Leroy Peterson

Ghost camera wont arrive before sandown... delays due to tornado. Forcast is slightly improving for weekend... itching for some track action. Passenger bucket seat is almost ready ..work...going...too...slow...

Good progress. Not sure if this is a silly question... but because your ECU, AFM, turbo, injectors, cams etc. are all remaining, will you need to get a new tune? (but you'll obviously get one eventually to ramp up boost and break 300kw)

Had kebabs last week, so went to trivia instead. Kebab meet every second month? or make it a summer month thing (cause its outdoor parking?)

I dont see why the government needs to throw cash to try and keep a failing company afloat. The industry has had many years warning to shape-up and change and they have done too litle too late. Territory was successful, but need some serious movers and shakers by that point. They played it 'safe' and now theyre bust. I do feel for the employees though, government money should go towards them and not ford (if there was an option and government were gonna splash the cash anyway)

indicator stick on the wrong side: defect.

My friend Ellie can spot on the Long Wang

I've been doing some research into that program, would you recommend it? which version do you use?

Mercedes don't pay for a flu vaccine to all employees?

you're right birds, I encouraged my old housemate to try and get it out of the way during Christmas breaks. however my gf was repeatedly getting turned down by institutes because of OH&S and legal liabilities, confidentiality and requiring safety training etc. depending te industry, it's easier said than done unfortunately. no offence to anybody, but I often meet graduate electrical engineers and they are taught relevant theory but spend a further year or two in a graduate program and are just as useless when they're done (which is a company thing). and then I recall a quote from Kevin Rudd how he had planned that 40% of the population will have a degree. which only further de-values the qualification and only increases the lack of work and over qualification of the average person. there was a guy from work who had done a masters of engineering in India an given a job here, and it wasn't a racial thing, but lots of people were skeptical of his abilities because of his increased study time and lack of industry experience. ranting. sorry for derail, needed a vent.

the gf is moving to Sydney for 8 months to try and get a foot in the door for medical research. Sydney rent prices are Ludacris

correct. But its still shitloads more than the stock pulsar (for some reason)

if they lap faster than me im going to be very upset haha

a lot of people I know coming out of uni (honours, masters, anyone) are struggling. There seems to be jobs in the fields, they just want people with solid experience (from what ive noticed in the science and medical fields anyway)

any updates?

discrimination! you'd think they wouldnt have started the test...

FedEx says my Ghost HD cam should arrive at 5pm tonight............. but its tracking status hasnt passed the "information received" stage. hmmmm Order rollbar mount express delivery from Sydney so fingers crossed all geared up for Sandown. and then DECA wew.

lol wut? since when did they do drug testing?

they made the test harder in 2008-9 to try and weed out the time wasters (ie. inexperienced and a large number of foreigners). Victoads way of making it harder is instant fail in the first 5mins. First time I went for my licence the rear wheel touched the edge of the roundabout in a small street. pulled over, instant fail because it was in the first 5mins of the test. I was infuriated because if I'd made the mistake later in the test I would have only lost 5 points. apparently it's a way of "saving the testers time". kents

(for some reason) my car had/has a ridiculously small turning circle. I suspect it was rubbing on the inner guards and bogging it down when on the skidpan at speed. Anyway, it wasnt a happy chappy and my handbrake skillz need work too haha Because the new suspension has external canisters, we were concerned the steering angle might cause the wheels to hit them. So we installed lock stops inside the steering rack to limit it.

^ LOL goddamn teenagers Was happy to get off P-plates. still drive pulsar like a grandma

new diff should be fun to test out too. my car is running a lot healthier and has had lock-stops put in so hopefully wont stall at every cone like i did last year

Make defensive driving courses mandatory. and make it a pass/fail thing. those who fark around or those who are too timid will be sorted out. Its already expensive to get your licence, whats another $100

no slicks for you!

Ok so lets break it down... (pre-2010) 3 years green = 3 years. (2010 onwards) 1 year red P's + 3 years green = 4 years. Minimum age to get a prohibatory (whatevs) licence = 18 years. Minimum age to skip red P's (and 120hr log book) = 21 years. Minimum age to get a full licence (2010 onwards) = 22 years. Minimum age to get a full licence (pre-2010) = 21 years. The worst of the graph is under 20, which is younger than the legal age to drink for a number of years. They dont mention what % of accidents have been proven to be caused by alcohol consumption of the 18-25yro's. and that graph is dating back to 1987?? wtf, a lot has changed since then. Volvos, smart cars, Mercs, audis, turbo diesels can all be excempt from the turbo laws. But you have to apply and then receive confirmation of the excemption. I dont know how painful of a process it is though.

I work on an off-shore rig so my brother will come to inspect the car and if it all goes well I will send a courier to come pickup the car. Please send me your payment details and I will pay you in Nigerian dollars.