GTRSRULE!!!

is makoto a japanese restaurant which serves sushi as well.? cos a guy who owns/used to own? sushi train chatswood, burwood?, castlehill? has a restaurant in the city. hmm actually maybe it was closer to chinatown

Solberg backs Aussie roookie By Robert Grant March 14, 2005 A COLLISION with a rock at a 200km/h corner may have sidelined Australian Chris Atkinson from the Rally of Mexico but he's been boosted by his Subaru teammate who won the event. Norwegian Petter Solberg, the 2003 world rally champion who now leads the series after taking his second straight win last weekend in Leon, had a horror start to his rookie season and had some words of wisdom for Atkinson. "I think Petter in his first year with Subaru rolled five out of five events, so we're a bit ahead of that - we haven't done that yet," Atkinson said. The altercation with the rock and subsequent failing oil pressure forced the Queenslander out of the Mexican round - his second world championship event - but the times he set in the first day continue to surprise his rivals as well as his own team. "We're a long way in front of where a lot of people have been in a similar situation pace-wise," Atkinson said. "He (Solberg) said that no-one has done this sort of pace since he first came in so that was a good confidence boost for me. "Obviously he's achieved quite a lot and he was setting fastest stage times in his career early on as well so we're not too far away from that," he said. "He said these things are going to happen at this speed ... but we're comfortable 99 per cent of the time, it's just a matter of ironing out the little problems. "The team is quite surprised at the times we're doing and the fact that we're not throwing it off the road. "We know where we're losing time, we're not taking risks - we got caught out by one rough corner which we actually asked a lot of questions about because we knew it was a dangerous spot. "Unfortunately we got slightly the wrong line and at 200kmh that's what happens." Atkinson's performance during the opening two days was impressive - he was running in fifth position at half distance. During the opening stage of the event he set the third fastest stage time, a career best. His problem came yesterday while he was closing in on fourth spot - the run-in with the rock on the ninth stage damaged the power steering and he later lost his right front wheel in a pothole. But, despite repairs, low oil pressure forced his retirement. Atkinson will line up in his third WRC event in the Rally of New Zealand from April 8-10. AAP Solberg 'honours' his inspiration From correspondents in Leon, Mexico March 14, 2005 NORWAY's Petter Solberg stormed to the top of the world championship overnight and then dedicated his Mexico Rally victory to the man who helped inspire him in the sport. Subaru driver Solberg picked up his second win of the season ahead of Peugeot drivers Marcus Gronholm of Finland and Markko Martin of Estonia with world champion Sebastien Loeb of France, in a Citroen Xsara, taking fourth spot. Solberg said the victory was the perfect way to honour the memory of Ryuichiro Kuze. The founding president of Subaru Tecnica International and the man responsible for leading the company into rallying, died in Japan on Wednesday. "I dedicate this win to Ryuichiro Kuze," said Solberg. "It is thanks to him that Subaru's adventure in rallying started. Without him, I would not be here today celebrating this win." Solberg finished with a 34.5sec advantage over Gronholm with Martin 1:38.3 behind and Loeb 3:51.1 off the pace. The Norwegian also took the lead in the overall standings while Peugeot is top of the constructors' standings. It was Solberg's 12th career win and follows his win in the Rally of Sweden last month and the result was never really in doubt from the time he snatched the lead on Friday. He was helped in his victory push when Loeb was hit with a time penalty after sustaining suspension problems on the opening day. That pushed the French driver down to 18th place before he launched a remarkable recovery to gain a points finish. Loeb, who won the season opener in Monte Carlo, was sixth on Saturday but took three of the overnight closing stages to finish fourth overall overhauling Ford's Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanpera in a Mitsubishi. "It was a very good race. I think I was a bit unlucky," said Loeb. "The suspension we've had for two years broke. We tried to go as fast as possible, some of my rivals fell by the wayside and that helped. I pushed hard and I am pleased with the performance." Agence France-Presse Between a rock and last place By Robert Grant March 15, 2005 SMASHING into a rock at 200km/h may have sidelined Australian Chris Atkinson from the Rally of Mexico but he's been boosted by his Subaru teammate who won the event. Norwegian Petter Solberg, the 2003 world rally champion who now leads the series after taking his second straight win at the weekend in Leon, had a horror start to his rookie season and had some words of wisdom for Atkinson. "I think Petter in his first year with Subaru rolled five out of five events, so we're ahead of that," Atkinson said. The altercation with the rock and subsequent failing oil pressure forced the Queenslander out of the Mexican round - his second world championship event - but the times he set in the first day continue to surprise his rivals as well as his own team. "We're a long way in front of where a lot of people have been in a similar situation pace-wise," Atkinson said. "He [solberg] said that no one has done this sort of pace since he first came in so that was a good confidence boost for me. "Obviously he's achieved quite a lot and he was setting fastest stage times in his career early on as well so we're not too far away from that," he said. "He said these things are going to happen at this speed ... but we're comfortable 99 per cent of the time, it's just a matter of ironing out the little problems. "The team is quite surprised at the times we're doing and the fact that we're not throwing it off the road. "We know where we're losing time, we're not taking risks - we got caught out by one rough corner which we actually asked a lot of questions about because we knew it was a dangerous spot. "Unfortunately we got slightly the wrong line and at 200km/h that's what happens." Atkinson's performance during the opening two days was impressive - he was running in fifth position at half distance. He will line up in his third WRC event in the Rally of New Zealand from April 8-10. The Daily Telegraph

