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Hey guys, thanks for the replies. The guy writing the article has told me it's been put on the backburner for the time being, but a couple of you have expressed interest, so I will be letting you know if he informs me it's on again and he needs me to source a participant!

PM sent.

Hey all, I have been approached by someone from the RTA to see if I know anyone who can help them by taking part in a short interview for their magazine Geared. The topic of this article is off-street drags. Seeing as there's quite a few young people here who participate regularly or have participated in the past, I thought I'd mention it. I believe the questions will cover things such as do you enjoy it, what do you get out of it, what kind of car do you drive, what's your best time, etc. etc. It sounds pretty quick and easy. The guy did say it'd be good if the person could have a photo of them with their car. I'm guessing by this he meant if you could take one and supply it to him. He said it's fairly urgent, so if anyone wants to participate please let me know ASAP, and I'll PM you the guy's contact details. Cheers

This is probably a laughable suggestion, really, but it's worth a try if you're really stuck income-wise and can't offload the car - have you considered speaking to your bank and asking them for a two month break on the payments to allow you to recover from this operation? I would imagine (though of course we're talking about a pretty big bunch of pricks here) that if your payment history is excellent and you can get them some paperwork from doctors etc., they might be willing to help you out. If you sell the car in the mean time, sweet, the bank still gets their money, if you don't, you won't have to pay while you're off your feet...

Event selction, Merli style?

Hmmm, to be honest, I don't think you're comparing apples with apples there at all, because watching people go around a track is not all that's on offer on the day in question. This is like a value-added Show and Shine + BBQ, because you'll get to see cars on the track being thrashed. So there's even more entertainment, everyone wins! On top of that, if you're lucky, it will be possible for you to participate in said track activities, so there's the chance the day could be even better still! So where's the problem? :upurs:

Now now Andrew, assuming the SAU Show and Shine was cross-promoted on other forums, this isn't that much different to inviting people to drive an average of say 1.5 hours up to the Central Coast to have the honour of looking at a bunch of Skylines. Sitting still. In a car park. Is it? (EDIT: apparently the S&S wasn't really promoted much elsewhere, so you can obviously disregard the above - still, there's no harm in them letting people know about it, some might want to make the drive if they have nothing better to do on the day, and as said, there is the possibility of participating if not all slots get filled...) Sounds like not only will you get the opportunity to check out some nice cars in static displays, but also to see some cars circulating. If what you're trying to say is that you don't rate rotaries or something, then you could just come out and say it...

Looks interesting... If the beast is presentable I might have to make the trek. Brad will be disappointed if I don't go...

I'll consider both of these options.

As Tosh says, I'm around. Not really keen to thrash the Cosmo on a track at this stage, it's not running 100% yet (and probably won't be until I have time to pull a bunch of stuff off the motor to investigate the vacuum hoses etc. on the twin turbo system) and I want to upgrade the brakes before I get it anywhere near a track, the stock rotors start to warp as soon as you get some heat in to them. Maybe some time in future...

Sorry, only just saw this thread, and can't make Thursdays, I'm afraid...

Ok, definitely in.

What he said!

Well, no doubt at the risk of being called a wanker by some on here, I'd like to point out how stupid knowingly driving around in an unlicensed vehicle is - the inconvenience you saved yourself by driving your mate's car could have been well and truly offset by the massive problems you'd have encountered, if say, for example, you hit a pedestrian. You wouldn't have been insured for the injuries inflicted upon that person, and in order for them to be compensated (assuming they survived of course) they'd need to sue you, and you'd probably lose everything you own. Something to think about. Public transport's not so bad. Neither is an $800 fine, in relation to the above scenario...