann from Powerplay for really promoting this event with her customers. Thanks again to all the sponsors for providing the prizes and helping the make the day the great success it was. Now to start thinking about next year....

Kevin, we have to figure out a way to do timing with out the need for accredited Clerk of course, Marshalls etc. How about we time it but don't rank the results? :uh-huh: Oh, an espresso machine would go down a treat too!!! :coffee: Thanks again, Dino

Why hasn't Pete replied to this yet? :confused:

Reminds me I should shave... http://geoff.yourweb.com.au/gallery/Honda-...id-Day/IMG_2748

:shocked: and I thought cleaning the mud off my car was a hassle after the skid circuit day..... Bummer Pete but was it fun???

Yes it was fun to get slideways again. Eevn though the slideways was ocoaisionaly in the mud. Car is all cleaned and back in bed now ready for show and shine. Where are the pics Kinks? :uh-huh:

I clicked economy, if you're going to put up with that noise there may as well be a benefit. :flamed:

heh still looks beter than a Stagea :flamed:

Event still on despite the rain. :burnout:

RON - research octane number

Not sure which suppliers give discounts to forum members. Powerplay, UAS, Justjap, GCG Turbos, Gordon Leven Tyres, Race Brakes, Hornsby and Crows Nest Nissan all give discounts to financial members of the NSW club (membership card required to get discount). Happy shopping.

T minus 44 hours and counting...

I bet it's stuffed

If the lowering has been even on both sides then it should be OK but I'd pop one side of the swaybar off and check once again for no preload.

m3h

Just highlights what a ridiculous system it is. I thought it was drained and destroyed, but it's re-sold?!? Must be OK for the environment the second time round [/sarcasm] As EVO83 says the hole in the ozone layer is over the antarctic and Oz... so we cop it anyway. I'm off for a bex and a good lie down. :drool:

Don't think so as long as there is no preload on them with the wheels on the ground.