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Make sure you keep a couple of packs for Giant. He rates them highly for those long Brisbane to Darwin drives he does so often.

will do. got some for you and some for our telly tubby look-a-like mate, rusty. will even throw a few berry's way though he's baby making these days and may not need them. not sure we want russ driving one handed from darwin to brissy though. he is bad enough of a driver with both hands on the wheel!

Beer!

BTW, Queenslanders, we're road tripping it down obviously, we'll be taking a dual cab tilt tray with my car and a dirty big f off Snapon roll cab.

I'm asuming we'll head off Thursday AM?

If you need a hand with your car Marlin let me know, stacking tyres whatever, I work for free.

also, there should probably be some form of Karaoke ? LOL

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Coop, bring it down mate, the thing is a weapon!

Haha righto. Pull some strings for me in the tyre department and I'll do it. Otherwise I'll just pit crew for you. I'm a machine with a tyre presure guage.

Mate I think I'll be actually Purchasing tyres!!!! Rare I know!

I sold my old falcon last week so I've got a bit of play money for tyres and brakes and was talkin to the mrs last night and she seemed half keen to tow the junker down there. Never know.

Well, looks like I am out for the 3rd year in a row. Been trying to convince myself to do this...but bugger it. But deciding will do Zandvoort on the 4th August instead :) Means I can sneak in the Hungarian GP as well rather then spend 4k on entering Superlap. One year! :)

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