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CanberraCooperS · Jan 5th, 2005, 11:00 PM

Well i have seen 2 New Mini's with Entrants stickers on them this morning and I will be going to look at the summernats on Saturday so i thought i would put a thread up for the canberra locals to post pics of old and new mini's and other rare machines from the Nats.

Saw a BB MCS with 20's on it this morning

very loud stereo...

anyway pics to follow soon

Todd! · Jan 5th, 2005, 11:04 PM

Haha Giles!

I would love to go up, but money does not pemit (see other new thread)

I hear a rumour there are a few other Mini's coming down from Sydney to be on the shenanigans also... (with a run through Brown Mountain planned)

I really wanted to go this year, as a mate of mine is trying to win the forced induction class in the HP heroes - well worth a look!

Next year I will make the journey...

Todd

-blacky- · Jan 6th, 2005, 12:06 AM

A few friends of Stu & mine are going down this year to the Nats'. One of them got in the top 60 last year, hopefully again this year.

Would be nice to go, but last year some idiots were throwing bottles (even though there not allowed) at cars.

minigolf · Jan 6th, 2005, 03:34 AM

Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine.

Cheers Liam

CanberraCooperS · Jan 6th, 2005, 04:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine.

Cheers Liam

See whats happening man... ill sms you anyway

AndrewH · Jan 6th, 2005, 05:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine.

Cheers Liam

Ahh Summernats......

From the back balcony of my place, I get to enjoy the smell of burning rubber and high octane fuel, the glorious sounds engines having the bejesus revved out of them and, if I'm really lucky, tyres exploding or engines blowing up!

We got a letter in the mail last week from some do-gooder group that included all of the numbers (and after hours contact details) to the EPA and other ACT government bodies with encouragement to contact them if there was any unnecessary noise from the event

. Man, some people need to get a life. They get all upset about something that goes for only 3 days every year!

I'll see how I go re meeting tomorrow evening (you'll be getting sick of the sight of me soon

)

robbo mcs · Jan 6th, 2005, 09:26 AM

Hi,

I drove down from Sydney to Wakefield Park early this morning, leaving aorund 6am. On the freeway I was a bit perplexed by all the "fully sik" cars I kept seeing driving on the road or on the back of flat beds

Just before Goulburn there were a bunch of coppers on the freeway pulling modded cars over for random checks. I got pulled over too

It then dawned on me, summer nats

The coppers looked at my car with track tyres in the back, and asked where I was going. I told them I was going to Wakefield and they waved me on

It looked like some other cars were getting a few defect notices and/or speeding tickets

Cheers

Robbo

CanberraCooperS · Jan 6th, 2005, 08:59 PM

Hey Robbo they where doing the same thing right before the border with the NSW RTA and then across the border by about 3k was the ACT inspection teams... kinda a bit of over kill... but yes alot of cars running around with Defects on them at the moment.

Todd! · Jan 7th, 2005, 01:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

Ahh Summernats......

From the back balcony of my place, I get to enjoy the smell of burning rubber and high octane fuel, the glorious sounds engines having the bejesus revved out of them and, if I'm really lucky, tyres exploding or engines blowing up!

We got a letter in the mail last week from some do-gooder group that included all of the numbers (and after hours contact details) to the EPA and other ACT government bodies with encouragement to contact them if there was any unnecessary noise from the event

. Man, some people need to get a life. They get all upset about something that goes for only 3 days every year!

I'll see how I go re meeting tomorrow evening (you'll be getting sick of the sight of me soon

)

Hahaha the saddest thing is that the summenats is also into its what 17th year... it is alos probably the single biggest een in the town besides the election - which happens far less frequent.. plus all the coppers get a bucket load of fines each.

Its hardly an event that the government can afford to stand in the way of... I think Summernnats put Canberra on the map - if it wasnt for them... what the place be?

A town with grown men and women in suits who go to a building under a big flag and yell at each other like a 10 year old does?

