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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Wed, 08 September 2004 08:44
 
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is 8th sin regoed?
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Wed, 08 September 2004 08:49
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yeah 8yh sin is regoed....
Nabil, the guy who owns it is very serious bout keeping it legal too. well legalish..... as modified cars go.
stew
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Wed, 08 September 2004 08:58
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hes a top bloke! but id love to see that thing over the pits getting an inspection!
love the car but 
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Wed, 08 September 2004 10:05
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Personally I don't really care where the hell the Toyota Nationals will be held as long as there is one. You can bet your bottom dollar that Sonia and I will be there again with more support from us QLDers hopefully next year. We might have some trouble beating the TOYMODS for participant numbers but we'll give it a go. 
Not Sure about this Hybrid class though. I'm all for Toyota bodied vehicles regardless of what engine powers it but I wouldn't expect to see a Toyota at a Ferrari Nationals if there is one.
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Wed, 08 September 2004 10:57
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there is kind of a "where do you draw the line" thing to happen. IMO, whats different about my ford motor than a turbo corona say with a 9" ford diff?? its still a major part that makes it go...
Either way im glad you guys have chosen to re-consider. WOuld be even better if there were seperate classes for the toyota chassis with different motor and toyota in different make. but hey, you now have my support that i will be there with bells on next year 
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Wed, 08 September 2004 11:06
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Be afraid of the toyota powered non toyotas - be VERY afraid.
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Wed, 08 September 2004 11:11
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yeah ive heard the navara is supposed to be rather nasty! 
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Wed, 08 September 2004 11:55
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| V8_MA61 wrote on Wed, 08 September 2004 21:11 |
yeah ive heard the navara is supposed to be rather nasty!
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i think thats the understatement of the year the thing is a weapon!
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Wed, 08 September 2004 13:03
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Dont write off Craigs VK commodore either. 11's are coming.
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Newcastle
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Wed, 08 September 2004 23:41
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| 3t-RA40 wrote on Thu, 09 September 2004 09:00 |
| celicamad wrote on Wed, 08 September 2004 17:50 |
hey Neil if troys car is actually coming to dubbo this year then the Red Celica must be going to be finished too
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Hey Paul the next one is at Tamworth, remember   .
Troy would be dumb to head to Dubbo again  .
And your Red Celica is going to be finished stop it my stomach hurts
Luv Neil
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thanks Neil - your all heart  maybe I
like the scenary on the way to Dubbo 
Paul, not a bad idea to finish the red celica for
Tamworth as we are going to new something to sit on
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Thu, 09 September 2004 08:03
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I think you'll find as a condition of the event insurance that entrants to the competitive events must be road registered. This is a kind of minimum engineering requirement, as in off street drag meets.
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Thu, 09 September 2004 08:32
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heheheheee been saying Dubbo for so long
troy i have to come cant have Dave beating you and not
me ....alhtough i might need those twin 4 spot brakes now for go to whoa
Matt your correct i checked! ALL vehicles must be road registered
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Thu, 09 September 2004 11:03
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ah well hopefully i shine at the burnout comp 
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Thu, 09 September 2004 11:17
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burnout comp aye, sounds like gearbox breaking fun!
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Thu, 09 September 2004 11:44
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ah well hopefully i shine at the burnout comp
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good luck ....youll need it !!!
The VK commodore is good for IMHO around 250 kw @ wheels with BUCKET loads of torque
and the JT ute .....Jamie is crazy and LOVES burnouts .
hmmmmm over 500 h.p @wheels (so far and easter is lond way away )
and a serious diff with HUGE rubber .
ive seen him pop six solid 3rd gear dohnuts on about a 10m pad and Tamworth pad is HUGE!!!!!!!!!
and both of these cars are hybrids
heheheeee should be a good show down twin turbo vs single turbo vs v8 ....hardly seems fair
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Thu, 09 September 2004 11:46
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ah well, ill give it my best shot at LEAST i have a toyota shell!
