INDY APPEAL....send money a.s.a.p.

[macloft]

Joes is a hell of a car but how did he get it engineered and registered. NOS, supercharger, stroked must have played havoc with the standard emmissions. My engineers eyes rolled a bit when I mentiond a cam!
Bruce

[PCC]

Nice to see a pic of me and my new mate!!!

Great time had by all even though my Indy driver was not the most approachable human being I've come across

How many people can say they have driven Craig Lowndes in their car - he ven signed my dash so that should raise the sell price by say $500

[spookypt]

Pete, nice to see you on Sunday.... moreso giving that beast fo yours a run! I too had Lowndsey in my car in Indy 2005 or 2006 when we did the drive through Surfers Paradise on the Wednesday preceding the event. He is a gentleman... Others within his group...well maybe not so much...

As far as Indy Drivers go I had a driver in 06 also that turned me off the whole lot of em.. Just so (%rkein arrogant..

The interesting thing from a locals perspective is I wish it would go away... It's a non event in my opinion. And yeah, I've been to every one since 1993 because I lived on the track!! Never paid to go but have seen it all. And frankly the drunken yobboes that smash beer bottles in the street, pi$$ on my door step and yell and carry on like the animals they are lends me towards not supporting it from a locals perspective.. there are many who think the same!

A family event it is NOT!

Suffice to say WHY we as car owners have to pay to make their event more of a spectacle is beyond me...

Word on the street this year is that it was a poor event... The lack of crowds and $9 for a can of on track mid strength would be some of the reasons why!

My 2c worth!

SpookyPT

[Wazza]

Originally Posted by macloft

Joes is a hell of a car but how did he get it engineered and registered. NOS, supercharger, stroked must have played havoc with the standard emmissions. My engineers eyes rolled a bit when I mentiond a cam!
Bruce

You're right Bruce...it was a bit of a mission.

I didn't realize how long Joe's been putting this car together, until I was making the attached photo, and some of my early interior shots I took , were taken 3 years ago, and he'd already been at it for at least a year by then.

He had the engine built with all of the goodies in place, then pulled it all down again to JUST a stroked LS1, and then when it was registered , the whole thing went into the Brock Shop for all of the go fast bits to be re-instated.

All done now, and he loves it.
Good luck to him.

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Spook.....

You're right....us locals could easily do without all of the disruption that Indy brings with it....

I know it injects a pile of whip into the local economy, and as a person that makes a living on tourist dollars, I shouldn't complain...but I would love to see Mick Doohan and his mates come through with their idea of an F1 Track complex out of town at Jacob's Well.

Talking big bucks, but a world class track, with hotels etc. could be something that could be used all year round.
Maybe it will happen...who knows.

Regards,

Warren

[macloft]

A pile of WHIP into the economy.
Interestingly the Gold Coast does not even have a Kart Track anymore you have to travel all the way to Ipswish.
Bruce

[Towmaster]

If anyone is interested i posted my first video on youtube last night..... virgin no more.... at posting videos that is.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=nD1ai_COo64

Probably relevant if we are talking about INDY events etc.

I had AJ Foyt IV in the car with me. He seemed like a nice enough bloke. Was happy to chat away and help scour the hi rise apartments for 8008S ........

Apologies about the quality, haven't worked out how to put the full quality version on just yet. Might have to talk to Phil Mizzi.

OH yeah, someone wanna ask big Tom (Smoky) from Mackay about friday's lap around the track.... he he (luv ya work Tom!)


Towmaster.

[PCC]

You should have heard the roar for Craig Lowndes on Saturday - absolutely amazing - all around the circuit

All I had to do as I approached the next stand was to let my air horns off and every one was on their feet cheering - a moment to treasure.

It proved one point, the majority of the crowd is there for the V8's.

This has to be one of the most popular guys in Australian Sport (and a gentleman too).

Oh scoop................................

He has a Boss engine and gearbox and knows of a Company at Yatala who can fit it into a Cobra

I said that a Cobra woudl be no good to him as too many people would recognise him (not sure he had thought about that).

Looks like he may be buying a Cobra.

Warren, as he's a QLD'er you might see him at future brekkies (more than me maybe