Summernats gives the hoons an outlet for some pent up anger and there are some mega dollar cars there too...

#end of rant

AndrewH · Jan 7th, 2005, 04:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Hahaha the saddest thing is that the summenats is also into its what 17th year... it is alos probably the single biggest een in the town besides the election - which happens far less frequent.. plus all the coppers get a bucket load of fines each.

Its hardly an event that the government can afford to stand in the way of... I think Summernnats put Canberra on the map - if it wasnt for them... what the place be?

A town with grown men and women in suits who go to a building under a big flag and yell at each other like a 10 year old does?

Summernats gives the hoons an outlet for some pent up anger and there are some mega dollar cars there too...

#end of rant

Your forgetting Floraide which, if my memory serves me correctly, is a bigger earner for Canberra than Summernats.

Canberra, famous for flowers, V8's and politicians...... along with having the highest standard of educational achievement, highest average income and lowest crime rate of all capital cities in Australia

Despite what a lot of people think, it really is a great city to live in. It has big city amenity (all those years being controlled by the Commonwealth - why do you think so many Canberran's were against self government - cause it meant that we had to start paying for things ourselves) with a small city feel (easy to get around and out of - short drive and your out of the city and back to nature. Sometimes I really pity people who live in cities like Sydney and Melbourne - great places to visit but wouldn't want to live there.

End of response rant

Todd! · Jan 7th, 2005, 05:52 AM

Hahaha - I was just giving you a stirr up - Im sure there is some great things in Canberra besides Summernats!

I have been to Canberra a few times (for Summernats actually) it is a beautiful spot.

I would love to come up to explore with you guys soon.

That is an interesting fact about Floraide... I have never heard of it... Is it a flower expo?

Harry Morant · Jan 7th, 2005, 06:04 AM

I won't be able to make it Friday night but have fun.

Don't forget that the politicians don't live in Canberra they're just another load of noisy visitors we get from time to time.

CanberraCooperS · Jan 7th, 2005, 06:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Hahaha the saddest thing is that the summenats is also into its what 17th year... it is alos probably the single biggest een in the town besides the election - which happens far less frequent.. plus all the coppers get a bucket load of fines each.

Its hardly an event that the government can afford to stand in the way of... I think Summernnats put Canberra on the map - if it wasnt for them... what the place be?

A town with grown men and women in suits who go to a building under a big flag and yell at each other like a 10 year old does?

Summernats gives the hoons an outlet for some pent up anger and there are some mega dollar cars there too...

#end of rant

Oi back off on the Canberra Bashing... we get enough as it is...

eitherway its the place that runs this country so show it some respect.

minigolf · Jan 7th, 2005, 06:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Hahaha - I was just giving you a stirr up - Im sure there is some great things in Canberra besides Summernats!

I have been to Canberra a few times (for Summernats actually) it is a beautiful spot.

I would love to come up to explore with you guys soon.

That is an interesting fact about Floraide... I have never heard of it... Is it a flower expo?

http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/

Hey, Andrew, don't forget Canberra's sex industry!

AndrewH · Jan 7th, 2005, 06:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS

Hahaha - I was just giving you a stirr up - Im sure there is some great things in Canberra besides Summernats!

I have been to Canberra a few times (for Summernats actually) it is a beautiful spot.

I would love to come up to explore with you guys soon.

That is an interesting fact about Floraide... I have never heard of it... Is it a flower expo?

I know, was just stirring back

(We’re expert in Canberra at knowing when people from interstate are “just stirring”

)

Yes and Floriade is a flower show held in spring (funny that). Goes for about 3 weeks I think. If your into flowers, it's supposedly pretty good.

Yeah, I'm going to have to pike tonight too - mum's making a roast and well, there are certain things in life that you just can't miss.

When is the best time to go? My brother (who is the type of guy you’re likely to see walking around the nats in a blue singlet and thongs) reckons probably Sunday arvo as that is when they have the burnout finals??

