Exotics in the Outback - 234pics!! (new vids added)

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What an awesome trip it was for me – the memories will last a lifetime.

There is too much that happened to write about, so I will just mention some of the highlights for me (if you want to know more, just ask).

1. My chance to drive the CS – mindblowing!! I thought the owner was joking but was amazed when he tossed me the keys on Sunday morning. I drove the thing for about 100km to the Olgas and back, with my top speed a paltry 170kmh (in a 110 zone though :P ). I don't have any pics of the drive, but some video which I will treasure forever. :D

I sure got some funny looks getting into and out of the car, but it was a great feeling driving such a sexy car around. The acceleration was phenominal, though I didn’t get to test the handling much as I mainly drove on straight roads.

2. Overtaking a cop car at 220kmh in the GT2…..and they couldn’t do a thing about it. :P

3. Me and one of the other passengers waiting outside our relatively cheap hotel in the morning anh having 8 exotics roll up in convoy to pick us up.

4. The insane speeds that we managed to achieve, and all with nothing to worry about. (although we did manage 289kmh in a 110 zone at one stage :oops: ) The GT2 was the ‘winner’ with a top run of 332kph, then the CS with 308kph, Murci 300kph, Gallardo at 298kph and then the rest in the 280-290kph range. :wink:

5. The mini drag races that took place near the Cannonball Run memorial – nice stretch of road to compare acceleration. We had the GT2 and Murcielago facing off, CS v F360, CS v Monaro, Monaro v Boxster…..all captured on video of course. :D

6. Driving along at about 120kmh and having 4 cows run across the road infront of us. :shock: I was in the CS at the time and we had to slam on the brakes to miss them - at least they worked! :D The Monaro in front of us had to swerve to avoid them......got the heart racing. :D

Time for the pics, we didn’t stop for probably half as many photo opportunities as we could have – but still came up with some nice ones I think. Also not morning or evening footage as we simply didn't find time, but thats something for next year I suppose. :wink:

How fitting are these plates? :twisted:

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Just a couple of speedo shots taken by others.....the first is about 300kph in the Murci, then the 330kph in the GT2 and 308kph in the CS :wink:

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FRIDAY

One of the trucks being unloaded.....the sound of the beasts in there was awesome. :D

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Then straight for the unlimited roads - I started in the Murcielago and have to admit the acceleration was scary at first. :oops:

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Whenever you saw a car in the middle of the road it meant we were on a high-speed run.....here in the CS:

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The leftovers of a bird on the GT2.....

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The cars in their beds for the night - at the home of the Murci owner. :wink:

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SATURDAY

At the petrol station in the morning, we were quite an attraction for the locals. :D The attendant there actually gave us 4c off per litre of petrol since he was so excited. :P

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One of the first stops for a photoshoot....and then a drive-by:

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The Monaro doing one of its many burnouts. :P

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At a scenic Gorge, it was full of tourists (Germans) so hard to get shots without them getting in the way. :x

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The GT2 in the middle of the road ready for a 0-200kmh sprint......my god was it flying! I have that sprint on video too. :wink:

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Another stop, this time only with a couple of the cars....

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A little lineup at the unrestricted speed signs, and again the Monaro had to steal the show. :P

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The Cannonball Run memorial (where 4 guys died in an F40 crash) - also the location of our drag races. :D

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This is where the NSX had a crash on Friday.....very scary!

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SUNDAY

On Sunday morning we headed to the Olgas and Ayers Rock - part of which was where I drove. :wink:

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The CS with MOTOR magazines camera mounted on the back.....looks funny. :D

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The CS sitting on the side of the road, waiting for the others to catch up. After this stop I got in and drove it to the petrol station.....ahh the memories. :D

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the others finally arriving....

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a couple of us returned to climb Ayers Rock.....what a way to rock up (pardon the pun :P ).

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a few more from the road, and man did that CS sound great when overtaking us. :D

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Cruising at 220 in the Gallardo, and then up to 260...

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the GT2 cooling down after its 330kph run

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That night while waiting to get picked up I had the GT2 outside the house for myself, and the only real chance for night shots. :D

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MONDAY

What a thrill this was - overtaking a huge road train in the CS! We were in an 80 zone, but got well over that (280 on the speedo at this stage). :D

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Then a side-by-side race with the Murci at around 270kph....unbelievable! We kept up for a bit but then the big V12 just pulled away from us....

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Some more moving shots.....I put my head on the line for the pics out the window. :D I really like the shot looking over the GT2's big ass at the Gallardo following it...

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We then headed to Glen Helen and hired a helicopter, so we could get video and photos from the air as the cars raced down the highway. :D It was absolutely brilliant up there and watching those cars fly down below. The thing is that MOTOR were not present for this and have said they may use some of my pics from that flight in the magazine. Therefore I will not post them yet just incase, don't want to piss them off. :wink:

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check out the stone chips on the CS.....in need of a respray! :|

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and the Murcielago back at home after its final run.....sad moment. :P

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Hope you enjoyed all the photos......there could have been alot more but its hard to think about them when your having so much fun. :D

[Cearabc]

Woow Great picture's :D :D
I Realy love the 360 CS! :D

Do you have video's? because I see al lot of camera's on the cars.. :D

[ARMAN]

First reaction - :faint: :drool: :faint: :drool: :faint: :drool: :faint: :drool: :faint: :drool:

[dingo]

Woow Great picture's :D :D
I Realy love the 360 CS! :D

Do you have video's? because I see al lot of camera's on the cars.. :D

Yes, plenty of video (incar at high speed, the drag races, drive-by's, 0-200kmh sprints, from the helicopter, mounted on the 360 with others overtaking....). However there is plans to make a DVD of all the footage so for now I can't 'release' it on the net (plus the fact my tapes are in Adelaide atm). :wink:

[Darkel]

Okay, I'm wet :drool:

I was just about to start a topic for my paris trip (quite shitty honnestly) and then I saw this thread ... I think I'm gonna keep them in the queue now :lol:

Now I have to find time to save all those great pictures :D

[styla21]

Excellent, the anticipation for these pics has been killing me! Imageshack seems to be getting absolutely hammered; can't wait to download them all! :D
Some of these are really high quality, professional pics - you could charge quite a price mate. Thanks again *resumes saving to hd. :fadein:

[saadie]

fecking A .....
the pics are loading ...
soo i'll edit thislater .. hehe .... :mrgreen:

[ferrari550]

some amazing pictures there!!! thanks a lot!
i just love the 360 cs

[SPEEDCORE]

WooHoo High res pics :D Its going to take forever to save them all!!!

Is there any reason the Murcie owner only took it too 300km'h? (well he isnt doing his plates justice)

Wow my friend took me for a run in his 360 Spider afew weeks back and never gave me the keys!!!! hahaha u are very lucky :D

Damn it the Monaro missed the cows :P

Did anyone have issues with fuel, running low etc or someone brought along spare? Or the petrol stations spaced out well?

[ARMAN]

Dingo, can you please zip them and put on rapidshare? Jw crue is hammering imageshack again :D Thanx :P

[sikx5]

amazing dude!!! thank you so much for the write up and pics!

Many will be desktop material for sure.

Imageshacks is being hammered at the moment, so i;ll wait till thats over. Bu some incredible pics of incredible cars dude! Well done!

[dingo]

Is there any reason the Murcie owner only took it too 300km'h? (well he isnt doing his plates justice)



Haha......"only" 300kmh is a bit ironic. :P He may of got a bit higher but I can't recall it, he does have 316kmh as his max speed on the speedo readout (from another time). :wink:



Wow my friend took me for a run in his 360 Spider afew weeks back and never gave me the keys!!!! hahaha u are very lucky :D



I know!!! I am still pinching myself that I actually drove a Challenge Stradale - a car of which only 13 exist in all of Australia! :shock:

Did anyone have issues with fuel, running low etc or someone brought along spare? Or the petrol stations spaced out well?

Not really, a couple of fairly close calls in the 360 Spider and GT2 but no major dramas. THe stations are pretty well spaced, and we usually planned ahead (although 98 premium wasn't available all of the time). :wink:

[komotar]

That is just insane!!!

And imagine, if let's say a year ago somebody would tell you what you would be doing in the early days of august.........you would never belived them.

I'm really glad everything turned out so good.

The 360CS expirience......OMFG!!! Crazy!!!

I'll look at the pics tonight or tomorrow, because this page has been opening itself for about 5 minutes and it still says 180 items remaining!

I just CAN'T wait to see them all.

