1 Santa waiting for Christmas -- the Queenslanders and the Vics were still coming and the Welcoming Session was waiting for them

2 The Queenslanders disguised their cars on the way south so that nobody would know they were RX8s - but everyone made them wash the camouflage off

3 MikeyR had modified his car so much that noone recognised that it was an RX8

 

1 Wildcard's car with Hymee's first supercharger installed was a major interest for almost everyone at the Nationals

2 Looked and sounded great on the circuit too

3 On the last morning Taka ran a workshop on how to modify the centre brake light

 

All very interesting Jellybean but surely someone got some decent glamour shots of the lovely Jodie from Mazda!

Just kidding - some great candid shots there.

 

While we are on the pix topic, which photographer is producing the individualised $100 CD for purchase? I thought it was Paul Chapman, but I can't see anything on his website. I was of the understanding you could view the pics online?

 

All except one very Stealthy Titanium <sinister laugh continues off stage>>

 

Gomez

CD is from Paul Chapman. Don't know about photos being available for viewing on line tho. (given that there were about 70 of my car, that makes a lot of pics!) Contact them through their web page.

Cheers

 

or you could see Timbos post about 'official pics'. D'OH!

 

Mind if I add to yours, Jellybean?

Some social ones -- arrival Friday night. I was a bit worried, given few had met each other before, that it could be the sounds of silence, and had actually planned to bring some speakers and hook up mu iPod......

....look at dem tongues wag

 

And wag some more...

 

Thanks mate....

 

Saturday dawned sunny and clear, a major relief for me, because the consistent forecast all week had said rain tending to showers. And everyone had washed their cars, too!

Wakefield is a beautiful country location, too (now that the drought has broken)

(psst! anyone, wanna buy a used 8? Here's a yard full of them!

 

Don and MACCAA inspect the cars

As I said to MACCAA....nothing beats a good scrute

If you look carefully, you can just see Choppy replacing the secret NOS injection system into his car. Very cunning

 

Guess who?

 

Drivers' briefing. All listening hard...a bit of anxiety in faces....butterflies

....and Shelton lays down the law....

 

And, sadly, that's where my collection ends....

 

Shhh!... Your not supposed to give out the true identity of the Stig!

 

I am so handsome

 

Well, I definitely think that was your best side anyway...

 

Thanks for those pix. My car looked like a pig after going through some muddy patches on the road to Wakefield.

I tossed up if I should risk possibly scratching the paint while washing the car with a bucket and rag but in the end my emotion of driving a clean car took over and I ended up washing it. It was the dirtiest the car had ever been.

skc

 

I have to admit...I have not washed mine yet since I got home :O

 

hey muzz, me neither haha.
it will have to be a wknd job..

 

Nice photo's guys , keep them coming .

I washed my car as soon as I got home (im sure that doesn't surprise any1) . There was more layers of dirt and bugs on it than this car has evere seen in it whole lifetime .

 

Managed to fit my remaining last night but am yet to get a chance to wash it either.

Almost committed the sacrilege of taking it to a car wash on the way to work this morning but luckily it was shut.

So, the B pillars and the crests are the only clean thing on the car!!!