CanberraCooperS · Jan 7th, 2005, 07:02 AM

well ill be at the tower at 7.. catch up with the gang.

im off to the Nats tommorow... bonus for free as well. woooohoo

AndrewH · Jan 7th, 2005, 07:09 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/

Hey, Andrew, don't forget Canberra's sex industry!

I'll have to tell you a funny story some time about one of the girls I work with and her experience with the Canberra sex industry

AndrewH · Jan 7th, 2005, 07:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CanberraCooperS

show it some respect.

Yeah, like John Howard does by refusing to stay at the Lodge and instead staying at Kirribilli House in Sydney. Oh hang on, actually the less time he spends here the better.

minigolf · Jan 7th, 2005, 07:45 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine.

See you soon guys. In the off chance that you are in Canberra and are reading this now and you would like to come along, please do come along and enjoy the drive up to the summit of Black Mountain. I can't see us leaving there until some time after 8pm.

Cheers Liam

Todd! · Jan 7th, 2005, 09:07 AM

Ohhh... I forgot the capital is home of the Aussie sex industry.. perfect for those pesky pollies!

Also other things that go BANG.... fire crackers!

Jan 5th, 2005, 11:00 PM	#1
CanberraCooperS Gone Old School Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 746 Offline	Summernats 2005 Well i have seen 2 New Mini's with Entrants stickers on them this morning and I will be going to look at the summernats on Saturday so i thought i would put a thread up for the canberra locals to post pics of old and new mini's and other rare machines from the Nats. Saw a BB MCS with 20's on it this morning very loud stereo... anyway pics to follow soon

Jan 5th, 2005, 11:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Todd! Boy who made the wolf cry Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Geelong, Vic, Aus Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 10,450 Offline	Haha Giles! I would love to go up, but money does not pemit (see other new thread) I hear a rumour there are a few other Mini's coming down from Sydney to be on the shenanigans also... (with a run through Brown Mountain planned) I really wanted to go this year, as a mate of mine is trying to win the forced induction class in the HP heroes - well worth a look! Next year I will make the journey... Todd PROJECT POLARIS - Die Wiedergeburt eines kultautos

Jan 6th, 2005, 12:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
-blacky- MCSJCW Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast NSW Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 1,671 Offline	A few friends of Stu & mine are going down this year to the Nats'. One of them got in the top 60 last year, hopefully again this year. Would be nice to go, but last year some idiots were throwing bottles (even though there not allowed) at cars. - Blacky - 2003 MCS JCW Trouble Maker

Jan 6th, 2005, 03:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
minigolf Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 13,849 Offline	Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine. Cheers Liam Sabine Schmitz: Fear disturbs your concentration.

Jan 6th, 2005, 05:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine. Cheers Liam Ahh Summernats...... From the back balcony of my place, I get to enjoy the smell of burning rubber and high octane fuel, the glorious sounds engines having the bejesus revved out of them and, if I'm really lucky, tyres exploding or engines blowing up! We got a letter in the mail last week from some do-gooder group that included all of the numbers (and after hours contact details) to the EPA and other ACT government bodies with encouragement to contact them if there was any unnecessary noise from the event . Man, some people need to get a life. They get all upset about something that goes for only 3 days every year! I'll see how I go re meeting tomorrow evening (you'll be getting sick of the sight of me soon ) Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

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Jan 6th, 2005, 04:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
CanberraCooperS Gone Old School Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 746 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine. Cheers Liam See whats happening man... ill sms you anyway

Jan 6th, 2005, 09:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
robbo mcs Track Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 2,620 Offline	Hi, I drove down from Sydney to Wakefield Park early this morning, leaving aorund 6am. On the freeway I was a bit perplexed by all the "fully sik" cars I kept seeing driving on the road or on the back of flat beds Just before Goulburn there were a bunch of coppers on the freeway pulling modded cars over for random checks. I got pulled over too It then dawned on me, summer nats The coppers looked at my car with track tyres in the back, and asked where I was going. I told them I was going to Wakefield and they waved me on It looked like some other cars were getting a few defect notices and/or speeding tickets Cheers Robbo Mods: GO MADDIE and SPARKY!

