Cannon Ball Run

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Post by Donovan » Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:52 pm

The LSI is ready to roll
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Post by harlansmart » Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:38 pm

Thanks to 2LOW2C who has done absolutely tonnes of epically awesome work to Darth Vader Miata I can say ditto! Donovan we're 'ready to roll' as well:)

Thanks heaps Paul, legend man.

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Post by harlansmart » Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:34 pm

Who's got Chris' number (v. low white w/hard top & girlie hot pink rims) - want to know where he is?

Text me: 021 808 999

Presently in Whitianga... very hot but Subway is air conditioned bloody excellent.
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Post by harlansmart » Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:32 pm

Primo - can't find Donovan or Chris but hopefully they're all safe & happy.... parked in TWA in front of Formosa Country Club now:)

Vader was sweet, just the windscreen washer bottle melted... so I had a buggy screen.
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Post by harlansmart » Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:36 pm

Trying to post pix but I always have supreme difficulty on this forum argh
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Post by Angreal » Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:37 pm

harlansmart wrote:Trying to post pix but I always have supreme difficulty on this forum argh
I find the best way (because I dont' know how to resize stuff..) is to put them up on imageshack and link them

Guess it was a good day then? :D

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Post by harlansmart » Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:53 pm

On my phone loading pix to net 1st's a PITA... should be able to use the facility... are others ok loading straight from their phones?
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Post by harlansmart » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:15 pm

Ok, loaded a couple onto fb.... lets try this a couple of shots of the Donovan's then the day ended at Formosa Country Club.... were 5 miata's I wonder how many Frasers there were.. I love that Ariel Atom, it is wicked, simply.


Trouble

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Harlan's favorite watch & Ariel Atom

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x 2

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The new Toyota.

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Magnum!!!

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Post by Donovan » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:12 am

harlansmart wrote:Primo - can't find Donovan or Chris but hopefully they're all safe & happy.... parked in TWA in front of Formosa Country Club now:)

Vader was sweet, just the windscreen washer bottle melted... so I had a buggy screen.
Where did you get too, the last time I saw you was at that Miranda shop, and then you vanished, did you get lost??

As for Chris the big snob, never saw him at all, saw his car parked at Ardmore, and that was it.

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Post by chris » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:24 am

Sorry boys! Had to get back to Auckland by 430! Was the third car down to Whitianga :)

Have to say, I'm pretty keen to do that run again some day!
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Post by harlansmart » Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:46 pm

Hey mate,

I tried to park near you in the car-park at the finish, but wasn't able to then I got told to go park with the other cars that were like Miata's so got ushered to the VIP courtyard area out front w/the Lambo's & Ferrari (as per pix) - then I tried to get the Miata guys all at a table for the dinner but could only find the Lexus Supercharged NOS guy but he was already seated at a table I think w/his missus maybe?

I did stand and walk around and look for the HSV V8 Pilot in the dinner but couldn't see you, probably blind... amazing I got around the route really.

Anyway 'all good', event was superb fun again - we didn't see any loose driving, everyone who was in the event was really courteous, the crap & selfish road users didn't have numbers (or brains) - I think personally they could choose better roads however, and a more communal lunch works better - but the event (event route) must be massively difficult to organise and again I give Kudos to the boys at Auckland Motorsport.




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harlansmart wrote:Primo - can't find Donovan or Chris but hopefully they're all safe & happy.... parked in TWA in front of Formosa Country Club now:)

Vader was sweet, just the windscreen washer bottle melted... so I had a buggy screen.
Where did you get too, the last time I saw you was at that Miranda shop, and then you vanished, did you get lost??

As for Chris the big snob, never saw him at all, saw his car parked at Ardmore, and that was it.
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Post by MrGrey » Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:12 pm

thank you for sharing the pics, the CBR looks like it was a lot of fun!

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Post by Donovan » Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:55 pm

I didn't mind the roads, the only thing was getting stuck behind traffic every so often on the coromandal route, surprising that when they have a little Mazda fly up behind them from no where.

Yeah, lunch could have been a bit better, everyone sort of just went their own seperate ways, to either find food, or carry on, and no one seemed to be sorting anything out at the lunch point. They should have someone at least giving everyone a start time to take off from the lunch.

Maybe do something like they do in the Europe and US events (mind you, those are held over 5 or 6 days) and do a staggered start with 1min intervals, info packs have enough info to get to the lunch point, and then another staggered start with the rest of the info, but either way, huge thing to organise, and I am sure they will keep on getting better with each event.

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Post by chris » Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:14 pm

Donovan wrote:I didn't mind the roads, the only thing was getting stuck behind traffic every so often on the coromandal route, surprising that when they have a little Mazda fly up behind them from no where.

Yeah, lunch could have been a bit better, everyone sort of just went their own seperate ways, to either find food, or carry on, and no one seemed to be sorting anything out at the lunch point. They should have someone at least giving everyone a start time to take off from the lunch.

Maybe do something like they do in the Europe and US events (mind you, those are held over 5 or 6 days) and do a staggered start with 1min intervals, info packs have enough info to get to the lunch point, and then another staggered start with the rest of the info, but either way, huge thing to organise, and I am sure they will keep on getting better with each event.
We were third to get to Whitianga, It was great, cars were pulling over and letting us past :)

The event was very well organized, and thankfully, there were no loose units out there driving.
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Post by chris » Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:08 pm

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Post by harlansmart » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:40 pm

Today Only - 2014 Cannonball Run Tickets 1/2 Price

Tickets for sale here:

http://www.treatme.co.nz/Deal/Auckland/ ... rt-jan14ad

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Post by chris » Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:45 pm

Legend ^

Entering dad for it this year.

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Post by harlansmart » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:12 pm

Chris are you doing it w/your old man in the porch?

Hopefully this year, since even the tickets themselves can be had for peanuts, more from our forum will do what is a really fun event!

That one that went up by Kaikohe a few years ago was just awesome - hoping for a route similar to that!

Who has entered so far anyways, lets get a decent turn-out happening!

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Post by Donovan » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:24 pm

I have again already, but taking the X3 as four of us won't fit in the MX5, but just trying to figure out how to get it down to Puke for the afternoon track session.

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Post by harlansmart » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:44 pm

Awesome Donovan,

So, you want to use the MX5 for the track bash in the evening at Puke but take the Beemer on the route during the day?

The after party might be quite decent, at the race track eh... did you get dinner tickets, we should try get a decent group together.

Best even that we've been attending, wicked fun!

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Post by Donovan » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:48 pm

Yeah, use the BMW for doing the event and things that we are supposed to collect on the way, and then use the MX5 on the track, might be a bit quicker than a Diesel SUV, maybe.

Yup, got dinner tickets

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Post by harlansmart » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:50 pm

Ahh gotcha, yip 'all good' - Angreal have you got a ticket yet mate, did you get dinner tickets as well?

Who else is entered?

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Post by chris » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:36 pm

Buying tix now - yup in the porsche. Fingers crossed I get to drive a bit. Still haven't driven manual in months -_-
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Post by Skilfil » Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:14 pm

Hmm anyone going that wants a passenger? I've got a DSLR camera I can bring too :D I'd drive but any good car mates I have are currently overseas (bastards)

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Post by Snapfrozen » Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:57 pm

My first track day of 2014 is on the same day :( Looks like I'm out

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