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yeah i heard it was a glitch at Autosalon dyno as well.

but the car i saw wasnt the ex-JMS car.. was some other one.. the red was muchmuch deeper.. couldve maybe had a glitter on it but maybe that was just the scorching heat lol..

yeah i heard it was a glitch at Autosalon dyno as well.

but the car i saw wasnt the ex-JMS car.. was some other one.. the red was muchmuch deeper.. couldve maybe had a glitter on it but maybe that was just the scorching heat lol..

If its the one I'm thinking of, its a candy apple red colour. Has a GTR front grille and Veilside style front bar. The guy lives just off Grand Junction Road so probably the same car. He has had it for sale for ages.

there is a yellow r33 goin around my area athelstone. Also a blue r32 with licence plate CHUNKY also in athelstone. Ill list more when i come to think of them.

CHUNKY plays on the same footy team I did. Matt is his name.

I seen the yellow series I around there too, but havent seen you too much Dean?

Most drag car's auto?.. i hope you dont mean Imports, if so can i have what you are smoking?

If you are however talking local old school tubbed v8's and the like then yes alot are but its not your run of the mill auto (Insert: talk to Munro here).

No, when I referred to most drag cars I meant as a whole. "Usually" they choose auto as the reliability and accuracy is better.

Less clutch frying and human error (slow gear changes etc).

This morning on the way to work I saw a nice white GTR R33. Black carbon fibre bonnet.

Looked very nice indeed.

No, when I referred to most drag cars I meant as a whole. "Usually" they choose auto as the reliability and accuracy is better.

Less clutch frying and human error (slow gear changes etc).  

Actually i kinda agree, F1s use auto upshifting and some even auto downshifting.

less room for human error.

nooot exactly dragging but still racing.

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