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    Flying into San Jose

    How did you go George? Did this all come together?
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    The Bonneville Run

    And with a bit more news.... Have been searching airfares quite a bit lately, and it's come down to (at the moment)... 1. fly from here to LAX for au$1188 return, flying out on the 4th of August and back around the 10th of September, then a connecting flight to SJC 2. fly from here to SFO for...
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    Speedo driven gear installation

    I was hoping that by saying 'the plastic drive gear', he'd know what I meant... probably not though... might ring again in a few days and hope to get a different person... :)
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    Speedo driven gear installation

    How much did yours cost? I just got quoted $700 for a speedo drive gear for an R154... Thought it was a little over the top, but haven't looked into it any more since then...
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    The Bonneville Run

    It's starting to get closer to when I need to get serious about this stuff... Apparently in the next couple of days, some of the casinos in West Wendover will start taking bookings for SpeedWeek... (One has booked out already)
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    Aloha from the new girl...(slight NWS)

    Come over in August.... http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113925 :) I'm hoping to book hotel rooms in a little town near Bonneville in the next couple of days...
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    Aloha from the new girl...(slight NWS)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jleighb/2535772790/ :)
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    Aloha from the new girl...(slight NWS)

    International House of Pancakes.... but they do heaps of other stuff... and pancakes... going back to the US in August for a month or so, and this time will try to actually have pancakes there... :)
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    Aloha from the new girl...(slight NWS)

    double sided tape works well for that....
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    Aloha from the new girl...(slight NWS)

    Whoah.... stop paying attention for a few days and the place goes nuts.... well, actually, not that much more nuts than usual... :) anyway... Chari... jumping magna vid... youtube.. now... please... :p and as for pancakes... IHOP... :) (actually, we made it to IHOP and didn't even end...
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    In car footage from the drags on the weekend...

    So... Last weekend I ordered an in car camera mount, and on Saturday I got a chance to put it in a couple of cars and give it a bit of a test... Here's the results... First up, I put it on the passenger glass of Mrs Canada's (Bel Hay) 383 powered VN Commodore Super Streeter for an 11.3 second...
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    Aloha from the new girl...(slight NWS)

    Greetings Chari, always good to see more 'locals' on here... even if you are on the other side of the country... :)
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    Happy Australia Day :)

    At least put the Hottest 100 on at work... :) (http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/ has a link to the web broadcast for those playing overseas or without a radio nearby)
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    Honda people wonder were they get their bad name lol.

    My favourite quote so far: Sorry Honda guys. I was just driving normally, I didn't realise you thought I was racing.
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    Nexus One - Cell Phone, Reviews? Anyone

    I've got the HTC Magic... It's a similar layout to the Nexus One, but obviously about 6 months older hardware, and they haven't released Eclair for it yet... I was keen on the Nexus, but it's not available here yet.. and by the time it is, it'll have been replaced by something better... Maybe...
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    Happy Australia Day :)

    Hope everyone has a good day and night... And somehow manages to make it to work tomorrow... :) Whats everyone else got planned for the day? For once, I don't actually have anything planned... Will be bbq'ing something for lunch, have kinda put an invite out for a few mates to come over...
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    The Bonneville Run

    sounds good Dub.. the more the merrier... :) we're also considering hanging around a few more days and flying to Indy for the US (drag racing) Nationals... in part, it hinges on whether I can score accreditation for the meet, which apparently I may have a shot at if I play my cards right...
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    This should be stickied

    http://www.supramania.com/forums/search.php?searchid=2482228 :)
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    NorCal Supras!

    awww man.... you guys getting more rain? i hope my car comes out ok.... it's spent 40 years in nevada, this is it's first california winter... :) (there's a few spots on the body where the paint is a bit thin, thats the only reason i'm concerned) meanwhile, over here, i can't remember the last...
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    The Bonneville Run

    An update on this... the NHRA's US Nationals are on in Indy from the 1st to 6th of September, and we're considering flying from San Jose to Indy to LAX on our way home... but that would mean taking a fair bit of time away from doing other stuff.. and as much as I'd love to get to a NHRA meet...