You'll remember this for the rest of your life and let's hope you'll be back with similar pics next year :twisted:

[dingo]

I am in the process of uploading the ZIP files of the pics to rapidshare, and will post the links ASAP. :wink:



You'll remember this for the rest of your life and let's hope you'll be back with similar pics next year :twisted:

Definately, and there are plans for a similar event next year. :wink: A couple of the guys who came have orders in for F430's so maybe I will be riding (or even driving) one of those beauties 12 months from now. :D

[ARMAN]

I am in the process of uploading the ZIP files of the pics to rapidshare, and will post the links ASAP. :wink:


http://arman.xz.cz/smilees/1-pray.gif

[SPEEDCORE]

Next year!!!! Where do I sign up :D

[sikx5]

I am in the process of uploading the ZIP files of the pics to rapidshare, and will post the links ASAP. :wink:


http://arman.xz.cz/smilees/1-pray.gif


Thank you, Thank you!!!!!!!


Next year!!!! Where do I sign up :D


Im with him for sure man!! with enough notice i can avoid Uni/Work and come to this also!

[dingo]

I am in the process of uploading the ZIP files of the pics to rapidshare, and will post the links ASAP. :wink:


http://arman.xz.cz/smilees/1-pray.gif


Thank you, Thank you!!!!!!!



I uploaded the first file but it didn't work for some reason.....so you'll have to wait a bit longer as I try again. :bah:





Next year!!!! Where do I sign up :D


Im with him for sure man!! with enough notice i can avoid Uni/Work and come to this also!

Guys, as you can imagine every person I have told has said they want to come along if it happens again. Also, there are limited seats as most cars are only 2-seaters.....and owners and their friends get first preference. :wink:

We'll see what happens......

[RC45]

Bloody hell.... ;)

[sentra_dude]

Dude!!! That is sweet! :D 8) :P

Luuucky, and thanks for all the pics. 8) I think imageshack might die. :twisted:

How did the Porsche GT2 sound? ;)

[TT]

Good boy! Tiem to save all the pics now!! I was so excited about a new passenger ride I managed for tomorrow (around 200 km in a 550 to go to a Ferrari meeting), but now, reading you DROVE the CS, I am kinda on my ass, drooling and trying to recover!

Will comment the pics later since they are loading slow now

[komotar]

Good boy! Tiem to save all the pics now!! I was so excited about a new passenger ride I managed for tomorrow (around 200 km in a 550 to go to a Ferrari meeting), but now, reading you DROVE the CS, I am kinda on my ass, drooling and trying to recover!

Will comment the pics later since they are loading slow now

LOL about your ride in the 550............I had a similar thing happen to me three days ago.

Got to ride in the DB9, but after reading dingo's words I kinda just went numb..... :wink:

[adamwich]

WOW! :shock: Amazing Pictures! Must have been some incredible days!

[budagboy2]

dam looks like a aswome time...where are those videos you were talking about :D

[5vz-fe]

Looks like an awesome trip for you, great-looking-all-worth-saving pictures for us dingo. The O&A Rock lineup pics are especially great. Looks like you need to walk pretty far back :lol: :lol:

[mayer]

It took awhile for those pictures to load and save, but it was well worth it. That is really some stunning photography dingo!!! Absolutely beautiful.

[MIHALS]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

:cough: jealous :cough:

:drool: :drool: :drool:

lucky boy!!! congrats for your ride!!! looking forward to d/l the zip file and the vid later :D THANK YOU :!:

[Speedracer38]

Best post EVER :clap: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :faint: Do you mind if i post these on another forum? I will give credit to you for pics and the write up :D

[Schwalbe]

^^^^^ Precisely for the credit it would be preferable these awesome pix remains at ™Jabbasworld™ IMO. :wink:

It's a chance for me Dingo that you are a Porsche fan's because you took several pictures of my favorite Porsche of all time the mighty 996 GT2. :twisted:

I want to say to you that your pictures are splendid and your trip report is very interesting...all this contribute to make a fantastic thread for JW. http://www.rs6.com/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Thanks Dingo !