Jan 6th, 2005, 08:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
CanberraCooperS Gone Old School Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 746 Offline	Hey Robbo they where doing the same thing right before the border with the NSW RTA and then across the border by about 3k was the ACT inspection teams... kinda a bit of over kill... but yes alot of cars running around with Defects on them at the moment.

Jan 7th, 2005, 01:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Todd! Boy who made the wolf cry Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Geelong, Vic, Aus Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 10,450 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH Ahh Summernats...... From the back balcony of my place, I get to enjoy the smell of burning rubber and high octane fuel, the glorious sounds engines having the bejesus revved out of them and, if I'm really lucky, tyres exploding or engines blowing up! We got a letter in the mail last week from some do-gooder group that included all of the numbers (and after hours contact details) to the EPA and other ACT government bodies with encouragement to contact them if there was any unnecessary noise from the event . Man, some people need to get a life. They get all upset about something that goes for only 3 days every year! I'll see how I go re meeting tomorrow evening (you'll be getting sick of the sight of me soon ) Hahaha the saddest thing is that the summenats is also into its what 17th year... it is alos probably the single biggest een in the town besides the election - which happens far less frequent.. plus all the coppers get a bucket load of fines each. Its hardly an event that the government can afford to stand in the way of... I think Summernnats put Canberra on the map - if it wasnt for them... what the place be? A town with grown men and women in suits who go to a building under a big flag and yell at each other like a 10 year old does? Summernats gives the hoons an outlet for some pent up anger and there are some mega dollar cars there too... #end of rant PROJECT POLARIS - Die Wiedergeburt eines kultautos Last edited by Red&blackS : Jan 7th, 2005 at 02:10 AM.

Jan 7th, 2005, 04:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS Hahaha the saddest thing is that the summenats is also into its what 17th year... it is alos probably the single biggest een in the town besides the election - which happens far less frequent.. plus all the coppers get a bucket load of fines each. Its hardly an event that the government can afford to stand in the way of... I think Summernnats put Canberra on the map - if it wasnt for them... what the place be? A town with grown men and women in suits who go to a building under a big flag and yell at each other like a 10 year old does? Summernats gives the hoons an outlet for some pent up anger and there are some mega dollar cars there too... #end of rant Your forgetting Floraide which, if my memory serves me correctly, is a bigger earner for Canberra than Summernats. Canberra, famous for flowers, V8's and politicians...... along with having the highest standard of educational achievement, highest average income and lowest crime rate of all capital cities in Australia Despite what a lot of people think, it really is a great city to live in. It has big city amenity (all those years being controlled by the Commonwealth - why do you think so many Canberran's were against self government - cause it meant that we had to start paying for things ourselves) with a small city feel (easy to get around and out of - short drive and your out of the city and back to nature. Sometimes I really pity people who live in cities like Sydney and Melbourne - great places to visit but wouldn't want to live there. End of response rant Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Jan 7th, 2005, 05:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
Todd! Boy who made the wolf cry Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Geelong, Vic, Aus Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 10,450 Offline	Hahaha - I was just giving you a stirr up - Im sure there is some great things in Canberra besides Summernats! I have been to Canberra a few times (for Summernats actually) it is a beautiful spot. I would love to come up to explore with you guys soon. That is an interesting fact about Floraide... I have never heard of it... Is it a flower expo? PROJECT POLARIS - Die Wiedergeburt eines kultautos

Jan 7th, 2005, 06:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 830 Offline	I won't be able to make it Friday night but have fun. Don't forget that the politicians don't live in Canberra they're just another load of noisy visitors we get from time to time.

