oops sorry forgot about the 4 door though I dont think it's as sweet to hear coming through the forrestery as a 1600 webbered of mr spencer or mr coote
>From: "Brad Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Datto Rallying - now and then >Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 17:49:18 +1000 > >What about the 240K that is currently 3rd in QRC? > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of tobias walker >Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 1:19 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Datto Rallying - now and then > > >well there were no datto's at the Queensland rally this year though >there >was a VT V8 that was putting on a show not quick with the times though >did >throw up a dust cloud at every spectator point heheheh were I was at >cutters >(tight right hander) he flicked it sideways and stopped flooring it and >spinning for what I though was 5 seconds then started moving then >flicked >the car to spray the people on the inside of the turn wilst waving to >the >crowd hehehehe thoguh It was not nearly as nice to hear as a datto with >webbers > > > >From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Datto Rallying - now and then > >Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 01:27:13 +1000 (EST) > > > >I wish I was around(well old enough to see it anyway) > >I was only 4yr old!!) > >With respect to Glenn's car, I've been told from him > >and everyone else for that matter is that he's not > >there to win BUT have fun in a RWD car with lots of > >sideways action! For a man who could easily afford a > >new Evo or whatever, he doesn't. Instead of being one > >of those guys who cant drive and spending HUGE money > >on a 4WD car and getting beaten evertime by > >Gavin(Edwards) and the like! He's out there having > >fun!I've got to give him full credit!!! He's the type > >of guy I want to by when I grow up(!!! HEHEEHe) > >Cheers NAT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nat > > > Yes I met Glenn and his partner at the car's first > > > rally - "The rally in the > > > Valley" a couple of years ago. Mega money spent, > > > (did you say $52K) but > > > what a machine! (The Black BMW road cars his > > > partner drives isn't bad > > > either). > > > As you said Nat, money is no object to this outfit. > > > He swapped alternators > > > at the halfway and his service truck had a full set > > > of running gear for > > > spares. > > > > > > I think Glenn basically just likes to have a thrash > > > in rallies as each time > > > I saw him the car was sideways, doing 180's 360's > > > everyway but smooth and > > > straight! > > > > > > That Les Collins L18 block (2.23L) working at full > > > tilt in the night forest > > > air sounded bullet proof all the time however. Well > > > worth a trip into the > > > bush and eating dust all night just to hear it! > > > > > > Reminded me of Geoff Portman's legendary 1600 > > > "grunter engined" IFK250, > > > when he finished 27 seconds ahead of Colin Bond's > > > factory RS2000 Escort to > > > win the Alpine Rally in November 1978. This was > > > the closest finish ever in > > > an Australian Rally to that time. Remember those > > > Alpine's were three day > > > ,1500Km enduros, not one of todays 1hour 55 minute, > > > 175 Km sprints. > > > > > > During the Australian Rally Championship in 1978, > > > this 1600 won the > > > Lutwytche Rally in Queensland early in the year, > > > blowing away the factory > > > stars/cars and stamping Datsun 1600's firmly in the > > > minds of young(er) rally > > > fans (me included), who could actually afford one of > > > these! > > > The 1600 came forth in the Bega Valley Rally behind > > > Greg Carr (works > > > Escort), Ross Dunkerton (works 240Z) Colin Bond > > > (works Escort). It ran > > > second to Colin Bond in the Endrust round of the ARC > > > in South Aus, beating > > > the recognised "works Datsuns" driven by Ross > > > Dunkerton and George Fury, > > > just a month before winning the legendary 1978 > > > Repco Alpine Rally event. > > > > > > The big difference for the Alpine Rally was that the > > > Portman/Runnells 1600 had been fitted an LSD and a 1:1 (option) 5 > > > speed box fitted, both for the > > > first time! Portman said after the event that he had > > > never driven with an > > > LSD before and was staggered that they used 18 tyres > > > for the event. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, 28 June 2002 2:20 AM > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > Yep, Sorry about thre mix up! > > > > I've never seen it BUT Glen Bakker told me about > > > it. > > > > Nice guy!!! I've been told he's the type of guy > > > who > > > > could afford to go 4WD but wants rear wheel > > > action!! > > > > Do you know him? > > > > Cheers nat > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Nat > > > > > His surname is not Bakker is it? That sounds > > > like > > > > > the price of his Les > > > > > Collins built car (48mm webers though not EFI) > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2002 15:23 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know a guy who has spent so far $53,000.00 > > > on > > > > > his > > > > > > 1600! its the ultimate 1600 rally car! 2.4, > > > EFI > > > > > > everything and I mean everything! Les Collins > > > is > > > > > > building it for him as a one off! > > > > > > Cheers NAT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- mark krawczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > for > > > > > > that amount of money , it wanna do 7 second > > > > > > > 1/4 mile, and be > > > > > > > completely driveable on the street. thing > > > is, > > > > > he`ll > > > > > > > be too scared to drive > > > > > > > it, i wonder if , he`ll get it insured? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark k > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "Adam Jackson" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:42 PM > > > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > omg that's just plain stupid! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > From: "Cleary Signs" > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:52 PM > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i just heard of a young guy who just > > > paid > > > > > pac > > > > > > > performance, > > > > > > > > > $79,000 for his 20B Rx3, they did the > > > lot. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > From: JUSTIN FRIEDRICHS > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:20 AM > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I reckon you can easy spend 30K on a > > > 1600 > > > > > with > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > > > that gear he has, if you do all the > > > work > > > > > > > yourself. So > > > > > > > > > > if its had 900 hours spent on it > > > (still > > > > > > > possible) then > > > > > > > > > > you could spend that much. More > > > dollars > > > > > that > > > > > > > sense > > > > > > > > > > but!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Tom Richardson > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > The > > > > > > > > > > guy doesn't know anything about the > > > car, > > > > > he > > > > > > > just > > > > > > > > > > > paid other people > > > > > > > > > > > to do every single thing on it. I > > > think > > > > > > > your first > > > > > > > > > > > comment is probably > > > > > > > > > > > pretty accurate Mark! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark krawczuk wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >either tthe guy is on drugs, how > > > can u > > > > > > > spend 75000 > > > > > > > > > > > $ on a 1600, he mustt got > > > > > > > > > > > >shafted big time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >=== message truncated === > > > >http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au > >- Find yourself a bargain! > > > > >were no datto > >_________________________________________________________________ >Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >http://www.hotmail.com > >--membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- >OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- >Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send >submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised >redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm >http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