[PATo355]

Seems like you had the time of your life ... congrats !!! me is jealous :oops:

[Darkel]

It's a chance for me Dingo that you are a Porsche fan's because you took several pictures of my favorite Porsche of all time the mighty 996 GT2. :twisted:
Especially the MkI 8)
I finally saved them all, some great wallpapers for the next weeks, thx :D

[Schwalbe]

It's a chance for me Dingo that you are a Porsche fan's because you took several pictures of my favorite Porsche of all time the mighty 996 GT2. :twisted:
Especially the MkI 8)


To be more precise I like enormously both generations of GT2. I'm impatient to see the next 997 GT2. :D

[neilo63]

Dude! sweet pics thanks for sharing. I'd hate to see one of those cars hit a roo... bye bye car... the roo would probbaly hop away. Tough bastards. :mrgreen: :lol:

[salegosse]

:shock: :arrow: :|

Fantastic ! You made good job with pics... And had a really nice trip, happy for you man !

Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work.

8)

[SilviaEvo]

wow! i am so jealous you got to drive the CS i havnt even seen one :cry: . seemed like a fun trip you lucky bastard!

[dingo]

Thankyou all for the compliments... :D

I tried uploading the RAR file again last night, and it failed for some reason. :( What am I doing wrong (they are 46MB and 37MB .rar files). :?

How did the Porsche GT2 sound? ;)

Well compared to the Lambo's and Ferrari's I don't think it was anything special, not 'sharp' or brutal enough for my liking. However the push in the back it gives you above about 4000rpm is probably unmatchable by most cars on the planet. :shock:

Good boy! Tiem to save all the pics now!! I was so excited about a new passenger ride I managed for tomorrow (around 200 km in a 550 to go to a Ferrari meeting), but now, reading you DROVE the CS, I am kinda on my ass, drooling and trying to recover!

Will comment the pics later since they are loading slow now

Haha, it must have been fate - I missed out on the 550 on this trip so you got it instead. :wink:

Best post EVER :clap: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :faint: Do you mind if i post these on another forum? I will give credit to you for pics and the write up :D

I already got a PM from somebody else asking the same thing - and the answer was yes. :wink: As long as the pics stay original (i.e. not edited in anyway) then there is no problem with it.....



It's a chance for me Dingo that you are a Porsche fan's because you took several pictures of my favorite Porsche of all time the mighty 996 GT2. :twisted:



Yes I am definately a Porsche fan, although they still sit behind Ferrari's and Lambo's in terms of desirability for me. :wink: There are apparently only 30 GT2's in Australia so I had to take the opportunity to snap some pics of it. :D

[ZfrkS62]

:clap: :good: :faint: :shocked!: :drool: http://img227.exs.cx/img227/9076/headbanging4yd.gif

Fucking beautiful shots Dingo :D I can only imagine how much fun that would have been :D

can't wait for that DVD (if it becomes availible) It's about the only way i'll ever know what it must be like driving in all those cars :lol:

[dingo]

You guys will have to make do with the thumbnails (for now at least)....because thats 3 times rapidshare has failed and I don't have time to waste another hour. :(



can't wait for that DVD (if it becomes availible) It's about the only way i'll ever know what it must be like driving in all those cars :lol:

It should have some spectacular footage, though it may be awhile since all our tapes (4 of us have video) need to be combined onto a DVD and then edited. :wink:

[JoeHahn]

Absolutely awesome. Thanks a heap for sharing the experience sounded like more fun than the body could handle 8)

Respect to the GT2 for outrunning a Murcielago - thats a feat. How did the NSX and Monaro fair? Hope they got walloped :D

Thanks again champ, great photography!

[dingo]

Absolutely awesome. Thanks a heap for sharing the experience sounded like more fun than the body could handle 8)

Respect to the GT2 for outrunning a Murcielago - thats a feat. How did the NSX and Monaro fair? Hope they got walloped :D

Thanks again champ, great photography!

Well the GT2 didn't really outrun the Murcielago - its just the driver pushed it further at the top end. :wink: They did have a drag race and it was neck-and-neck until they had to back off.....

[sameerrao]

Absolutely brilliant pics there mate! The Ayers rock bunch is my fave with the shiny cars with the red rock as the background!!!!

Great job! :smilecolros:

[FPVPSI]

Bloody amazine line up of cars... :o

Fantastic photos too...MOTOR was there? as in magazine MOTOR! i cant wait till next months edition... :P

Thanks for all the great pics, make some great wallpapers... 8)

[dingo]

Fantastic photos too...MOTOR was there? as in magazine MOTOR! i cant wait till next months edition... :P



Yes MOTOR the magazine - they were in the Monaro (that explains all the burnouts :P ).

