Kinks

I'm in for this cruise btw, wikid

There's always the 2 lane bit where you can make lots of angry noise going past them

If I have to spend $45 to enjoy a snooty country club style lunch then so be it j/ks, sounds good mate.

New racing sim in the works for those that are interested: http://lfs.racesimcentral.com/ version 0.2 has been released recently (free demo) which has a number of improvements over the older versions. I've been playing it for a couple of months and 0.2 is pretty good. ~47MB download but it's good fun

Cold oil will drain a fair bit slower, but why not (if you're patient). After doing that I'd remove the spark plugs and squirt a little oil in each cylinder (not too much), wait a few minutes and then crank the engine (still with plugs out) until the oil pressure light goes out. Should have fresh oil over the inside of the heads when you look through the oil fill hole. Then replace the plugs and fire it up. Mainly because the engine's been sitting for ages it'll have very little oil in the engine itself and you want to minimise the amount of "humungous pain" it goes through Be prepared for the car to be a little harder to start and it'll blow smoke if you do that though. Actually a thought in the pro-old oil group is to turn it over on the old oil and then dump it, because any wear particles generated due to lack of oil will go into the old oil, which you're about to dump. That means your new oil will be cleaner. It's probably the kind of thing that makes less difference than you think it does, you could probably just change the oil start it and drive off and it'd be fine... heh

I call shotgun in fatz's car then

Maj, thanks for that I know that the track is pretty safe. I'm not stupid either so there is very minimal chance of anything happening. As far as cornering lines and so on go I would take to a track day like a duck to water, the issue is the car Anyway, I may come to spectate or hop in as a passenger. I'll decide closer to the time.

I'm out, unfortunately. Although the risk of anything happening is small I can't afford it if it does, and I'm not insured. I'll see my way to getting a cheap thrash car and then I'll take to the track with gusto

I'm interested in attending

I abstain I'm a reasonable driver, I understand car control and can push the limits once I'm familiar with a car. I'm no Fangio, even though an undercover cop likened me to the great man once.

It sucks to lose a car, but if insurance will cover it then there's really not that much to worry about. The main thing is you're still healthy. It's a huge inconvenience to lose your transportation but you will get a new car soon enough. Besides, if you get a better car it helps you get over losing the last one

At this stage I am a 'maybe' too.

sweet. cya there

Have self-submissions for the dinner closed yet? If there's room for a .3 I'll fill it (if not, serves me right for not checking SAU daily... hehe)

scantily clad you say? newport will be fine ditto

IN! re pizza, i've had a craving for mimmo's for quite some time now - just thought i'd mention it but I'm easier than stiffler's mum. good pizza is good pizza, i'm sure the newport joint know their shit

I felt like a tyre kicker at times when scouring the dealers - like test driving pulsar LX's and pretty much realising as soon as i'd left the carpark that it wasn't even close to what I wanted (but hey, i didn't know that before). But I have far fewer problems "using" dealers than private sellers

I'd say it would be ok for now. if it starts slipping again then I'd be inclined to book it in for a new clutch. The clutch may wear out, or it simply might not be up to the job. Either way, you'll want to replace it if it slips (if it doesn't slip, why replace it?). When it's time, get the old one pulled out, the flywheel machined if necessary (I'm assuming you didn't totally torch it and blue/warp the flywheel) and then back together again and hello wheelspin

I am pretty sure they can book you without having to show you the radar reading. Can anyone confirm that? What happens when they have one cop pinging traffic and another 500m down the road pulling people over? Does the cop have to jog it down just because you asked to see a radar reading? What's to stop a cop pinging someone at 10km/h over and then just say "oh, you were doing 10km/h over, so were you, so were you" by leaving the hold value on. If you're difficult about it and fire up with the "you can't book me unless you show me the radar reading" then they'll only make your life harder. I believe that's an americanism because americans are so obsessed with their "rights". If however you genuinely don't believe you were doing that speed, say so politely and see how you go. Worst case the cop's a hard case and you go to court.

Sounds like fun. SR20DE vs RB**DET = 15 minute handicap for me

I reckon whoever started that urban myth must piss himself laughing whenever he sees someone try it course, it doesn't hurt to try.

yeah the cops were cool. It's a worry though that certain suburbs have so much interference that RF stuff just stops working (car alarms, WLAN etc). Makes you want to go out wearing a lead-lined hector...