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It seems we won't be shooting eachother - my group is going in the arvo. Oh well, we might cross over in the middle.

I am already paintballing there on that day with another group for someone's birthday - we may end up against each other!!!

Stamp duty is calculated on the HIGHER of market value or purchase price. So you can't dodge them too much on it. http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/news_media/.../stamp_duty.asp - link for rules http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/fees/stamp_duty_calc.asp - calculator for SA On a $17,700 car it's like $648, and on $10k it like $340.

Your policy will quite clearly state whether it is an agreed or market value policy. Also, check the value at renewal time - they have a habit of changing values while the rest of the policy looks similar. It should also state what accessories or modifications are covered by the policy, and under what circumstances they will cover them. You may need the PDS (policy disclosure statement) for the terms of when the accesories will be covered however. Insurance policies are boring as hell to read, but it is very important to understand them, with the price of cover being as high as it is.

I was really hoping to make it out there. Too much drinky not enough sleepy fixed that though. On times, Martin posted this: 1:15.6 as driven there on the stock tyres etc. Timed using a Performance Box, peak logged speed 213km/h at the braking zone into the northern hairpin

Another unfortunate +1 here too - if the doors don't close properly you may never get to drive her again. Glad to hear you're ok, but a neck injury of any kind is not something to sneeze at. I sure hope it all works out ok for you.

That's certainly bad luck, but if she was stationary I highly doubt the guy was doing 70km/hr at impact. That's write off speed for both cars pure and simple. 60km/hr vs stationary car is enough speed to make a VL two feet shorter. As always, and others have said, glad she's ok - no-one likes to hear of fellow enthusiasts being injured.

....and so it begins....

So basically you get 911 turbo performance for the boxter pricetag? And there's still plenty of scope for upgrades without having to rip it to pieces and kill the package. Like you say, sounds like the real deal to me.

Matt, not sure how well a high alcohol fuel would go in a car that is driven as often as yours isn't. Alky loves the moisture.

Yes, wife's brother got done for 69 in a 60 in her car recently.

Traffic travelling at different speeds within the same space is simply accidents waiting to happen. The greater the disparity, the greater the danger.

Yes, there's a lot of that lately.

Ooh, alcohol burning... no drinking the fuel John! I'll be interested to see the results of this one Martin, post a thread if you get the time or inclination.

Two posts and no-one even mentioned he's a top bloke as well???

I know one member here had a HUGE issue with engineering her NEO engined R32 - particularly with the brakes. Apparently the RTA were real idiots with regards to it requiring a particular rotor thickness, and thicker ones wouldn't pass! It can and has been done however.

You get days off now?

There are observation cameras at various points that (I'm led to believe) CAN be used to determine if your average speed between points is too high - I believe they're usually primarily used to catch truckies who've removed the limiters on their trucks or dodge their logbooks.

Wow, lots of emotion in this thread - about all sorts of things! I look forward to seeing this thing in the flesh, I'm sure the pics don't do the metal justice. I'll be interested to see how long Munro can hold off grabbing one! I'll also be keen to see how the development of the car progresses, particularly with respect to the ECU tuning. Properly tuned factory ECUs can produce some fantastic results without suffering the horrible compromises of many aftermarket solutions.

Lewis engines have been around for years and used to a fair bit of drag stuff - they always had a solid name. It seems they've moved with the times and are into the DOHC stuff now too.

While I'd enjoy meeting every one of you (at least once), I'd really like to have the time to see the ones I already know quite well a little more often than I do. I'd also like to meet up with a few of you who aren't around here much any more to see where you ended up, and what you are doing car wise these days. Oh, and then there's that Nightcrawler bloke... I'm not sure there's much to say there.

Don't polish the cooler, paint it and the oil cooler black. Get a slim line plate for the front too if you can, I reckon that would complete it a little more nicely.

Aren't the "green" drives only 5400 rpm though?

Yep, I had a mate who paid $40k for a stock R33 GTS-T, and met a bloke who paid over 50k for his - back when they all came in through QLD and people bought based on a couple photos unless they flew up to look at the cars themselves.

Those days sure were different. Young and stupid - we all were, and did things we wouldn't dream of now.