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Old 07-11-2013, 05:46 PM
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Whatever happened to Gary Walthers weapon, who bought it, does it still race.
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My apologies Grant.. It had a fluro green mouth and had a light "pink" body from memory.

Tom, Gary's car was bought by Brett Hughes. No it's not racing yet afaik.
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Old 07-11-2013, 06:17 PM
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Whatever happened to Gary Walthers weapon, who bought it, does it still race.
Hey Tom how's it going?

Gary's car was bought by Brett Hughes, a former Club Member. He lives at Warwick now and has plans ?? to do sprint events etc with it. Would really love to see that car raced again, just blew all the other Cobras out of the water when he came to the Nationals a few years ago. Raced it in production sports a few years ago and smashed a heap of National records... sadly his health stopped him from continuing and he had to sell it.
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Old 07-11-2013, 05:55 PM
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I suppose the emphasis should be on the word black, not the word fastest in this thread.
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Old 07-11-2013, 07:21 PM
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Thanks Towy,

Im all good, going around the world for 3 months soon, wont be at the nationals this year.

Yeah I remember it from the nationals in 08, no one could get within 5 seconds of it, 1,01s at that time.

Definitely queenslands fastest cobra, in ANY colour, aaand I would proffer,

Australias fastest cobra on a circuit,

AND, ive got the fastest RED cobra in Airlie Beach, So There!
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Old 07-14-2013, 09:23 PM
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AND, ive got the fastest RED cobra in Airlie Beach, So There!
Good on you Tom. Love the attitude!

Have a great time living the life of an international jet-setter this year.
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Aw Tom....you're making it too easy for Gav. I thought you had plans to give him some NQ welly this year....?
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Old 07-14-2013, 10:54 PM
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Aw Tom....you're making it too easy for Gav. I thought you had plans to give him some NQ welly this year....?
Im pretty sure Gavs playing his cards close to his chest this year with his rebuild Spook.

And Don, Just to rub in in a little, we are flying first class, around the world, so we will feel like total jetsetters Thanks for your wishes.
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Old 07-15-2013, 01:23 AM
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Im pretty sure Gavs playing his cards close to his chest this year with his rebuild Spook.

And Don, Just to rub in in a little, we are flying first class, around the world, so we will feel like total jetsetters Thanks for your wishes.
"Hillbillies" travelling FIRST CLASS !!!??????.....
What's the world coming to ??!!

Good luck to you big boy....and remember...no one farts in first class !
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And Don, Just to rub in in a little, we are flying first class, around the world, so we will feel like total jetsetters Thanks for your wishes.


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Im pretty sure Gavs playing his cards close to his chest this year with his rebuild Spook.

And Don, Just to rub in in a little, we are flying first class, around the world, so we will feel like total jetsetters Thanks for your wishes.
It's coming together now Tommy, it will be a lazier combo than the taxi motor.
I am fitting taller rear gearing to give it more legs, but it should have plenty of snot off the line I would think
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AND, ive got the fastest RED cobra in Airlie Beach, So There!
Hahahaha, and I have the fastest baby $hit yellow Cobra in all of Central Australia (maybe even all of Australia)
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Yeah....what was I thinking.....how dare I suggest that you're an uncultured hillbilly......

EVERYONE shags the drunk chicks in first class......right?

They'll have trouble keeping their caviar down, when they see your spotty arse on display....don't forget to take your spittoon ...
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I have a reliable supply of nitro here if you would like some Tommy!
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Apparently......... once again ............. the worlds fastest black cobra was a no show at Morgan Park, Warwick, for the B series sprints...... I guess we will never know how fast / slow he really is....
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Just for the record I am the fabricator who did all the work on both the bdm cars, my front and rear ends ect ect. AND i was actually driving Garry Hall's black cobra when the alleged "fume chocking" took place... as it was during the passenger laps and it was the 1st time i had driven the car (and might add got nowhere near full throttle as we had already been shut down for exceeding the decibel limit) during the very short roll on drag races i had with the "mongrel" black cobra. yet still at no stage did the "mongrel" pass me under power, only ever after i backed off or he got on the power early! but hey my word doesn't mean much, but the fact that the 2 bdm cars placed 1st & 2nd at the cobra nationals and the shannons 2 days of thunder, last week Geoff Taunton ran a 56.8 on the clubman circuit at qr, last year both cars went 1.03 around wakefeild park, this year we hope to go quicker again with completely new front ends I would think says a lot???

If ANY "black" cobra believes they are faster I am sure both Geoff and Garry would love a grudge match style challenge!

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Heard another story about the Bathurst event.. By a friend who was there for the Australian hill climb championships.. Apparently the Mongrel must be pretty hot, as the driver was wearing a 'cool suit' for the 60 second sprint from halfway up mountain strait to McPhillamy Park.
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I was wearing a Cool Suit the other day. Pin striped with Flared trousers and big lapels. Nearly twisted my ankle with the platform shoes though.
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Didn't have a violin case packed with a little 'heat' to compliment the suit Mike ?

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PS The 'mongrel' must have a perspiration issue.............
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The 18th Leyburn sprints is on this w'end and the worlds fastest black cobra is going head to head with the worlds fastest red cobra and little old lady driver also in a cool race suit
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