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David Phan
Tinkerer Built 1UZFE With Garrett GT40
Posts: 11 Reg: 07-2005
| Hey Neil, When are going to bring your Supercharged Soarer to the U.S. and race again me? We love to see u here in the U.S. You are a living legend and i am sure u know that. |
Peter Nitschke
Moderator GT4.0 V8
Posts: 708 Reg: 11-2004
| Now that would be really something! How about bringing some of your beasties over here David? |
Neil Griffiths
Moderator 1 x JZZ30,2 x UZZ31,1 x UZZ32,1 x UZZ Track Car,1 x AeroCabin,1 x Crown V8,1 x Celsior
Posts: 50 Reg: 07-2005
| HAHHAHAHAHHA David, I would LOVE to bring a Soarer to the US and drive Coast to Coast.That would be FUN If I took a Soarer to the US,it would be an ACTIVE Manual & Blown with a Twin Screw |
Simon Triantafillou
Tinkerer Soarer Turbo
Posts: 11 Reg: 07-2005
| If it didn't cost so much, I'd LOVE to do that one day. Even still, driving coast to coast across the USA has been on my to-do list of life for a very long time. |
David Phan
Tinkerer Built 1UZFE With Garrett GT40
Posts: 13 Reg: 07-2005
| From California to Maine..... about 3k miles. Its like from Sydney to Perth with traveling through the outbacks. |
Todd Triebler
Newbie V8
Posts: 1 Reg: 07-2005
| I went to the USA last year and hired a Mitsubishi convertible (3L V6) and drove from LA up to San Francisco. A pretty awesome drive (especially when the girl drives for the last 4 hours and you kick back with 12 Coronas and a bucket of ice). It's much like our Great Ocean Rd drive (which I've done 4 times) but of course it's in USA. You find funny little places like San Jose (so now I know the way to San Jose muahahahaha) and Monterey. Would also like to do the coast to coast USA drive and take in some Route 66. mmmmmm next year.... maybe in a Viper... |
Emanuel Spinola
Moderator JZZ30 1.5JZ 6 Speed+++
Posts: 78 Reg: 07-2005
| Route 66 is a bit patchy nowadays - did it a few years back in a late model convertible mustang between LA and Vegas, but some serious sections missing. Plus all those crazy yanks were driving on the wrong side of the road! |
Peter Nitschke
Moderator GT4.0 V8
Posts: 737 Reg: 11-2004
| Lots of ducking and weaving then? |
Simon Triantafillou
Tinkerer Soarer Turbo
Posts: 16 Reg: 07-2005
| ALSC trip to USA in 2007? Interest? I can't even tell if I'm serious at the moment. Would make for one hell of a trip I'm sure. |
David Phan
Tinkerer Built 1UZFE With Garrett GT40
Posts: 16 Reg: 07-2005
| Hey, I can host a HUGE party for the ALSC members. Driving from LA to SF is a very senic (spelling) drive. It cruises right along with the coast. Monterey is a very nice and kick back city. Highly welcome Aussies to the US. Neil, pack your bags and take your girl along or leave her home and pick up some girls in the US. |
Stephen Hille
Tinkerer V8 LTD
Posts: 6 Reg: 07-2005
| A friend of mine and me are going to go there and buy a couple bikes and cruise coast to coast, we both have family dotted all over, will be an awesome few weeks, David we will be spending some time in California as we both have family there and more than likely will land in LAX, would be great to swing by and check out your car - will let you know closer to the time, possibly end of this year beginning of next |
David Phan
Tinkerer Built 1UZFE With Garrett GT40
Posts: 24 Reg: 07-2005
| Not a problem. Neil might stop by too. He can drive my supercharged Cobra with the top down for few days while he is here. |
Jeff Harper
Moderator UZZ32 Active V8
Posts: 35 Reg: 07-2005
| I'd like to see Indy! |
Simon Triantafillou
Tinkerer Soarer Turbo
Posts: 17 Reg: 07-2005
| Monterey was great when I was there last (1989!). Ooooh Neilo... well done mate. I'm sure we can keep it hush hush. Damn... when are you planning on it? If you need a tag-along photographer, I'm keen |
Peter Nitschke
Moderator GT4.0 V8
Posts: 764 Reg: 11-2004
| Going to put that poker face to good use perhaps |
David Marriott
Newbie V8
Posts: 5 Reg: 07-2005
| Is anyone going to the SEMA show this year? I have been lucky enough to go for the last two years and will be there again in November. |
Denise Ernst
Tinkerer Soarer TT
Posts: 51 Reg: 10-2004
| It looks like a pretty impressive show - we were watching a doco on Foxtel last night which had a few shots of the SEMA show at the end - looks like it would be awesome to go to. |
Don Bagnall
Moderator GT4.0 V8
Posts: 132 Reg: 05-2005
| So people, is it too outa touch with reality to think that maybe, just maybe we might get serious (For a minute, at least), and SERIOUSLY think about doing an en'masse trip to the US?. Cost more for me, coz I'm in The Centre of the Universe, or for those that don't know NEW ZEALAND! |
Jeff Harper
Moderator UZZ32 Active V8
Posts: 48 Reg: 07-2005
| So, if we did, what would we rent and where would we go? |
Don Bagnall
Moderator GT4.0 V8
Posts: 139 Reg: 05-2005
| Hmmmmmmm!, rent a fleet of Ford Taurus's, or go individual, and rent what ever the hell we like! I'm thinking 66 Corvette Roadster! AND, like David said, cruise the Pacific Coast highway............lotsa scenery, lotsa stinky seals, lotsa.....LOTSA!. |
David Phan
Tinkerer Built 1UZFE With Garrett GT40
Posts: 26 Reg: 07-2005
| I will be there. If you need tickets, please let me know. I think there will two other members from Lextreme site will be there too. |
Richard Crockett
Tinkerer UZZ30 & UZZ31 V8s
Posts: 7 Reg: 07-2005
| Congratulations Neil!! |
Andrew Meiers
Tinkerer V8
Posts: 16 Reg: 07-2005
| Bring on Elvis!! |
Troy Tappenden
Tinkerer JZZ30 (TT)
Posts: 25 Reg: 07-2005
| Hey Don, I would be keen to do that Bring it on! he he ALSC/Soarer Central invades USA! |
Don Bagnall
Moderator GT4.0 V8
Posts: 285 Reg: 05-2005
| Yeah....it'd be cool eh! |
David Phan
Tinkerer California Built 1UZFE With Garrett GT40
Posts: 41 Reg: 07-2005
| There is a huge Supra event every year in Texas. Perhaps we can all meet there. |
Matthew Sharpe
DieHard North Island 3.0 GT
Posts: 822 Reg: 10-2005
| Well, thanks to Hollywood we all know the truth about Cowboys now... |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 4495 Reg: 11-2004
| Well half of it, maybe they need to make a movie to explain the word "cow" in "cowboys" ? |
Michael Machin
TryHard Franklin UZZ31- Sold! Levin GT-Apex
Posts: 112 Reg: 07-2006
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Don Bagnall wrote on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 11:33 pm:rent a fleet of Ford Taurus's
You mean the ugliest car in the world? Yeckh |
Don Bagnall
Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Posts: 5560 Reg: 05-2005
| Yeah, IF I had the misfortune to own one, I'd have the personalised plate "CLI"............ When asked what it ment, I'd tell em CLI(taurus)......C**t of a car!
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