Hey, gettin' low on water here! Anybody? HEY!

Preheat oven to 350F....

Last time I let the kids go to the Neverland Ranch...

In the name of the son of rajab, I cast thee into the trash...

well if ne car is capable of handing him a world championship it's Subaru or Mitsubishi. note citreon & peugot are already pulling out of wrc. *cough cough* wimps. ford is likely to bail as well

sl!m

C. Atkinson - G. MacNeall driver & co. driver

pretty good. yeah chances r wrc world champion will come BEFORE a f1 world champion

not that it matters neway cos it's a general cruise. also is primarly (sp?) for the salvation army

well 1 of my freinds does. the 1 in question doesn't though looking to get a new car , considering a skyline. me? i aint got no wheels nor p's/silver

Aussie rookie revs into top three From correspondents in Mexico City March 12, 2005 NORWAY'S Petter Solberg seized the early lead in the Rally of Mexico overnight as Subaru's new car made a promising world championship debut. The 2003 champion, chasing a back-to-back victory after winning in Sweden last month, was 2.2 seconds quicker than world champion Sebastien Loeb over the opening 22.55 km stage from Ibarrilla to El Zauco. Australian Chris Atkinson, competing for the first time as a nominated Subaru driver, was running a strong third overall, 5.5 seconds adrift of Solberg and comfortably quicker than more experienced rivals. Belgian Francois Duval, Loeb's Citroen team mate, was in fourth, ahead of Peugeot's two times world champion Marcus Gronholm. The Finn was slowed by a brake problem on the loose gravel stage. Ford's Toni Gardemeister, the championship leader after two rounds, was suffering from 'flu and languishing in 13th place after starting first as the morning "road sweeper". Gardemeister leads the standings with 14 points, one clear of Peugeot's Estonian Markko Martin and three ahead of Loeb and Solberg. Ford are three points clear of Peugeot in the manufacturers' standings. Leading first stage times: 1. Petter Solberg (Nor) Subaru 13 minutes 25.4 seconds 2. Sebastien Loeb (Fra) Citroen 2.2 seconds behind 3. Chris Atkinson (Aus) Subaru 5.5 4. Francois Duval (Bel) Citroen 6.2 5. Marcus Gronholm (Fin) Peugeot 7.1 6. Jani Paasonen (Fin) Skoda 7.9 7. Roman Kresta (Cze) Ford 8.8 8. Markko Martin (Est) Peugeot 11.8 9. Harri Rovanpera (Fin) Mitsubishi 13.1 10.Antony Warmbold (Ger) Ford 13.8 Reuters

well unless i can hitch a ride with some1 i'm out. i live in cherrybrook:D ne offers 0422153001 i wont be in at all 2moro until early sunday mornining so call between 3-5pm

i'm out friend doesnt wanna go cos uni just started

Jordan dreamt of Fisichella From correspondents in London March 10, 2005 GIANCARLO Fisichella's Australian Grand Prix victory was literally a dream come true for Eddie Jordan. The former team boss, who did not attend the Formula One season opener after selling up in January, revealed overnight that he had a premonition last week that the Renault driver would win from pole position. Back home after a weekend in the Middle East, Jordan said he sent a text message to the Italian via his manager Enrico Zanarini just as he was leaving Dubai last Thursday. "I said 'Good luck for the season. I had a dream that you got pole position and won the race,'" he said. "And look what happened. It was quite bizarre. "My only regret is that I wasn't able to get a bet on because I was out in this place in Oman and there was no signal for a phone." Jordan said it was not the first time he had such a premonition about one of his former drivers. Last year he had a similar dream about Italian Jarno Trulli, who left Jordan for Renault at the end of 2001, before the Monaco Grand Prix. "The one with Trulli was a similar sort of feeling," he explained. "Street circuit, he got pole position and won. I had a very good bet on Trulli at Monaco last year." Fisichella is a driver close to Jordan's heart, securing that team's last win in an crash-strewn Brazilian Grand Prix in 2003 and driving for them in 1997 as well as in 2002 and 2003. Sunday's success also owed much to the weather, with rain in qualifying shattering the hopes of Ferrari's world champion Michael Schumacher and both McLaren drivers, but Jordan saw Fisichella going from strength to strength. "I don't want to be critical, but he is a Roman and Romans by nature need to be cared for and loved," he said. "I think he's back with a team that can do that and of course he has the added carrot in that he has a top driver in (Spaniard Fernando) Alonso to push him. I think he'll have a fabulous year." Jordan has sold his team to Russian-born Canadian businessman Alex Shnaider, who will rename it Midland next year, and although still in close contact with Formula One people had not yet seen the race. He was optimistic that the season would be far closer than last year's Ferrari 'redwash', however. "I think there were too many other things at play in Australia and it's too early to be complimentary or critical to the rules," he said. "As a season opener, let's be honest, a lot of people were interested because Michael Schumacher didn't win it. "If Michael had won it, irrespective of how close the race was, the doubters would have said 'Ah, its the same old thing again.' And it's not going to be." Jordan came into Formula One in 1991 after running teams in junior series and last weekend was the first time in decades that the Irishman had not followed the race live. "It actually wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be," he said. "I just wanted to go through the motions that I didn't have to watch every grand prix. Of course I'm passionate about the sport and my concern was whether I was able to live without it. Now I know I can, but I don't want to." Reuters

