hi guys im coming to canberra,anything i should definately see,what mini related stuff is there to view,museums,mini graveyards,your secret stashes of gt's/cooper/ls and cooper s's goodies that you want to sell to me
cheers josh

Hi.... you need Mick 9YaTaH !

Mick where are you!!

Cheers !

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Sir Alec! we are not worthy!

In Canberra you will find the worlds largest collection of roundabouts.

You may also see this....

yeah ive heard about those roundabouts

The roundabouts are wicked.

Go see the war museum. It's awesome. Seriously... i could have spent all day there and i'm not a museum kind of person.

Oh, and if you want fireworks go to Fyshwick... i hear that you just need to slip the salesman a fiddy and you can choose what you like. If you manage to do that, buy me a box of those little red crackers. I'll pay you back.

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When and for how long

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well well well,,, i`ll be there on wednesday myself staying till the following monday

Racing the National Down Hill Mountain bike Championships at Mt Stromlo

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

will be there from thursday to sunday 9ytah

matt a mate from from my other work(jbhifi) is going to nationals also(i think he is competing, warwicks his name) make sure if your competing to run him off the track if youve got any of those alloy hubs made up yet bring em along
cheers josh

Matt - will be here too - will have to come up and say hi there. PM-ed you my number if you want a beer (even got the XXXX Gold in the fridge!!)

Hooroo

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Miniot!!

ha ha , way way kewl people,,, Ausmini meeting @ the National Down Hill Champs Yeah!!!

I`ll be wearing the traditional ""TEAM MINIMAN""" Jersey,,, but watch out , there`s a few of us wearing em so if you spot us, then please do say hi & hook up, we`ll definately be in on a drinky (or 400) , the track looks very very dry & very very dusty so drinks will go down extra mega very very well indeed

Josh, i may have raced with Warwick before, does he hit all the Nationals??? & what grade is he in??? I`m in Masters Class (old Farts )
, i have quite a few alloy hubs nearly finished but still waiting for my CNC machinist to do the inner section for where the the wheel bearings fit, & i`ve bumped the Bimmer twinky stuff in front of them now, sorry i can post you a set when they`re done
I`m a slack bugga some time hey?...---> well ok,, all the time

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Gis a hint where you two are staying....or camped out

Hey Matt...1071 (Ian) was telling me about the Honda with a real gearbox in a Kevlar/composite housing....makes derailers look like kiddy stuff.

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the aboriginal tent ambassy i'd like them to try that anywhere else in the world

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That hideous national museum/library thing they built where the hospital was imploded that killed the girl ...

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was hoping for fyshwick, but the missus would have killed me,so bradden it is
matt may see you at nationals if i get my lazy ar@e out of bed are they on all weekend??
cheers josh

Royal Canberra Hospital implosion

The Royal Canberra Hospital implosion occurred on July 13, 1997, when the city's superseded hospital buildings at Acton Peninsula on Lake Burley Griffin were demolished to make way for the National Museum of Australia.

The demolition had been planned for some time, and the ACT Government decided to turn it into a spectator event. Over 100,000 people, one of Canberra's largest ever crowds, came out to bid farewell to the birthplace of many Canberra residents.

However, the implosion went badly wrong. The main building did not fully disintegrate and had to be manually demolished. But far worse, the explosion was not contained on the site and large pieces of debris were projected towards spectators situated 500 metres away on the opposite side of the Lake, in a location that nobody considered unsafe or inappropriate. A twelve year old girl Katie Bender was killed instantly, and nine other people were injured. Large fragments of masonry and metal were found 650 metres from the demolition site.

The ACT Government led by Kate Carnell came in for sustained criticism, and a number of official enquiries were held. Many people complained the event should never have been made a public spectacle, as this was inviting disaster. Other people felt that this was unfair, as implosions around the world always excited international interest and had had an enviable safety record, and the huge Canberra crowd had legitimised the event by their very presence.

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