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04-01-2010, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbz
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Are we all over it now?
For me it was fun in years gone by but its organises turned it into something about how much money they could make rather than about the show........ Yeah Yeah its a business but if you put on a Good Show then the money will come..................... Kustom Car Nats at Phillip Island is where its at for me now - its more about the show there   : Not who has the biggest wallet  :
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04-01-2010, 05:46 PM
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playing in my big shed
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: miriam vale , qld
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yes. i was just thinking last night that i have heard nothing at all about the summernats this year.
were they on weekend just gone ??
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04-01-2010, 05:54 PM
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The Vengeful One
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tazzy
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I also hadn't given it any thought this year, its like its just stopped
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04-01-2010, 06:21 PM
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Browsing here and there..
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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I honestly don't know when it's on or if it's passed, have heard nothing about it.
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04-01-2010, 07:01 PM
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IT JUST GET'S BETTER
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Rum City
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The summernats were awesome until they had the Sound Offs since then it started to go down hills to I guess its now gone off the hill
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04-01-2010, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: sydney
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it will turn in to a civic or wrx show
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04-01-2010, 07:07 PM
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BURN RUBBER NOT OIL
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rylstone, NSW
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Its on this thursday..im going to be heading down. I think this year it is being run by some new people.
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04-01-2010, 07:32 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2009
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sound offs dont do it for me either
neither does horsepower hereos wombats , who would spend that kinda money on a motor thats good for wat ?? dont get me wrong id forgo a couple horses for a motor that would last more than a day the gold commodore years ago won the title for most power,coupla passes then bang all that horsepower good for wat ???expensive trophy the nats do generate alot of money for the local economy, but not everyone can afford 100-200k show ponies |
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04-01-2010, 07:50 PM
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buickman
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: eastern suburbs Melb Vic
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There have been rumours of it going to Eastern Creek in the future but I reckon Canberra is still the in best position to have the event. Last year it was very subdued on the Sunday maybe because of the New Year weekend. But still a great car festival even though there might be a very small minority of banana brains that what to ruin it |
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05-01-2010, 07:02 AM
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
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It's still on, I'm not going.
I stopped when people didn't GAF about the cars and it was more about boobs and burnouts. (I'm not knocking back either, but there is a time and place). Chic Henry was (apparently) loosing to much money every year and as he is trying to bring the event into the red, it is more corporate and less fun.
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05-01-2010, 08:59 AM
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Dirt Squirter
Join Date: Feb 2007
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I heard there is no dyno comp this year,dyno dynamics have gone bust.
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05-01-2010, 09:11 AM
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Now in the quad cam zone
Join Date: May 2008
Location: SE QLD Brisbane
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I used to go every year.... i used to love it... ive missed the last couple of years tho and in a way i dont really think im 'missing out' so to speak. Reading in the street machine magazine, the daily calender and layout looks exactly the same as years gone by too.... nothing looks like its changed one bit there from when chic owned it.... no change = boring.
I did have plans to go this year, mainly to see what the new owners would bring to the show and hopefully give it the kick start it needs. IMO get rid of cash cow chic and make it a booze free event.... be interesting to find out whats said next week... i do hope its good comments.
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05-01-2010, 09:21 AM
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Dirt Squirter
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Im heading down on Saturday.IMO there is nothing better than sitting back at the nats,enjoying a few beers and just watching the real cars driving around,sights, sounds etc etc.
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05-01-2010, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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yep im going down on saturday to should be abit of fun hopefully its always good to see wat people with alot of cash can do to a car as well
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05-01-2010, 09:56 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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People these days prefer the POWERCRUISE style of events, at their local racetracks,the owners would rather have fun driving their cars, as well as having fun fanging them against other tough cars,instead of looking at them, or watch them puttering around NATEX, or just doing burnouts. Ditto for the spectators! A lot closer to home too for everyone.
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05-01-2010, 11:41 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Ipswich QLD
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Going for Friday, should be good. Haven't been to one for years. Interesting idea the zero alcohol... Might improve the show, but might also stop the guys coming to show off thier rides
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05-01-2010, 11:52 AM
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XY Driv3r
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Have always been a fan of the Nats... And this year is no exception; only difference is i'm going to be an entrant this year... !!! Can't wait.. 2 sleeps to go!!
Can't have an alcohol free summernats when their major sponsers are both Alcoholic brands... !
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05-01-2010, 01:20 PM
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Dirt Squirter
Join Date: Feb 2007
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What are you entering TZENU ? HO?
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05-01-2010, 01:29 PM
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I'm on a Boat!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Vic.
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I also have always been a fan of Summernats.
Its not to expensive with a season pass and a tent down the street. And the buzz of everyone cruizing around the circut with massively fast cars going massively slow is just brilliant, you can get right up close to everything you want to see, and talk to anyone about cars till your mouth falls off!! Saying that, my friends have all lost interest with it..... Shame
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06-01-2010, 02:07 PM
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krunch krunch hsv 4 lunch
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: hangin with Chopper at Bojangles
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Put 1 of my cars thru scrutineering last night - already a lot of people here for the event. Looks like it'll be bigger and better than last years, the new guys running the show have some interesting ideas particularly with the concerts every night - people at work who wouldn't normally go are all talking about heading in for the night concerts every evening, that seems to be the feeling from everyone else I've talked to so looks like more non-car punters will go thru the gates. So far, haven't seen anything that has blown me away yet but early days. I have full access to the photo studios this year so will get to see the best of the best from today on.
A couple of peevs, scrutineering route sux, when will these people learn that sending cars across half a km of dusty dirt roads (if u could call them that) just isn't on - especially when a perfectly good sealed track is actually closer by. The dyno event is all but dead, seems to be a very unprofessional event considering past history. I guess we'll see what happens...... |
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06-01-2010, 02:53 PM
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Location: Outer-Inner-Northern Melbourne
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06-01-2010, 03:10 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2008
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never gone, never will go would prefer to not endure drunken swamp pigs telling my wife to "show us ya tits" and I wouldn't go without my wife, she is petrolhead too - so thats the end of that...
and to be honest I tire of cars that people spend big dollars on to make them look er, "awesome" when they are bog stock standard power etc.. to me its a big yawn, but the younger ones seem to love cars that have done that : get a crap heap commo and strap in a playstation and watch them all come running/drooling
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Weird - No talk about Summernats?
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