Winternationals 07 Pics and Reflections - not 56k friendly

[Racecraft]

A few more pics

Look at that for a perfect Queensland day


The ED ran a few sub 12.5's , the ute was still in the money in Super Street when I left. It was the car AFF'er Bundy was helping out with


This orange Monaro won "Best Engineered" Not a bad feat when you consider 650 odd entries are all engineered and race fabricated to perfection. It runs an all steel body on a chrome moly space frame.



Trying to be arty farty :(




A bigger version one here:-
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/812...613copynt6.jpg

[Racecraft]

I am surprised no-one else took some pics or has a comment.. I loved the 3 days so much I am dying to talk about it :P

I have a few pics of Flubs car that I'll post shortly

[Racecraft]

Another few AFF'ers

[Casper]

awesome pics, keep them coming Tibbo.. Looks like a perfect weekend of racing.

[Racecraft]

[Tatt 2]

Hey Tibbo, excellent job with the pics!!
Slapped the sunscreen on all day Sat, but then I got windburnt too. All worth it though. Made up 100 fold for the washouts.
Some big dissapointments as always but I was stoked that Zappia won Doorslammers.
and yep the blue XD ute won

[DBL15]

great pictures again i am still kicking myself for not going back for the sunday after having a ball on the saturday

keep them coming and the story's with the pictures please guys

[TATT2]

Great weekend, bloody cold Friday and saturday, Sunday perfect...bring on 08

[TATT2]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

Great pics Racecraft, this one would have to be the best seeing how i made a apperance in it...

[ratter]

Thanks for the pics

[Racecraft]

I have some more pics if you want me to chock the thread up?
(not all Fords mind you :P)

[ratter]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

I have some more pics if you want me to chock the thread up?
(not all Fords mind you :P)

as Nike said "just do it"

[Racecraft]

THis little red rocket ran 128mph






A few of the bigger dollar machines resting waiting to be unleashed

[Racecraft]

Nice cars everywhere

[Racecraft]

A loved this car, the colour and smoothness of the panels was perfect






"I've got short shorts"




Big dollar sponsor = big burnout

[atec77]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

I am surprised no-one else took some pics or has a comment.. I loved the 3 days so much I am dying to talk about it :P

I have a few pics of Flubs car that I'll post shortly

Did Tribe of Judah run the Harley ?
in testing the other day it made over 800 hp
sounded amazing ( it's around 179 cu v twin)
would luv a piccy

[SpoolMan]

Tibbo very good mate nice quality too..... some of those pics show many empty seats was the crowd good bad or average?

[Racecraft]

I think the crowd was up on previous years.. On the stand issue, well on the hill side it was to too bloody cold to sit up in there, no windbreak.. Most of the start line seats you can see empty were Bendigo Bank Corporate Tickets that fillled up when the group 1 and 2 cars came out to play.. It is a funny thing because 90% of the seating was pre-paid, reserved or too far from the action

I stood in the same 3 spots each day, timing the move was paramount (usually during an oil down or the junior dragsters :P) I took a backpack/chair thingo so I could give the legs a spell occasionally. That is why I wanted to get there before opening each day.. A nice breakfast on the run and calling dibs on the best spots.

[TATT2]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

I think the crowd was up on previous years.. On the stand issue, well on the hill side it was to too bloody cold to sit up in there, no windbreak.. Most of the start line seats you can see empty were Bendigo Bank Corporate Tickets that fillled up when the group 1 and 2 cars came out to play.. It is a funny thing because 90% of the seating was pre-paid, reserved or too far from the action

I stood in the same 3 spots each day, timing the move was paramount (usually during an oil down or the junior dragsters :P) I took a backpack/chair thingo so I could give the legs a spell occasionally. That is why I wanted to get there before opening each day.. A nice breakfast on the run and calling dibs on the best spots.

Bendigo Bank Corporate stand cant beat it, good food and cash bar....... :

[blackers10]

I went for the sunday!
was a GREAT Day!!

my eyes got burnt out and my nose too from when they were giving the brays cars a tune up in their tent!
and my ears were ringing LOL
good fun

not TOO many delays which was good!

top pics tibbo as usual mate!

we were at half track in the stand

[ToddZC]

They are some great photos, thanks for posting them.

[Tatt 2]

Originally Posted by TATT2

Bendigo Bank Corporate stand cant beat it, good food and cash bar....... :

Luxury!
I was either in the staging lanes, at the finish line, or way down the end of the braking area. I can tell u that was icy.
But Sunday made up for it all

[Racecraft]

So for those that went, got a favourite car or moment:-

mine was that little red thing running 128 mph in the street class.
Or that nissan powered turbo Torana that launched onto its rear bumper bar, then kept going for a mid 12

As you can tell by the pics I am a mad super street and super sedan follower

[blackers10]

my fav was the au lane!!
n the top fueller self destructing

[Tatt 2]

Yep I'm just love the S/ST and SS/A. Lots of highlights, gorgeous machines.
top picks might be:
- Zappia showing Benny how it's done in Top doorslammers,
- the silver XY and white Hk Monaro's wheel stands, (actually I loved ALL the wheelstands of the meeting)
- the 2 best passes for top fuel where when it got darker on Sunday evening, Phil Read and Alan Dobson (he burst into flame at the finish line), and then Phil Lamattina and Steve Read (Steve threw his blower belt just b4 the finish line)

Best thing off the race track was the security guard crapping himself everytime the doorslammers near us fired up in their pit tents.

[TATT2]

my fav wasnt a car but the s&s buell, sounds tough and goes bloody quick,the carpenter fords always look good, must give a special mention to the castrol girls and the girls at the stuart bishop tent (cameltoes aplenty)

[debacle-racing]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

I am home early today... Camera went flat, mobile phone went flat, I forgot my chair :( and there were sooooo many people it was just too hard.. I got a days action in anyways, so I"ll have to settle in tomorrow for the long haul.

Another AFF'er

gday tibbo, great pix mate.
that was my brother, Jono, driving at the winters, i couldnt make it this year, my wife and i just had a baby.
Jono wast happy with the way he went this year, he went out 1st round, cut crappy lights and was just all over the place.
mate, do you sell these pics?, you should do, they are great.
do you have any more pics of the silver au ute of doeblins? (sp?)

cheers, justin.

[GASXR6]

excellent pix! well done.

[Racecraft]

Originally Posted by debacle-racing

do you have any more pics of the silver au ute of doeblins? (sp?)

cheers, justin.

THis be the one your after?











I know they have my gay logo on them but a few others wanted the full versions so god knows where they'd end up

[ADSXR8]

Outstanding pics there Tibbo.

Does anybody know when TV coverage will shown? Either SBS or Foxsports