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Thu, 09 September 2004 11:51
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hehe the Navara has a line lock kit too. And jamie has been known to engage 4th gear during "test runs".
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Tue, 14 September 2004 13:34
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when you say "hybrids" i just think of robocop
i still believe troy should recieve a trophy for the biggest burnout at 'nats 04.
...be afraid of the hybrids??? yep, good advice
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Wed, 15 September 2004 04:43
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| NOT162 wrote on Wed, 08 September 2004 20:05 |
Not Sure about this Hybrid class though. I'm all for Toyota bodied vehicles regardless of what engine powers it but I wouldn't expect to see a Toyota at a Ferrari Nationals if there is one.
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I'm with you on this one, it's not like you identify cars by the engine...
"I was driving down the road and this damn 3SGE ran a red light."
If it's got a Toyota body it's a Toyota, if it's got a Honda body it's a Honda, If it's got a Holden body it's a piece of crap! (Hey who said that! )
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Wed, 15 September 2004 09:49
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Thats the beauty of the hybrid class they will be judged seperatly to Toyotas .
So if they want to drive all the way to Tamworth to be recognised as the feral inbred bastards that they are then fine .
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you can usually spot a hybrid driver by the scar on one shoulder(from where the second head was removed)
or the two string banjo or moonshine in the boot
be warned though some 4wd Celica drivers may personally fall into the hybrid class but the cars do not JOKES!!!
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Thu, 16 September 2004 00:37
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Hybrids was a dilemma. As a few have pointed out; where do you draw the line. For example, if we allowed anything with a Toyota body to enter ie Supra with a Chev V8, Celica with a rotary etc, and then one of those "Toyotas" wins an event, I have absolutely no doubt there would be a load of pissed off people saying the car wasn't really a Toyota and winning wasn't fair (and don't anyone say it wouldn't happen because we all know it would).
It was also pointed out during the dyno day thread that it seemed a bit of double standard to run a Toyota Nationals Inc dyno comp allowing anything with a Toyota engine to enter but then exclude those same cars from the Toyota Nationals itself.
Prior to the dyno day my solution was to make the event Toyota and Toyota only. Not very progressive but seemed the only real solution. After the dyno day though we agreed it would be a bit rough not to allow the non-Toyota bodied cars to enter the Nationals when they had already been involved in an official Toyota Nationals Inc event.
We reasoned the final solution was to create a Hybrid category. These cars are anything other then a fully-fledged Toyota. They would be set apart from the main SNS and will compete in their own category and a trophy awarded for each ie one trophy for hybrid SNS, one for hybrid GTW and so on. At any rate, I really can't see a flood of hybrids coming to the Nationals as I'm sure most hardened Holden or Nissan owners wouldn't be caught dead at a Toyota event even if they do have a 1J.
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Thu, 16 September 2004 06:39
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| celicamad wrote on Wed, 15 September 2004 19:49 |
be warned though some 4wd Celica drivers may personally fall into the hybrid class but the cars do not JOKES!!!
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thats harsh paul, I thought you liked dave
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Wed, 22 September 2004 03:45
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I lost interest in this thread a while ago through all the OT shit in it, only just now came back.
So it is DEFINATELY going to be in Tamworth?
I'll have to unbook the Matilda. Hope they don't bill my CC.
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Wed, 22 September 2004 04:11
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be careful how you throw around the term hybrid, because i know of a shirtload of toyota vehicles running FORD 9 inch diffs, HOLDEN trimatic g'boxs, (this will hurt ) and VOLVO rear ends. At the end of the day, it really doesnt matter because it is the Toyota element that is being celebrated.... Long live the Hybrid Technology!
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Wed, 22 September 2004 06:03
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KARL, still negotiating a slightly better rate for rooms; waiting on final pricing. Will announce as soon as pricing is fixed.
PETE, they won't charge you. They only do that if you cancel less than a week before.
