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I would have LOVED to have been there, but didn't want to take a Skyline spot with the open wheeler. I couldn't take the GTR because there was an intermittent problem which Mark only resolved last weekend. But I watched the thread closely in case you called for extras and had my bags packed just in case, but it said it was full up :down:

The problem we were having with the GTR, simple as it was, it was hard to troubleshoot... ended up being a loose wire in the AFM, Mark cut the top off the AFM and found the loose connection inside, soldered it and it has been perfect ever since. In fact I spent all day on Wednesday in the GTR at Oran Park and got FTD :P:(:)

So there's a good message to all, look inside your AFM's before replacing them, it may be as simple as a spot of solder.

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Racing Drivers School, had to do a real grid start race to sit/pass my national licence, it was fuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnn.

Also... spotted this tonight, had no idea it was there http://www.irace.net.au/news/index.php?id=...913672475455476 now I really feel shpeshal :D

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Spotted a silver R33 at London Circuit - Northbourne intersection 12:20. they were in front of me.

And a Chameleon R33 [maybe, could have been a 32] coming out of Murrumbateman at 12:40 or there abouts, waved, don't know if they waved back.

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saw a black 33 when i was coming into canberra about 340 this afternoon near shell servo in EPIC.

i waived but i dont think i got a response.. i was in the white chaser

That was probably me. I was cutting around there about that time. Sorry totally didn't see you if it was me. I should introduce myself to the A.C.T crew sometime, but you know . . . effort.

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Hey baconer, are you YVB *** ? Dark blue LT 2000 that was turning right off Corranderk and into towards the Convention Centre?

haha yep that was me, guessing you were the silver 33 behind me. I see the silver 33 pretty much everyday when im crossing the road to work and it always makes me think about how much i regret selling my skyline

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