HS30-H
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A few days ago I got back from a business trip to Japan. Whilst there I attended the 2005 NISMO FESTIVAL at the recently refurbished Fuji International Speedway, which took place on Sunday 4th December. I was lucky enough to be invited to be a member of the pit crew of 'NP35' - headed by my friend Matsui san, and we were looking after two customer cars. One was the Fairlady 240ZR replica of Mr Terashima, and the other was the KPGC10 Skyline GT-R of our friend Dr Shimizu - which was making its first ever runs after being completely rebuilt by Matsui san. This car had not turned a wheel under its own power in over 20 years..... Set-up and practice on Saturday afternoon enjoyed glorious late Autumn weather, but Saturday night was very windy and some exhibitor tents and shelters were blown away. Sunday dawned clear and crisp, but by lunchtime the clouds gathered and it started to snow! Being part of the 'show', we stayed until the bitter end ( and I'm very glad we did ). After packing the cars, spares and equipment back into the transporters we had quite an eventful drive home to say the least. Being part of the pit crew, I couldn't get out and about as much as I would have liked - but I did take quite a few pics from the pits which might be of interest. If Mike or Victor can create a section for them in the Gallery ( 2005 Events? ) then I will start some uploading. Cheers, Alan T.
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Classy? Aw shucks . If you took the time to read back through the thread that you created, you might notice that you started it before I had received my pre-ordered copy. For me to start a parallel thread would seem to be fairly pointless considering you made such a good job on this one....... And ME "scared" to put out my own opinion on something? Ha ha ha ha! That'll be the day. I think this is a great thread ( you have created a beautiful monster ) so I don't know why you want it closed. I think we are all learning something here. We might even come to a collective agreement on some points ( shock, horror..... ). :classic: :classic: :classic:
