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Hope so, I'll be there.

You jest surely, have you seen most of the SAU guys, not exactly bulked compared to all the bear swilling yobbo's. Most of SAU's are like the cars, light weight and lean. Saying that I'm sure JD and I could take several on at once You still reading sometimes JD?

A whole new reason for aftermarket ECU's

I'm down for one as soon as the GTR fitment is clarified.

It looks better then the photo's give it credit for. Still not the best looking GTR but not as ugly as first thought.

Not sure who the owner/driver was, late 40's maybe. The seats were still in plastic.

I've had wheel nuts come lose from a proper tightening before (I did the tightening). Don't they take the wheels off to do the alignment sometimes?

Talking about having some fun at the Nats. Last year I was on the look out for some 18" race spec wheels for the GTR so with the "deals" being done at the nats I thought I'd see what I could find. Despite being a truckload of wheels at the event there turned out to be no race wheels and extreamly few if any at 10" width. Few understood what a race spec wheel was and looked blankly when asking about forged or an actual weight. The fun came when they asked for what car, and I obviously said a GTR. The reply was often "ahh.. nothing to suit a Torana" to which the response was "na mate a real perforamce car" The look was priceless :-)

Thanks Ross, it was her idea and yes probably as a joke. And I fortunatly or unfortunatly probably deserve her. I agree this is a rougher then usual event for Canberra, but coming from a background of bike rallys the event is calm and relaxed for me. As Michele said they just get in to a pack mentality sometimes. However last year those that went with their cars had no issues unless you count a couple of snide comments upon entry about it being for V8's not fast 4's. Even the Ford XR6 owners get this. Its a shame that you received such poor behaviour towards your mrs. If your with us next time I'll punch them in the nose for you. If you don't like the idea of the loud mouth getting a knock in the nose then yes Summernats is not for you, and I agree it is generally not for the typical Canberra family. I say remove the alcohol and it would be a good show.

And the problem is????? I might even get Bec into the wet T-Shirt comp one day :-)

Dam kids. 4 door skyline :-)

It was Michele and I that organised the "free" summernats entry last year and it may be on again this year. It was only on Sunday ofter all the trouble makers were either kicked out or still hung over from the Saturday night.

I'll probably be out tonght

Sounds great Gary, looking forward to the new and improved kits.

Hi PSI, John may be doing a great job designing the part, but I'm buying it from you and expect to be able to return it, if it doesn't fit. Not that I want to return it in the first place as it costs me time and money to do so.

Interesting update, I don't know about the financial position but I have seen enougth companies go under to read the signs in the official word. "have encountered a minor cash trading problem" Can't pay their bills, big problem "As a respected Japanese Company which has operated successfully for 30 years" Another warning sign, playing on the length of tenure rather then the current financial position "currently being backed by the Japanese Government to successfully trade into the future" Hard to say what this means without knowing what the backing constitutes, however reading between the lines it is clear they have been unsuccessfully trading for some time. "The company has extensive cash reserves" rubbish, maybe assets but cash is liquid and easily converted thereby avoiding this problem. "We are assured that all orders placed by GReddy Oceania are either underway or in transit" Lets hope so, never trust the word of a company in financial trouble. I hope it's not as bad as the statement suggests, I would have expected a better statement to specify when the company would be fully solvent again.

OK I want the part, have the cash, but I'm not spending money on an item that won't fit correctly. I need confirmation that this will fit a GTR before I purchase.

All I see is the speed blur in some photo's. Dam Skylines are fast even parked.

Nice quiet cruise, thanks for letting us tag along Tarmac.

http://covers.ruralpress.com/frontpages/2/7745.pdf You play for Hawthorn? or are from America?

bring em..

Salt made of lead more likely

I like, Again shame you're in Melb

Better plan lunch quick. I can buy saussages and cook them at Point Hut Xing but I'm not buying kilos of sausages for just myself. Yes there are BBQ's there. Anyone laying bets on the number of skylines that actually turn up? I'm placing my bet at 21 if a clear day. 15 for very overcast and 4 for raining.

Good idea Ross, An event of this big nature needs careful preparation, long lead times for advertising etc. In the short term, we can always go for a day up to the normal drags, which requires little preparation.