They told us to expect it to feature (8-10 pages) in a couple of months - the Sept. issue just came out so maybe we will be in the November issue. :wink:

[MIHALS]

and how is it going with uploading???? :? :D

[dingo]

and how is it going with uploading???? :? :D

3 tries and 3 failures.....any ideas why? It uploads the complete file but then instead of going to a page with the links it comes up with "cannot display this page". :?

[MIHALS]

and how about to send those files by icq to someone else to try it?

I mean, I can do it for ya :wink:

[dingo]

I will try it once more with another online hosting place, but if that doesn't work we'll do it through MSN - although that is usually very slow for me. :bah:

[pzgren]

Hey Dingo...... this is absolutely mindblowing! It's really great that you had to join an event like this. i think this is a once in a lifetime thing. but you're now in and maybe you'll have the chance to join this next year to.

thx for sharing the pics. you made some really very good shots, most of them can be used for wallpapers - exellenct work dude!!!!

i look forward to see and hear :D the cars

[MIHALS]

I will try it once more with another online hosting place, but if that doesn't work we'll do it through MSN - although that is usually very slow for me. :bah:

ok. try it and let me know :wink: ... but I've got just 3 hours left today - then I'm going to work. or you can try ARMAN in the evening (European time) :wink:

[dingo]

Thanks for the offer - but its working now with sendmefile.com :wink:

Here are the Friday pictures - http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785

others to follow.....

[MIHALS]

:clap: :good: :drool: :Fade-color :flasingsmile: :scatter:

HOOOOOORAYYYYY - THANX :!: :!: :!:

and now I can do this:

FIRST :prr: D/Ling now :D

[Wutputt]

Damn, Dingo, you did it, you killed me :D
Those pics are just A-W-E-S-O-M-E, and they only are a tiny reflection of what you've experienced. I think you will remeber every second of this journey even after 50 years!!!

And your ride in a 360 CS, man, am I dead-jealous!!


I've to go now, I'll write my full comments down, when I've watched all the pics.

[dingo]

Ok, all the pics are now uploaded as RAR files so you can download them that way. :wink:

FRIDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785
SATURDAY PART 1: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044845
SATURDAY PART 2: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044849
SUNDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044816
MONDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044838

Damn, Dingo, you did it, you killed me :D
Those pics are just A-W-E-S-O-M-E, and they only are a tiny reflection of what you've experienced. I think you will remeber every second of this journey even after 50 years!!!

And your ride in a 360 CS, man, am I dead-jealous!!


I've to go now, I'll write my full comments down, when I've watched all the pics.

I agree, its hard to get out of my mind now so I hope I still have that problem in 50yrs. :D

I thought riding in cars at 300kph+ would be the highlight - but actually driving the CS (even at 170kph) definately topped that for me. :D

[MIHALS]

and now

FIRST again :niet: :prr:

THANK YOU for all those amazing pics Dingo!!! enjoy your experience!!!!

[Wutputt]

Ok, all the pics are now uploaded as RAR files so you can download them that way. :wink:

FRIDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785
SATURDAY PART 1: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044845
SATURDAY PART 2: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044849
SUNDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044816
MONDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044838

Thanks for offering!! :D

I really like the pics a lot. Some sexy cars, a beautiful scenery and some perfect angles. A recipe for high quality pics!!

Normally I only take one winning pic, but this time I just couldn't decide and I had pick out a lot of them as winner ;)

http://img362.exs.cx/img362/6601/alicesprings200537ak.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/7344/alicesprings2005425tl.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/1741/alicesprings2005566zr.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/7097/alicesprings20051346bq.th.jpg

http://img362.exs.cx/img362/457/alicesprings20051537lw.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/9074/alicesprings20052318ir.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/1413/alicesprings20052358bz.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/4826/alicesprings20052865gz.th.jpg

http://img362.exs.cx/img362/5972/alicesprings20053192mc.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/8251/alicesprings20053250bk.th.jpg http://img362.exs.cx/img362/9646/alicesprings20055307su.th.jpg



And how about you tell us in detail about your 360CS drive? We want to know everything about it ;) Tell us all about the thrills and spills of that car;) How did it feel? Did you hate the flappy paddle automated manual tranny?

[dingo]

And how about you tell us in detail about your 360CS drive? We want to know everything about it ;) Tell us all about the thrills and spills of that car;) How did it feel? Did you hate the flappy paddle automated manual tranny?