Jan 7th, 2005, 06:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
CanberraCooperS Gone Old School Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 746 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS Hahaha the saddest thing is that the summenats is also into its what 17th year... it is alos probably the single biggest een in the town besides the election - which happens far less frequent.. plus all the coppers get a bucket load of fines each. Its hardly an event that the government can afford to stand in the way of... I think Summernnats put Canberra on the map - if it wasnt for them... what the place be? A town with grown men and women in suits who go to a building under a big flag and yell at each other like a 10 year old does? Summernats gives the hoons an outlet for some pent up anger and there are some mega dollar cars there too... #end of rant Oi back off on the Canberra Bashing... we get enough as it is... eitherway its the place that runs this country so show it some respect.

Jan 7th, 2005, 06:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
minigolf Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 13,849 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS Hahaha - I was just giving you a stirr up - Im sure there is some great things in Canberra besides Summernats! I have been to Canberra a few times (for Summernats actually) it is a beautiful spot. I would love to come up to explore with you guys soon. That is an interesting fact about Floraide... I have never heard of it... Is it a flower expo? http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/ Hey, Andrew, don't forget Canberra's sex industry! Sabine Schmitz: Fear disturbs your concentration.

Jan 7th, 2005, 06:59 AM	#15 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Red&blackS Hahaha - I was just giving you a stirr up - Im sure there is some great things in Canberra besides Summernats! I have been to Canberra a few times (for Summernats actually) it is a beautiful spot. I would love to come up to explore with you guys soon. That is an interesting fact about Floraide... I have never heard of it... Is it a flower expo? I know, was just stirring back (We’re expert in Canberra at knowing when people from interstate are “just stirring” ) Yes and Floriade is a flower show held in spring (funny that). Goes for about 3 weeks I think. If your into flowers, it's supposedly pretty good. Yeah, I'm going to have to pike tonight too - mum's making a roast and well, there are certain things in life that you just can't miss. When is the best time to go? My brother (who is the type of guy you’re likely to see walking around the nats in a blue singlet and thongs) reckons probably Sunday arvo as that is when they have the burnout finals?? Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Jan 7th, 2005, 07:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
CanberraCooperS Gone Old School Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 746 Offline	well ill be at the tower at 7.. catch up with the gang. im off to the Nats tommorow... bonus for free as well. woooohoo

Jan 7th, 2005, 07:09 AM	#17 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf http://www.floriadeaustralia.com/ Hey, Andrew, don't forget Canberra's sex industry! I'll have to tell you a funny story some time about one of the girls I work with and her experience with the Canberra sex industry Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Jan 7th, 2005, 07:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
AndrewH Were there Oompa loompas? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canberra Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 4,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CanberraCooperS show it some respect. Yeah, like John Howard does by refusing to stay at the Lodge and instead staying at Kirribilli House in Sydney. Oh hang on, actually the less time he spends here the better. Jan 06 MCS Checkmate

Jan 7th, 2005, 07:45 AM	#19 (permalink)
minigolf Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 07:29 AM Posts: 13,849 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf Any MINI2ers who will be in Canberra tomorrow evening are welcome to join a few of us on top of Black Mountain. We're meeting there at 7pm with no real plans after that at this stage. We'll just go with the flow I imagine. See you soon guys. In the off chance that you are in Canberra and are reading this now and you would like to come along, please do come along and enjoy the drive up to the summit of Black Mountain. I can't see us leaving there until some time after 8pm. Cheers Liam Sabine Schmitz: Fear disturbs your concentration.

Jan 7th, 2005, 09:07 AM	#20 (permalink)
Todd! Boy who made the wolf cry Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Geelong, Vic, Aus Local Time: 06:29 AM Posts: 10,450 Offline	Ohhh... I forgot the capital is home of the Aussie sex industry.. perfect for those pesky pollies! Also other things that go BANG.... fire crackers! PROJECT POLARIS - Die Wiedergeburt eines kultautos

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