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Paul Drane
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 10:09 am, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

To replace the Feb one which was canceled because of the weather


COSTS

$40 to run and that gets one passenger in with you.
$20 for spectators
There is food available at the track.
To run you will need an approved safety helmet
long sleeves
enclosed footwear.

Gates open at 4PM and racing starts at 4.30
the number of runs you get will depend on overall cars there on the night.

Lets hope the weather is a bit better.

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Matt Newman
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soarer tt

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Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 04:20 pm, by:  Matt Newman (Soarersrock) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Steve Oleksak
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Qld
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 06:49 pm, by:  Steve Oleksak (Soarin_high) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Once again, I'm a maybe. Cars at workshop getting roadworthy and mod plate, should be done by then.

Will post again when I can confirm.
Grant Rowan
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Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 07:14 pm, by:  Grant Rowan (Booster13psi) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Ian Hassall
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Capalaba QLD
GT-L V8

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Monday, March 01, 2010 - 10:13 pm, by:  Ian Hassall (Yobbo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I can't make this one, I will be going to Double Island point for a few days, but I have decided not to sell my soarer just yet, so I may just get to an event yet
Tim Ross
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 01:12 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Paul, I'll keep you in the loop mate... These govt fcukwits have wasted 3 weeks of my time with no result... god knows how much longer they are going to take
Paul Drane
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 04:18 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Tim Ross wrote on Tuesday, March 02, 2010 - 01:12 pm:

Paul, I'll keep you in the loop mate... These govt fcukwits have wasted 3 weeks of my time with no result... god knows how much longer they are going to take




Man thats got to suck Tim.

Had a look at the long range weather and it is not looking too good.
So we will just have to wait and see.

The rain has to go away sometime.
Paul Drane
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Monday, March 08, 2010 - 07:00 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The weather forecast is basically for rain for the rest of the week.

If its raining it will be canceled again and we will have to make it another time.
Grant Rowan
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Monday, March 08, 2010 - 08:40 pm, by:  Grant Rowan (Booster13psi) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I am out Paul.

I Sold the Soarer tonight
Justin Camilleri
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Monday, March 08, 2010 - 09:29 pm, by:  Justin Camilleri (Just) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Was that you that I waved to on the hornibrook or the new owner?
Grant Rowan
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Monday, March 08, 2010 - 09:49 pm, by:  Grant Rowan (Booster13psi) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah that was me picking up the car from getting the Road worthy cert & driving home.
Paul Drane
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Monday, March 08, 2010 - 10:52 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No worries Grant,

Who ever got your car got a bargain mate.
Paul Drane
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 05:08 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Dont know if the weather is improving, 2 good days of no rain, could be promising for the week end.
Steve Oleksak
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Qld
Soarer T

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 05:22 pm, by:  Steve Oleksak (Soarin_high) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm out again. Got my defect cleared but it drained the finances a bit too much for a stint at the track this weekend.

On the plus side, I went to court for my "driving an illegally modified vehicle" charge (issued at the same time as my defects) and got no fine and no conviction recorded.
Dan McColl
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 08:06 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

C'mon mate, $40. It's not going to break the bank.

It's cheaper than a slab of beer.

Good news about the charges, too.
Guy Moore
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:29 am, by:  Guy Moore (Thesoarerguy) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I maybe be there fella's providing i can get my car sorted defintly in for the next one though
Tim Ross
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 11:08 am, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Paul Drane
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 06:44 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I will be trying to get there about 3.30, so long as its not raining.

Gates open at 4pm.

Must clean my car too.
Tim Ross
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 06:57 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'll be getting there a bit later. Pick up car trailer first at about 3:30. Remove bumper. Load vehicle. head on over :-)
Matt Newman
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 08:00 pm, by:  Matt Newman (Soarersrock) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i might not make it guys as my immobilizer clapped out and i have to replace it
Paul Drane
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 09:30 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Matt Newman wrote on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 08:00 pm:

i might not make it guys as my immobilizer clapped out and i have to replace it




I took mine out, never worked right anyway.

