Mmmmmmmm....Harold's....mmmmmm
http://haroldseafood.com.au/
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | hi from Townsville |
hi all, im currently in Townsville,(having a week off work) competing in 3x different car racing events in this one week the first one was Mt Stuart Hillclimb (yestuerday) where we came 2nd outright to a world time attack evo with 450hp the 2nd event is a 2x night sprint meeting at Sun-City go-kart track, tues & wed nights the third event is a sprint meeting being held on the V8 supercar track at Reid Pk. its also a 2x day meeting this coming sat & sun then we pack up & go back to Brisbane to get back to work fixing minis my buggy is going well, the weather is quite hot being townsville but all up its been pretty good so far ill be transfering some in-car videos to this lap-top & stick em up on youtube as we go hope everyone is well & happy talk more during the week if this is the wrong spot for this then please put it where its supposed to be , no drama thanks, type more after the next meeting cheers Matt |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Mmmmmmmm....Harold's....mmmmmm http://haroldseafood.com.au/ |
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| Author: | Stibbsy [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Welcome Matt. It's a bit brown at the moment. Enjoy the weather |
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| Author: | goodie [ Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
No doubt about you Matt , You keep yourself busy .
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| Author: | Stibbsy [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
9YaTaH wrote: Tourist prices. Best to scout around close to the Strand for a fish shop and get a nice piece of mackerel. |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Stibbsy wrote: 9YaTaH wrote: Tourist prices. Best to scout around close to the Strand for a fish shop and get a nice piece of mackerel. Yep...but that's what Tourists do https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Restaura ... Chips.html |
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| Author: | Stibbsy [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Townsville Bulletin eh! Commonly known as the "Daily Astonisher" |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Stibbsy wrote: Townsville Bulletin eh! Commonly known as the "Daily Astonisher" 
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Mt Stuart HillClimb here--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4nwFY5iT5I & Sun City sprint meeting (round one) here--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQJcDygZiGs we have another run at Sun City Sprints tonight then a couple of days of Sprints at Reid Pk V8 supercar track this sat & sun,,, but its apparently only a small back-section of the track, not the whole track ill report back tomorrow with what happens tonight cheers Matt |
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| Author: | Barney Rubble [ Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
I reckon you need a proper screwdriver handle on that gearshifter might have to donate 1 wayne |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
1st outright both nights at Sun City Sprints  close racing with vastly different cars the Bimmer that came 2nd was incredibly clean & wickedly fast, as I was watching it run , it looked SOOO fast that I figured there was no-way I was going to beat that thing, REALLY REALLY clean & super fast straight out of the gate,,, this fella knows the track I was yet to have a run here & when I finally hit the bitumen I suddenly realised how tricky this place is its such a technical track (probably one of the most technical tracks ive ever raced to be honest) & I started to doubt my ability to get a quick time,,, I thought I may need quite a few runs at this place to work it out, but as it happens I won by .04 of a sec on the first night & .07 of a sec on the second night whew,,, by the skin of my teeth as they say anyways, I may have hurt the engine so we are going to spend the next coupla days having a go at fixing it, otherwise I`ll just run it at the next meeting at Reid Pk v8 super-car track this sat & see what happens... I reckon it`s going to lunch itself tho quite smokey & tinny sounding so if we cant fix it & if it`s looking/sounding more ugly at Reid Pk then I`ll just pull out of the meeting ,,, the last thing I want is to desintergrate the donk & spew oil all over the track & ruin the meeting for everyone else cheers & ill whack some more videos up soon |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Well done Mr Matt...just how I like my steaks
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| Author: | goodie [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
Good stuff Matt , you'd have to be chuffed with the result . Has the engine been touched since you originally put it in , apart from tuning and maintenance ? ( and diffs  ) .
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
ha ha... not even tuned yet after we fitted it we had to change the exhaust & the whole inlet system (just to make it actually work) ,,, & I bought a power-commander but havnt fitted & tuned it yet, its been sitting on my desk staring at me every time I go into the office so no, absolutely nothing done to it except one oil change (we don't do many miles/kms) but yes weve busted/mashed/lunched 6x diffs so far & this last one (tran-X) seems to be the goods, its easy enough to drive (sort-of) & seems to be able to take the harsh treatment/punishment that I feed it nearly every weekend poor thing it really does need stronger front suspension springs, its been bottoming & bending shock-pins for a while now & ive been sneaking up on spring rates a few times, but still not strong enough, so when i1m back ill order another pair & see how they go, one my size up & I reckon itll be right tho , so we are close... still playing with control arms & wheel alignments as we go too so its all a game of suuck-it-n-see at this stage funny enough the car was pretty damn good out of the box (when we built it years ago) & now with the diff & the new 13" wheels/tyres etc & all the set-up adjustments weve been playing with has made it harder to drive,,, heavier,,, pushy,,, & we`re doin the same times as we were before,,, its like we just wasted a pile of money & time muckin with the damn thing Anyways,,, I'm having a couple of days off now, just chilling & relaxing & we go to scrutineering for Reid Pk sprints on Friday night, racing starts sat morning hangin for another fangin,,, I just love this buggy cheers guys stay tuned for more sprint action in-car videos on my youtube channel just type in "madmatttheminiman" & that should get you there,,, I`ve put another few vids up today |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hi from Townsville |
2nd outright at Reid Pk sprints, that pesky 400hp evo of Allan Bush just pipped me by .3 of a sec so we finished up 2nd outright in the 3x race championship for the week great time, great racing, great fun now i need a week off to recoup from my week off back to the grind stay tuned more vids coming when i get the chance cheers Matt |
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