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Ok, next question......can anyone recommend a solicitor in Southern Sydney who specialises in traffic matters?

In December last year my wife was driving back from Canberra with our grandaughter in our then 10mth old XR8. As she approaches Marulan, she drives into a rainstorm, knocks the cruise control back from 110 to 100kmh for the wet, she only got about 500 mts when the car aquaplanes, goes off the highway and straight into, then over, a tree stump, thankfully they both escaped with just bruising. Being the first car we've ever had with cruise control, she was oblivious to the danger of using cruise in the wet and could easily have paid a much higher price for her ignorance of this. My wife has been driving for nearly 40 years and has/had a perfect record. The first person to arrive on the scene was an off duty police seargent who was critical of the partially blocked drain that was sending a flood of water across both lanes. He said that my wife was a victim of circumstance and to his credit, stuck around to tell reporting police, however, by the time reporting police got there, 2 1/2 hours later,the rain had stopped and so had the flood of water. Bowral police have decided, after 6 months mind you, that she should be charged with negligent driving and that the off duty guy's statement does'nt come into it because he did'nt actually "see" the accident.... It just does'nt seem fair to me....what do you reckon? PS: The reason it took 2 1/2 hours for 'em to get there........get this. Goulburn cops were there within about 15 mins.....but... since no one was badly injured,even though the ambo'were called for my wife, and the fact that it was 300 mtrs inside Bowral's jurisdiction, they said "Bowral can handle it, we dont need the paperwork", then just drove off without taking so much as a name!! Bowral police took over 2 hours to get there...I beat them to the scene from Sydney!!! Go figure.

*prays for more rain tomorrow*

My situation exactly...... This is why I intend to install "my" tune on Friday nights and put the stock tune back in on Sunday night for her to drive to work the next day....whats so difficult about that? Love these flash tuners....

That's the one!! Thanks for the tips guys

No, its not the one, but thanks for the link...some real funny stuff on there Ive tried a few shops in Sydney and not done any good, even rang Glenn A Baker at the Time Warp and he couldnt help either. If you have it on a cd Id love to get a copy, will cover all costs....thanks Ian, will PM you.

As the title says...I am looking for a copy of a comedy routine written and performed by Bill Cosby in the early 80s. Was basically about Carroll Shelby building a car for Cosby so he could get to work on time...... Does anyone know someone who may have a copy of this?

Gee...that's a shame... if ever anyone needed a reality check, its Paris Hilton Pity she didnt cop the whole 45 days..... Stuck in a cell with a big black woman called Bubba wearing bib and brace overalls.......

Ok, count me in......sounds like fun.

Damn...there you go putting ideas in my head

Fair enough, I'll put away my flannie shirt and ugg boots now..... Using terms like that on this forum you were bound to get a bite out of someone Glad things worked out ok for you and the insurance co. doesn't stuff you around too much.

We were under no pressure...but....the Seven told us we had to be off the air at a certain time..... CATTACH!!! Listen to yourself!!! Why has my "Big Fib" meter gone off the scale? As for V8 Slotcars....I taped it and sped through it later to catch any highlights....Im just over sitting down all, sorry...some, of the afternoon watching it!! The debacle at the finale last year. The HSV ownership joke. Drivers afraid to have a decent go for fear of turning someone round and copping a drive through. And the petty rules...things like putting a foot, an air hose or a wheelnut 50mm over the boundary line.....or failing to turn off their pitstop light!! Huge fines for not having your roller door not quite fully open during a pit walk or turning up 5 mins late for an autograph signing session. Drivers that are afraid to speak thier mind and tell it like it really is.... lest they incur the rath of "bringing the sport into disrepute" V8 SCA does a good enough job of making themselves look silly just on their own. And the one that finished me off.... a driver in Perth that copped a drive through for not using his pit lane speed limiter......he didnt exceed the 40kph limit....he just didnt use the limiter!! WTF!! that's when it just lost me. We'll still watch Bathurst and probably Sandown, but other than that, I just can't get interested anymore. Sorry about the rant guys, but Ive been following Australian motor racing for more than 35 years now and Ive never seen it so sterile and artificial, just fed up with all the politics and bureaucracy.

