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On behalf of the SAU Exec, thanks to all who attended the Xmas dinner tonight!

Special thanks to SAU:SA special guests Martin & Susan Donnon for coming along on behalf of the Willall Racing garage, and great to see John Munro rejoin the scene as well (hopefully either Martin or John will bring out their R35GTR for those who haven't seen one up close and personal yet)!

Thanks too to the organisers Steve and Luke (with help from others I am sure) who always make for a well organised and well run event.

Great to see such a big turnout of SAU:SA and SAU forum members .... hopefully some people who have not yet joined are considering doing so, and becoming inaugural members of the SAU:SA Club!

Yeah it was a great night.

Apart from catching up with my brother in law's nephew (niksta) who I had no idea was an SAU member, it was good to catch up with the usual crowd.

Also good to catch up with Martin after such a long time.....shame we didn't get a chance to chat longer.

Great to meet new member Dave (fungoolie) tonight and to finally meet John (Munro)......hope to catch up again soon John, maybe on one of those 8 Ball night sessions at Andrew's.

LOL, 3 blokes in one room that have R35's.....they're getting popular now!!

yep what a great night, its a shame they werent up to their usual schnitzel standards, im sure the committee can vouch for the usual quality!

Looking forward to a big 2010!

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Thanks to all who attended and enjoyed themselves.

And a personal thanks to Donnon and Munro for attending and catching a glimpse of what the club is about.

Stay tuned, more to come :)

It was a great night, and awesome to finally catch up with you guys.

I must say, i've never been in a room with so many men wanting to kidnap a baby!! lol

oh.. and i'm very proud of you luke!! :)

It was a great night, and awesome to finally catch up with you guys.

I must say, i've never been in a room with so many men wanting to kidnap a baby!! lol

oh.. and i'm very proud of you luke!! :)

I quite literally shit myself, me and holding babies really doesn't go hand in hand. Cute little fella though :rant:

Thank you for trusting me with him :ph34r:

Thanks for organising the night Luke (Helso) & Steve (Madaz) and thanks Martin (HOSTILE) for providing the viewing pleasure of the GTRs racing around Bathurst.

Congrats to Ben (Dohmar) for SAU Club Person of the Year (I have your plaque mate) and congrats Troy (Sapphiregraphics) for Best presented SAU-SA Car (I can't remember the exact title of the award).

Thanks to everyone who came along especially Martin Donnon, John Munro & David (fungoolie) for representing the R35 GTRs.

It wasn't until everyone left that I realised how few I actually caught up with on the night - apologies to those I missed - I was engrossed in conversations with Martin, Ryan, Bec, Christine & Andrew for most of the night.

Madaz - FWIW I thought the food was pretty good but I was the 2nd last to receive their meal (I was one of the last to order though) which also contributed to my non-socialising.

I look forward to bigger and better events in 2010 as SAU-SA develops even more from the outstanding foundation the execs have set.

Yeah it was a great night.

Apart from catching up with my brother in law's nephew (niksta) who I had no idea was an SAU member, it was good to catch up with the usual crowd.

Also good to catch up with Martin after such a long time.....shame we didn't get a chance to chat longer.

Great to meet new member Dave (fungoolie) tonight and to finally meet John (Munro)......hope to catch up again soon John, maybe on one of those 8 Ball night sessions at Andrew's.

LOL, 3 blokes in one room that have R35's.....they're getting popular now!!

It was very suprising Pete good to see ya, was a good night i enjoyed myself. The DVD of the GTRs racing was quite good, excellent work guys top effort :D Also was good to put names to faces, good to meet most of yous, i didnt get around to everyone but my bad, next time hey

Thanks for organising the night Luke (Helso) & Steve (Madaz) and thanks Martin (HOSTILE) for providing the viewing pleasure of the GTRs racing around Bathurst.

Congrats to Ben (Dohmar) for SAU Club Person of the Year (I have your plaque mate) and congrats Troy (Sapphiregraphics) for Best presented SAU-SA Car (I can't remember the exact title of the award).

Thanks to everyone who came along especially Martin Donnon, John Munro & David (fungoolie) for representing the R35 GTRs.

It wasn't until everyone left that I realised how few I actually caught up with on the night - apologies to those I missed - I was engrossed in conversations with Martin, Ryan, Bec, Christine & Andrew for most of the night.

Madaz - FWIW I thought the food was pretty good but I was the 2nd last to receive their meal (I was one of the last to order though) which also contributed to my non-socialising.

I look forward to bigger and better events in 2010 as SAU-SA develops even more from the outstanding foundation the execs have set.

Thanks mate,, I was surprised too!!! wish I could have made the event.. 2010 will be a big year hopefully

and I think Ruby is sending me the award cause Im not sure what it is either..lol

i am highly disappointed that i missed out on this event...due to work commitments i was out of radelaide so that didnt help either......sounds like an awesome night....will try to make it out to the next one.....

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