Dry Lakes Racers Australia

Yep am in NZ now , arrived 31st March , not April fools day , so its not a joke .
Now the proud owner of my 1st NZ vehicle . Actually , while still in OZ bought it on Trademe.com , kind of an NZ version of ebay . Had son in law in Auckland inspect 1st
Guess what its a NISSAN station wagon . Its a 1997 Stagea , wagon version of a Skyline . Has a 2500cc dohc 24valve inline 6cyl rear drive . only done 106000kms all for $4400 oz dollars . Has a very similar engine to what i raced in the red wagon . I have in a container on a ship somehwere out there ,a new 3000cc engine I had built up for the salt . This will go in the "NEW" wagon just for running around in the hills are alive to the sound of bleating sheeps type countryside .
Pics soon when I get back on my own puter .

Yep , I know them wagons. Ya cun fut 3 sheeps und two bales uf hay un thu beck,or 5 sheeps und no hay, und still gut room up the front for ya fush & chups!

whats the song cant help myself bad habits im'running wild----------cant remember the next line

Just got off the phone with Rob Carroll and have demanded that the official background music for the start line for SpeedWeek 2010 be Bach's Cello Suite No. 4 Prelude.
That is of course unless Don may prefer an alternative
Seriously Don, I appreciate your positive comments on the forum re my first go as timer this year and understand fully the efforts put in since the inception of the club by Peter Noy who has handled this position with all the ability that he has, albeit somewhat miniscule when you and I contemplate the really globally addressed big picture of Land Speed Racing as Antonín Dvořák wanted it to be

What the ?????????

Thats what i think pete

I think he might even go for the Hawaiian music or the "Into the Red" soundtrack - The BRM recording!!!! A different kind of classical music!

Lynchy

Loved into the red,
Wide variety of composers over a long period in history but ohh the beautiful music.
Chris

Hey , over here , me waving from across the ditch . Been here in NZ nearly a month now and surviving well . Few things I noticed , gasolene prices dont jump all over the place ( in fact it hasnt varied one bit since we been here ) , the trade off is that petrol is $1.60 ltr but the crazy thing is deisel is 99c ltr . They tend to drive like they think they all world rally champs on the twisty bits ( probly cos theres not many straight bits ) . Oh yeah and rains a bit more and its all very green .
Things we done , bought a house in Paihia ( 230 km nth of Auckland ) , plenty of car and workshop space . I have joined the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway so I can play trains with the rest of the grandpas , reckon that beats bowls .

NZ update Ok here I am looking at my 1st new pair of gumboots since we left the dairy farm in cold wet Victoria in 1967 . Yep its a bit cold and wet and I,m off to the Hamilton field days to maybe slosh around the paddocks to get some ideas as to what to manufacture .
We moved into our house in Paihia and all our worldly goods (215 boxes , items , stuff ) is in . Even have the Nissan race engine sitting on a stand now and tool boxes are open . Um what the heck am I gunna use engine for now ?
Ok priorities are moving slightly left of centre , cos I just bought my 1st new fishin rod , since 30 yrs. Theres billions of fish they tell me , but in 2 attempts of catchin , all the fish had prior engagements . Now the neighbour he tell me the fish are 200 mtrs off the beach from where I been fishin , so now I may have to get a boat , and a boat need a engine ........ Boat can be used in bay , ocean , river and LAKE .........

Hey Don just go and get another Nissan and turn it in to a race car fishing boats all sounds very boring find the closest cuircut join a car club and have some fun ! next thing you know you will join the local bowls club if your not carefull.

I heard thru the grape vine that there was to be a meeting of the DLRA blokes and blokettes in Brisbane on Sunday . Have to aplogise for non attendance , mainly cos we in NZ and we had made prior arrangements .
We ( Marg and I ) went to a classical music recital at a lovely house by the water , and we drank red wine and ate cheese . It was all organised by 2 very nice men that like each other a lot . I really really wish MR ELLIS had been there , the stunned look on his face would have been priceless

OK this is what I drive now . Its not a DATSUN , Mr Ellis . Its a NISSAN , pronounced neesarn by the yanks .
WHAT YA RECKON is this a racecar or what , must be cos its got an engine revolution counter , and twin drink holder for thirsty dry lake racer

What's that funny thing in the middle with the alphabet on it Don?

and one can only imagine what aural horrors are contained on that CD in the console.........!