(quote name='exahsix' date='Apr 10 2007, 09:15 PM' post='519874'] . My wife reckons I should stop driving a bogan car and become more "sophisticated". Even the phoon doesn't qualify apparently....... An XR6 Turbo and FPV Typhoon are.."bogan cars"??? Not "sophisticated" enough??Really!!...how stuck up can you get ? What's she going to want next?? A Rolls Royce?? If she's such a social climber...let her buy the Benz and you can get your Typhoon so you can come and have fun with the rest of us "bogans".

I realize it will make the engine spin up faster, but will a light flywheel really make that much difference to the idle? Why does it sound like a tractor?

So what happens when we get to Oran Park? Do we get to do laps?

Mad if you don't.....always a top day.

I dont really want to go into Mascot and then back out again, so how about we catch up with you guys at the Fairford Rd entry onto the M5 at about 8.45....will that work? By the way....what CB channel are we using tomorrow?

I didn't get to last years run so it looks like we'll follow you then.....how longs it take to get there? Meet at the Shell on Boulevarde and the highway I guess.....what time suits?

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Eric Medlen, 33, who had emerged as one of the most popular young drivers in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, succumbed Friday afternoon to injuries suffered when his race car crashed into a guardwall during a Monday test session at Gainesville Raceway. The talented Funny Car driver never regained consciousness. After being treated at the track, he was transported by ShandsCair helicopter to Shands at the University of Florida medical center where medical staff treated him for four days for a severe closed head injury. "Eric suffered from severe traumatic brain injury with diffuse axonal injury, or DAI," said Dr. Joseph Layon, Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Medicine and the Chief of Critical Care Medicine at UF. Survival rates associated with DAI are low. "On Tuesday, UF and Shands neurosurgery team performed a cranjectomy and removed the front portion of the skull to relieve pressure and attempt to improve blood flow to the brain," Dr. Layon explained. “Despite receiving the most aggressive treatment, Eric continued to have uncontrollable intracranial pressure. His body lost the ability to manage it’s salt and water levels and he began displaying the complicating factors associated with DAI. "That is when Eric's family elected to honor Eric's wishes and remove him from the artificial life support systems. Our hearts go out to Eric's loved ones." "On behalf of the family, I want to thank the medical staff at Shands not just for giving Eric the very best care he could have received, but for the compassion it showed for Eric and all those close to him” said his father, John Medlen. "I also want to thank the thousands of people who offered their prayers and support to us during this very difficult time." As recently as Thursday night, more than 100 drivers and crew members representing every Indianapolis-based race team attended a prayer vigil organized by Kelly Bustos, team manager for Tuttle Motorsports, which fields Top Fuel dragsters for 2006 Rookie-of-the-Year J.R. Todd, one of Medlen’s closest friends in the sport. At Louisville, Ky., where BP/Castrol had set up booth space for the Mid-America Trucking Show, fans and well-wishers filled up two giant posters with get well wishes Thursday. Moreover, more than 4,500 individual messages of support were left at a special e-mail address on the first day it was activated. "Eric Medlen was the son I never had," said team owner John Force. "He was the leader of my next generation of drivers. Robert Hight, my daughter Ashley and I were with the family throughout this very difficult time. This loss is a huge blow not only to the Medlen family, but to drag racing and to John Force Racing. I just want to thank everybody for their support, from Larry Smiley with Racers for Christ to the hospital staff to the whole drag racing community. Our prayers go out to the family." Little more than three years ago, Medlen took over driving responsibilities in the Funny Car in which Tony Pedregon won the 2003 championship. He had distinguished himself as one of the brightest young stars on the circuit, winning six times in his first three seasons and never finishing outside the Top 5 in driver points. A graduate of Oakdale (Calif.) High School, where he was a high school rodeo champion in calf roping, Medlen trained under the watchful eye of two-time PRCA World Champion Jerold Camarillo and had contemplated a career in pro rodeo before his father called in 1996 to offer him a mechanic’s job at John Force Racing, Inc. After spending one season on the team on which his father was crew chief, he moved over one pit stall in 1997 to work on the car driven by 14-time NHRA champion John Force. Serving first as the supercharger technician and later as a clutch specialist, he was a member of a team the crewed Force to 50 tour victories and six championships in seven seasons. When Tony Pedregon left after the 2003 season to form his own team, Medlen was Force’s surprise pick to fill the seat, a move that re-united him with his father on the No. 2 team at JFR. He was the sport's top Funny Car rookie in 2004, winning at Brainerd, Minn. He won three races in 2005 and two in 2006 including the race contested closest to his hometown – the FRAM/Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. ####

Ever wondered why billet alloy blocks cost so much? CNC...facinating...hope this hasnt been posted before.

