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My work has sent me to Melbourne. Just when I had the car all running nicely now too. Next year Paul! :D Oh well, if they're going to send me, I spose I better go to the Anzac Day footy match while i'm here....

Good luck to all!!

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The event went ahead as planned, and the rain held off so that racing wasn't interrupted.

It was this biggest turnout yet, with about 150 entrants, including a number of very quick cars.

Keir Wilsons drag car managed a best of 9.06, and on his final pass was set to make a 8sec pass, but at half track the input main shaft broke. Keir was very positive about the event and plans to be back next year:D

Thanks to all those people that came down to watch, I'm sure you appreciate the high standard of cars that were there.

It was great to see DirtyDezza and Rep003 do so well in the ET classes, proving you didn't need to be the fastest cars to do well. Also nice to see ND4SPD back on the raod with his awesome new engine :drooling:

Well done all the SAUWA entrants, I hope you had fun, lets make sure we continue to support this great event.

Cheers

Paul

SAUWA President

SWEEEEEEEET :)

Good night, michael was quite the funnies with his coolant issue :D

What the HELL type of BOV did Hyperdrive car have ?

i know mike saw it/ heard it when he left or something, sounded AWESOME

i want one.

anyone tell me what it was? sorta fluttered, but sounded awesome, not jus the usual sounding sorta one...

my thanx to sauwa and every1 else involved had a ball and knocked sum time of my PB... was awesome.... thanx all hehehehehhe... i am still giggln like a kid.... that last run was hellla nervous....... in the end i nearly broke out by.007 of a sec... too close

standard r33 gtst turbo

The parts i already have are:

gtst turbo

fmic

Ordered and on their way:

SAFC II

HKS T/T

Apexi Boost gauge

been put away for me until i can pay:

gtst ecu

gtst injectors

gtst intake pipe and standard bov (MIGHT get an aftermarket one if i can afford)

gtst front discs and calipers

But yeah, Also might be getting 3inch dump & front pipe with high flow cat, not sure if i wanna bother getting 3inch cat back as ive just spent shitload on putting the cypher cat back on :S

But yeah, should be sweet,

i want that BOV i heard!! LOL

Will hopefully all be done and installed by June.

dont know if yuove realised this derek but you swear like a sailor when you get nervous good thing ive already corrupted my lil bros ears

was stoked to see the outcome of that final run was so close well done to all sauwa who entered or helped out behind tha scenes

oh final note are there any of those shirts sauwa was selling left id like a few but didn have much fold yesterdy

Drag Combat was awsome :)

I had abit of fun at the beginning pulling in to get my car check to find it had blown the water line from engine to turbo, out of the blue , took 4hrs or so but we got it off and replace it with a new one :D then got the car check out just before it closed (thanks pauly :))

Racing was ok, onyl got 3 runs :( but had heaps of fun, and did some alright burnouts :) couldnt make any good time, car just spun off the line :( race a 11second 180sx (hyperdriev) in my last Sport RWD race i had 3second headstart but the car went noo where off the line ;) so that was the end for me :D

What can i say an awsome event, enjoy giving the flame show in the pits area my car loves limiter action :rofl:

Michael

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