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Taupo 1000 on TV3 now

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:lol:
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good excuse for study break :D
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kaney wrote:good excuse for study break :D


Know how you feel :D - There is historic aussie muscle car racing on Channel 1 so I'm torn!
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New FJ based on a Prado :lol:
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haha yea...new prado i guess
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haha he threw that spare wheel i swear!!! suzuki trying to sabotage the competition
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Jerry wrote::lol:


good work jerry you post ####.. enabled me to catch some of it, otherwise i would have missed it!

cheers.. :thumleft:
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LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:
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I'm recording it too...
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Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2009 LR on the podium 8)

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mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

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I dunno ...that V6 Grand Vitara seems to be kicking ass :lol:
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niblik wrote:
mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

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landrover 1 and 2!!!


but didnt they just say thats its only held every 2 years???? more practice time
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kaney wrote:
niblik wrote:
mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

Mike


landrover 1 and 2!!!


but didnt they just say thats its only held every 2 years???? more practice time


Yeah I amended my original post now :wink:
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niblik wrote:
mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

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landrover 1 and 2!!!


Definitely mine first and yours second as its not all LR :wink:

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Managed to see the 2nd part - did they happen to show that Subaru leone that was racing? ...was featured in 4x4 action mag 8)
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brianr70 wrote:Managed to see the 2nd part - did they happen to show that Subaru leone that was racing? ...was featured in 4x4 action mag 8)


yep the one that sat in the guys paddock for 3 months before the race of something crazy like that
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niblik wrote:
mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

Mike


landrover 1 and 2!!!


Your on base :wink: lexus v8 lr vs ford v8 lr vs rover v8 lr :wink:
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mike wrote:
niblik wrote:
mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

Mike


landrover 1 and 2!!!


Definitely mine first and yours second as its not all LR :wink:

Mike


Well, I'd like to agree with you Mikey my lad, but the major difference will be Nibby not having to jump out and re-tune half way round the course...... :twisted: Oh, and the whole "running on 8, not 4.5" thing :lol:
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Goose wrote:
mike wrote:
niblik wrote:
mike wrote:
Jerry wrote:LOL

I'm gonna go and help marshall next one I think, might be a load of fun :lol:


I'm done marshaling, im entering the dam thing. 2008 LR on the podium 8)

Mike


landrover 1 and 2!!!


Definitely mine first and yours second as its not all LR :wink:

Mike


Well, I'd like to agree with you Mikey my lad, but the major difference will be Nibby not having to jump out and re-tune half way round the course...... :twisted: Oh, and the whole "running on 8, not 4.5" thing :lol:



that does sound about right....1st 2nd and 3rd at the wrong end. lol

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If yer serious about entering Mike then there will be plenty of voltueers to help you.... I will join the pit crew if you want
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Jerry wrote:I'm recording it too...


Hey Jerry, Recon you could make a copy of that recording for me? I'd be keen to pay cost of blank DVD and postage????

Bummer I missed it :cry:
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Yep, just need to get it from VHS to electronic format first.. :lol:
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Jerry wrote:Yep, just need to get it from VHS to electronic format first.. :lol:


Or a copy on VHS would be sweet if that is easier??? 8)
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TV3 NOW :twisted: :lol:
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thanx jerry lol
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bugger the one sunday afternoon i am not wasting time in front of the computer and i miss an excuse to sit in front of the tv :evil: :evil:
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kaney wrote:
brianr70 wrote:Managed to see the 2nd part - did they happen to show that Subaru leone that was racing? ...was featured in 4x4 action mag 8)


yep the one that sat in the guys paddock for 3 months before the race of something crazy like that


Well, just came across this... Actually it was on HEIDI's second lap that she rolled in 2007, and your right it was due to her driver (me) txting. She went on to suffer some extream damage to suspension throughout the rest of the race. The rollover, other than gaving a her a few bruises, poping her rear window, and the coil lead coming off, no damage done. Lap 2 on Sunday hit a bad bump far too hard and got stunning amounts of air. Front right strut fell out before we landed... had fun hunting for enough cv balls so stuff in with moss to get her home to pits... Still racing at race finish.
Wreak? Hell no! HEIDI was brusied and sore, but not wreaked... I should show you wreaked some time!!!!
2009 Taupo 1000...
Sprint lap, terrible vis, had to drill holes in windscreen.
Saturday... testing home built prototype suspension. Stunning for short moments, heaps of problems. Total suspension colapse on all four corners half way around lap 4. Limped home.
Sunday... went racing! 8 laps. Zero pit time. One fuel stop.

Well if you would be interested in the details of HEIDI the paddock car's budget...

Heidi was free from a scrapyard after being dumped by a farmer that had used her for feeding out calves.

$250 fuel
$500 entry fee
$120 harness
$250 steel for roll cage
$140 14" alloys
$350 4 mud terrain tires

So $1610 all up!

And Heidi lives on. 9 laps in 2007... 13 laps in 2009... HEIDI wreaked now? Hang no... she is just warming up!
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