From John Force website. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Eric Medlen, 33, one of the bright young stars of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, was injured Monday when his Funny Car crashed during a testing accident at Gainesville Raceway. Medlen suffered undetermined injuries when the 8,000 horsepower hybrid he was driving crashed heavily into the rightside guardwall. He was transported via ShandsCair helicopter to Shands at the University of Florida medical center. The six-time NHRA tour winner, who participated in Sunday’s 38th annual ACDelco Gatornationals, was being treated in the surgical intensive care unit at Shands. He was listed in critical condition while being further evaluated by medical personnel. Medical staff will provide a condition update at midday on Tuesday according to John Force Racing sources who emphasized that, at the present time, Medlen is not permitted to have visitors, phone calls, cards or flowers. “Eric’s extended family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers,” said Kelly Antonelli, spokesperson for JFR. “At the same time, we would ask that you respect the family’s privacy at this time and allow the medical staff to do its work.” A former crewman on boss and teammate John Force’s championship-winning Funny Cars, Medlen began his own driving career in 2004, winning a race his first year. He won three more times in 2005 and two times last season in a Funny Car prepared by his father, John Medlen. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Funny Car driver Eric Medlen, injured in a testing accident Monday at Gainesville Raceway, remained in critical condition Tuesday in intensive care at Shands at the University of Florida medical center. According to Medlen’s father, John, doctors are continuing to work to reduce pressure and swelling from what has been characterized as a severe closed head injury suffered when the 33-year-old’s car crashed heavily into the guardwall. “We would ask everyone to keep Eric and his family in their prayers while at the same time respecting their need for privacy in this very difficult time,” said Kelly Antonelli, a spokesperson for John Force Racing, Inc. “Obviously, our primary concern is for Eric’s health,” Antonelli said, “but we also are aware of erroneous information that has been posted on various internet sites and, unfortunately, that has been a source of additional pain for the family. “To address that issue, we will continue to provide daily medical updates authorized by the family and the medical staff here at Shands.” #### MEDLEN HAS CRANIOTOMY; REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT SHANDS GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Injured NHRA Funny Car driver Eric Medlen survived a delicate, three-hour craniotomy procedure to relive pressure and hemorrhaging Tuesday evening but remained in critical condition Wednesday at Shands at the University of Florida medical center. Over the next two weeks, the 33-year-old will remain in a drug-induced coma designed to promote healing. “We consider ourselves fortunate that Eric is in one of the top hospitals in the world for this type of injury and is getting absolutely the best treatment possible,” said John Medlen, Eric’s father and crew chief. “We want to thank Eric’s friends, fans, sponsors and the entire NHRA drag racing community for their support in this very difficult time for our family,” he said. “We would ask that they continue to remember Eric in their prayers. He’s a fighter, but he has a long battle ahead of him.” The elder Medlen also asked, for Eric’s sake and the sake of the family, that fans refrain from speculation, especially on the internet, where erroneous information already has been a source of considerable anguish.

Who needs lights? The glow from the brake rotors alone would be enough to light the place

Taken from V8 Slotcar website..... Skaife Sports and governing body Touring Car Entrants Group Australia (TEGA) have reached agreement in principle to a financial settlement that will see the team have their licences to race reinstated upon signing of a deed of release early next week. The agreement was reached by both parties today after weeks of complex legal scrutiny to ensure that Skaife Sports is compliant with the ownership and control provisions of the Team’s Licence Agreement (TLA). "financial settlement"....and..."deed of release" Its called a.......BRIBE......can't believe they got away with it... TEGA has just lost all credibility...

Dont just run out and buy the first one you see either, with that sort of money you should be able to pick up a good one with the colour and options your looking for. The XR6 Turbo is one of Fords most popular models,and theres plenty out there. I spent 3 mths looking for just the right one with exactly what I wanted before I found it......well worth the wait Have you posted a wanted ad in the classifieds on this forum yet? Never know what might turn up....

Yeah, but I'll bet your not pissed off "why" you missed it : Flying solo?? whats Leah up to? Loretta was looking forward to seeing her.