Sure (any excuse to talk about it :P )! :D

I actually quite liked the 'flappy paddle' gearbox - its probably more a novelty thing and feeling like a race driver but it felt good. I obviously didn't do any high-speed 'track-like' driving so I didn't test it properly, but for the duration of my drive I had no complaints about it. Also, I have nothing to compare it against, as the only other paddle-shift I've driven was an MR2 Spyder about 4yrs ago... :wink:

The acceleration was stunning, at one stage I was sitting on 120kph (in 6th gear) and the owner said drop it a couple and boot it - so down to 4th I went and thats when I got it to my max of 170kph. It got there so effortlessly and quickly - and the sound it makes while doing it is just intoxicating!

While just cruising at 110 in 6th the car is actually suprisingly quiet, and could easily be done for very long distances. However if you get the revs up to the point where the bypass valves open then you'll get a headache pretty soon.......but man is it nice! :o

I also learnt about how to start and reverse the car - something I wasn't exactly sure about before driving it. Also I realised that once started and sitting in 1st gear the car will not roll forward when you take the foot of the brake - you actually need to depress the accelerater to get moving. :wink:

The brakes didn't get a workout from me, so not much to say on them. :)

I didn't find the seats all that comfortable, but would be something I could live with.....if I ever get one of my own. :P

Hope all that made sense, I start to waffle when I bring back the memories.....any other questions then just ask away. :wink:

[Wutputt]

Thanks for your 360 CS driving experience report; Dingo ;)

You probably did not do any burnouts with it I guess? :P

[dingo]

Thanks for your 360 CS driving experience report; Dingo ;)

You probably did not do any burnouts with it I guess? :P

Haha, definately not! (the drive would have ended very quickly) It would have been nice to test out the LC though - but the owner wasn't 100% sure of how to do it.... :(

The journalist from MOTOR (the one doing burnouts in the Monaro) regularly asked the supercar owners if he could do a burnout in their cars - but was turned down everytime. :P

[sikx5]

Thank you for the Zip Files and all, Great work dude!

Amazing shots man, im glad you had so much fun driving the CS, The owner sounds very nice! and hes in QLD too, and i havent even seen that car on the road!! DAMN IT!!

Im going up to noosa tommorow...testing out the new suspension hopefully have some nice pics to show you guys.

[MIHALS]

And how about you tell us in detail about your 360CS drive? We want to know everything about it ;) Tell us all about the thrills and spills of that car;) How did it feel? Did you hate the flappy paddle automated manual tranny?

Sure (any excuse to talk about it :P )! :D

I actually quite liked the 'flappy paddle' gearbox - its probably more a novelty thing and feeling like a race driver but it felt good. I obviously didn't do any high-speed 'track-like' driving so I didn't test it properly, but for the duration of my drive I had no complaints about it. Also, I have nothing to compare it against, as the only other paddle-shift I've driven was an MR2 Spyder about 4yrs ago... :wink:

The acceleration was stunning, at one stage I was sitting on 120kph (in 6th gear) and the owner said drop it a couple and boot it - so down to 4th I went and thats when I got it to my max of 170kph. It got there so effortlessly and quickly - and the sound it makes while doing it is just intoxicating!

While just cruising at 110 in 6th the car is actually suprisingly quiet, and could easily be done for very long distances. However if you get the revs up to the point where the bypass valves open then you'll get a headache pretty soon.......but man is it nice! :o

I also learnt about how to start and reverse the car - something I wasn't exactly sure about before driving it. Also I realised that once started and sitting in 1st gear the car will not roll forward when you take the foot of the brake - you actually need to depress the accelerater to get moving. :wink:

The brakes didn't get a workout from me, so not much to say on them. :)

I didn't find the seats all that comfortable, but would be something I could live with.....if I ever get one of my own. :P

Hope all that made sense, I start to waffle when I bring back the memories.....any other questions then just ask away. :wink:

pretty nice review :D . have some more highlights? You reminded me, when I sat into the started F430 on the street. I was quite scared to even tuch the + gear paddle to not start rolling :lol: .... did you have swet hands, shaking, and all that excited stuff? :twisted:

[RC45]

The journalist from MOTOR (the one doing burnouts in the Monaro) regularly asked the supercar owners if he could do a burnout in their cars - but was turned down everytime. :P

More proof that sometimes motojournos lose touch with the reality of what they do - and doing burnouts and drifting fot pictures to sell magazines takes priority over reviewing the car in quesiton ;)

Besides which - they obviously abuse anything they get their hands on.