CC, good point. We will have to be very clear as to the categories of original, contemporary (think we'll change that name; sounds wanky), modified and hybrid.
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Thu, 23 September 2004 08:53
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Hi Grant
Just to let you know I dropped into Tamworth on the way to Grafton last Saturday. As you know I am still lean toward Dubbo due to personal reasons more than anything serious. However, after taking the time to have a quick look around the place I was really nicely surprised on the set up and the great attitude of the locals. I even called into the Info centre and grabbed some tourist brochures and maps to get an idea of what Tam is all about. They sure are more friendly than the some of the Dubbo locals!
Would you believe the Inaugural 1st Chrysler Nationals (1st would you believe!) were being held there at Cross Park and their Shownshine was great. The locals had even turned out with helicopter rides, caravans with hot food and other supporting stuff. Basically, all those we talked to were very supportive of the Yota Nationals. So just to lend a bit of support from a true Southerner, I think we can still convince a lot of our CCG brethrin to make the extra effort to go to Tam. It must have been a good sign, as when I entered Tamworth I saw a great looking maroon 23 (plate was HER.???)! Anyway just thought I would let you know that if Tams the place then we will see you there!
Cheers
Mitch
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Mon, 27 September 2004 08:35
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Here is some pics of Oakburn Park in action. Oakburn park is the venue for driving events at the 2005 Toyota Nationals. Go to Whoa will be held on the straight of the drift circuit.
Unfortunately - cost prohibits us from holding a drift or circuit event this year, but if the masses speak loud enough it can be a definate for 2006.
Local Skyline - Back section
Local Skyline - Enter the main straight
Local Skyline - on the hairpin
Local Skyline - back straight approaching the hairpin
Pit lane - Best of r32's
Barbie Drifts hard !
This could be us 86's and celicas/supras, not stinking skylines !!- think about it for the future.
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Mon, 27 September 2004 08:55
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Hi Daniel
Yep thats the one! Looks very low and cool on the road, Do yoiy know the owner? I asume they were loacal Tam? Hope to have a better look next Easter eh!
Cheers
Mitch
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Mon, 27 September 2004 09:34
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HAHA thats charlies fully sik kermit green festiva.....that things so gay....
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Wed, 29 September 2004 06:15
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Hmmm, I think I'm gonna like next year's ToyNat's. Some good pics... is that designed to be a go-kart track?
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Wed, 29 September 2004 06:37
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Please note we are only holding go to whoa on this track in 2005.
Hopefully though this will wet the tastebuds enough to secure commitment for circuit work the year after.
Yes it is a go cart track, however as you can see it is plenty big enough to have some fun on.
If we support in good numbers the Tamworth Sporting Car club have a 2.3 kilometre car circuit in construction and they may have that finished in 2007. It all about convincing local council that it is an assett to town (ie. attracts visitors).
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Thu, 21 October 2004 10:05
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ive jus herd some unconfirmed rumours that who ever tha hell runs oakburn will be banning drifting around tha circuit!!!!!!
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Thu, 21 October 2004 10:13
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This has been an issue for a while and is a result of irresponsible drivers not taking due car on the track or cleaning up the mess / damage that is done to run off areas after a meet.
When we use the track all drivers finish the day with brooms and we sweep the track clean of debris.
Not all groups have been doing this, making the track unsuitable for the other groups to use, mostly the Kart club, who require a perfectly clean circuit - understandably.
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Thu, 21 October 2004 12:33
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so... um..... any updates?
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Thu, 21 October 2004 12:44
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No Changes, all is set as advertised.
We have been getting great feedback about the changes for 2005. And we still havent revealed all there is to offer ...
Stay tuned for an update to the nats website in the coming weeks for final details.
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Thu, 21 October 2004 13:14
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matt, have you finalised where we are staying, i want to book ASAP so that people can work around the noisy people
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Re: Toyota Nationals 2005 - options for next year
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Fri, 22 October 2004 10:40
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vote 1 for the noisy people.........and blue stuff!!
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