Have to get a better one and a professional fitter to wire it, my old one looked like it was fitted by some one who had no idea what they were doing, and the previous owner paid to have it done.
Paul Drane
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 09:32 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Tim Ross wrote on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 06:57 pm:

I'll be getting there a bit later. Pick up car trailer first at about 3:30. Remove bumper. Load vehicle. head on over :-)





Remove bumper first then pick up trailer, then load car Tim.
Tim Ross
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:01 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats the plan :-)

I just had metacarpal dyslexia and typed it in the wrong order haha
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Friday, March 12, 2010 - 03:39 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Tim Ross wrote on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:01 pm:

I just had metacarpal dyslexia and typed it in the wrong order haha



That's all right, we meant what you knew
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Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 02:03 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Weather looking good, see you guys there
Matt Newman
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Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 03:25 pm, by:  Matt Newman (Soarersrock) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

well im out still trying to figure out this alarm lol have fun guys ill try for the next one
Tim Ross
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 12:21 am, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Had a good night... results were a touch worse than I expected, but it can only improve from here I suppose :-) Nice to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones.

Sorry I didnt get a chance to catch up with you Lew... bugger about the van!
Paul Drane
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 07:22 am, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Great night for it, weather was perfect.

Pity about the van having some starting issues, next time.

5 Soarers there, not to bad a turn out.
Lew Radbourn
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 09:43 am, by:  Lew Radbourn (Marlew) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats fine Tim there will always be another time mate.

YER STARTING F^%$&EN C^&%T F^%$#ING ISSUES.
hahaha
but it was a good night.
The van did do pretty well on its first time out CONSIDERING it is a huge house brick.
And the nut behind the wheel is still trying to sort out how to get it off the line properly.
1st run;
12,377 @ 109 mph
Not to shabby but it still had heaps in it i thought.
now to think back about what i just did and better it...Hmmmmmmm R/T .694 (not to bad for and old C&^%T that has only done this once before).60 ft 2.356 OK there is the problem Getting it off the line.I knew i would have a drama at this point because i can't keep it steady enough on the line to launch it.
So bugger it lets just start to have some runs and some fun .
2nd run;
12.117 @ 120.9 mph R/T .126 60 ft 2.212
Hmmmmmmmm
well my misses is right the more i get used to it my R/T's do seem to drop a bit.hahahahahahaha
By this stage the vains in my neck are pumpin and all i want to do is get as many runs in as possible.
I decided to park the van for a bit to cool every thing down and that is when the problems F%^&*EN started it would start and allow it to rev then turn it off get all my gear back on and the bastard wouldn't start again.
"O" well leave it alone and see how the other guys are going after a few phone calls i got hold of my tuner and he put his finger on the fault straight away Just by knowing what lights were flashing on the front of the ECU .so that stopped every thing for me for the night.
Paul was nice enough to let me shread some more rubber off his new tyres and i think i was able to drop a little bit of time off his times BUT NOT MUCH.
then it was time to go and take the car to the tuner and get the hire trailer back before i had to pay more f^%$en money out
These hire joints charge you by the bloody hour now days it used to be by the day
So coming back from the tuners i blow a rear tyre on the soarer and had to change that in the rain (but i got the trailer back in time).
it is by this time midnight and i sit down with a coffee and think F^%K yer this is what its all about i had a great night and with Paul and Dan it made it even better.
Brett Davidson
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Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 10:13 am, by:  Brett Davidson (Malakai) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Had heaps of fun last night, it was great to check out some other Soarers. Best time of the night for my car was 14.7 sec @ 94.6 mph, big thanks to my co-pilot Matt.

Here is a video I put together of two skids in my car. The first skid is starting in 2nd gear and it gets going with two wheels no worries, not bad. The second skid we were going for a 3rd gear start, didn't go so well car bogged down before coming on boost and then after a restart it only managed to peel one wheel. Time for a new diff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsyVbq9HfWY
Tim Ross
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Monday, March 15, 2010 - 09:42 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 10:30 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Paul, Dave (justdave) said he sent you all the soarer pics! where are they? :-P
Paul Drane
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 06:47 pm, by:  Paul Drane (Paulwd) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tim
Dave sent me some proofs, I will post up what I have.




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Paul Drane
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Tim Ross
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 10:19 pm, by:  Tim Ross (Retox) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice! Could I possibly harass you to send me the pics of mine? or are the small slides you have put up here all you've got? :-)

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