nice ride m8

F1 rule change imminent March 9, 2005 CONTROVERSIAL Formula One qualifying rules used for the first time at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix could already be in line for changes. The rules, involving grid positions based on the aggregate of two separate sessions, have drawn a barrage of criticim from teams and drivers. Ferrari says the sport seems to be stumbling from "poor solution to poor solution" while Red Bull racer David Coulthard called them "farcical". And McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya has complained that Formula One fans are being short-changed. Ferrari qualified poorly because of a downpour shortly before the cars ran but technical director Ross Brawn says the rules will need modifying if they continue to prove dull. Brawn said another two races should be enough to decide whether the regulations needed to be tweaked. "Clearly Australia wasn't a good example," Brawn told F1Racing .net. "But I'd say that Malaysia, or maybe Bahrain, when we can see it running normally, if we don't see a reasonable spectacle, then things might be considered again. "We seem to be going from poor solution to poor solution." Montoya said now that tyres needed to last through qualifying as well as the race, drivers were loath to press too hard for fear of damaging them. "Yeah, well, you're trying to save the tyre, so it's not the most exciting thing," he said. "You're just keeping it on the track. "I think it's disappointing for the fans who pay their money. I think the big problems is that people don't understand what's going on." Fourth-placed Coulthard, a winner from the qualifying format, was nevertheless scathing about the new system. "It totally benefited us, but it's not really what we're here to see. It was kind of farcical," Coulthard said. "There's no point watching the first (Saturday) qualifying hour anymore, as it's all decided in the pre-race qualifying session. "It should be one hour, four laps and you've got to do a lap in every 15 minutes with all the cars out there." Meanwhile, Coulthard emphasised that the Red Bull team's effort in Melbourne – which belied its origins in the dismal Jaguar outfit last year – was not a one-off. "I knew the car felt an improvement on Jaguar. I think (engine supplier) Cosworth have done a good job," Coulthard said. "We just have to come up with ideas to make it go quicker." AAP

yeah but does it finish @ S.O.P ?

Sydney Olympic Park

is the finishing point @ S.O.P?

ne more know what time the cruise finishes @ s.o.p cos i need 2 b @ the superdome 4.45 pm.

'Rambo' Schumacher under fire From correspondents in Berlin March 8, 2005 GERMANY'S seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is usually the darling of the domestic media but he was in the firing line after clashing with compatriot and BMW Williams driver Nick Heidfeld in the Melbourne Grand Prix on Sunday. With 15 laps until the chequered flag Ferrari ace Schumacher, 36, refused to allow countryman Heidfeld to pass and the pair collided before spinning off onto the grass. "Rambo Schumi," headlined Bild daily. "Heidfeld was quicker but Schumi just edged him onto the grass. Then he offered no apology." Schumacher insisted neither driver was to blame claiming it was just part and parcel of motor racing. "I saw him behind me just as I came out the pits and made it clear I was going to defend my position," said Schumacher. "It is optimistic of Nick to think I am going to just let him pass inside me." But the win-at-all-costs attitude of the Ferrari driver prompted Bild to ask: "Is Schumacher really that bad of a loser?" Bild, Germany's most popular tabloid, was not alone in asking questions about the behaviour of the former Benetton driver. "Schumacher on the stocks," read sport 1. "His actions crown a miserable weekend." "Relaxed Schumi has no conscience," added the Frankfurter Allgemeine. Formula One chiefs have confirmed that no action will be taken against Schumacher or Heidfeld after watching television replays of the incident. Agence France-Presse