[|Nuno|]

:shock: :shock:


Freaking amazing, dingo! The cars, the pics, the review.... I can't imagine how awesome it must have been take part on it. I really wish we had things like these over here... :(

And you actually got drive a Stradale!! A FUCKING STRADALE!!! Well done dude, that's all I can say ( apart from the fact that you can't imagine how much I envy you right now :P). But I bet that being back to the "real World" must suck right now, huh? :lol:


Anyway, thanks for taking your time with sharing all of this with us, and congratulations on your unforgettable experience. :good:

[Darkel]

More proof that sometimes motojournos lose touch with the reality of what they do - and doing burnouts and drifting fot pictures to sell magazines takes priority over reviewing the car in quesiton ;)
Some journalist even wrote in an article that they get the car, ruin the tyres and give it back ...

[Herceg]

oh man soooo many nice pics!!!!! was it just a bunch of nice cars getting together or what???? thanks alot!!!! :mrgreen:

[ARMAN]

Thanx for rar's Dingo, checking it right now :P :wink:

[TT]

oh man soooo many nice pics!!!!! was it just a bunch of nice cars getting together or what???? thanks alot!!!! :mrgreen:

:arrow: http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29227

[dingo]

Here is the first little teaser video thats been made available - only low-res but you get the idea.

Its from my camera mounted on the back of the 360 Spider with the Murcielago overtaking - http://www.sendmefile.com/00045577 :D

.....The owner sounds very nice! and hes in QLD too, and i havent even seen that car on the road!! DAMN IT!!



He uses the GT2 as a daily driver, and the CS and GT3 as weekend track cars mainly. :wink:

.... did you have swet hands, shaking, and all that excited stuff? :twisted:

Suprisingly not actually, my heart was beating a bit but other then that I was fine. :wink:



More proof that sometimes motojournos lose touch with the reality of what they do - and doing burnouts and drifting fot pictures to sell magazines takes priority over reviewing the car in quesiton ;)

Besides which - they obviously abuse anything they get their hands on.

They weren't reviewing any of the cars - just doing a story on what we got up too. :wink:

....But I bet that being back to the "real World" must suck right now, huh? :lol:



Big time!!!! :(

[SPEEDCORE]

What happened to the WRX/STI owners that were suppose to make it?

[dingo]

What happened to the WRX/STI owners that were suppose to make it?

Only one WRX (a WRP10) ever planned to make the trip - but he was the son of the 550 owner so also pulled out when his dad wasn't coming. :wink:

[komotar]

OMG!!!

That Murci was really going for it 8)

AWESOME!

I can't wait for more! :!:

[dingo]

OMG!!!

That Murci was really going for it 8)

AWESOME!

I can't wait for more! :!:

wait till you hear the CS fly past - pure heaven! :D

Others to look forward too are a drag race between the CS and 360 Spider, GT2 v Murcielago and a 0-200kmh test by the GT2. :wink:

[FPVPSI]

FEEEEECKKK the murci was flying...

did the owner of the murci ever own a fully worked monaro? i remmeber seeing something over at ls1.com.au, he was saying how he was enjoying the 300 kay + speeds down the freeways in the NT.... :P

What was the name of the journo that attended btw...

[dingo]

FEEEEECKKK the murci was flying...

did the owner of the murci ever own a fully worked monaro? i remmeber seeing something over at ls1.com.au, he was saying how he was enjoying the 300 kay + speeds down the freeways in the NT.... :P

What was the name of the journo that attended btw...

He used to own a VX Commodore (with the HSV kit) that had somewhere around 750hp.....painted in Ferrari red. :wink: That car was Car of the Year in Street Commodores magazine a few years ago. :D

The journo was Martin Donnon (I've just incriminated him for those burnouts :P ), and the snapper was Guy Bowden. :wink:

[possessed_beaver]

just saw the pics, fucking premo pics!!!

if only the WRX made it :(

haha

[nurbrun]

AWSome pics Dingo. Congrats on the CS drive one of my favorite cars!!! . that GT2 is to die for!!!

[dutchmasterflex]

More proof that sometimes motojournos lose touch with the reality of what they do - and doing burnouts and drifting fot pictures to sell magazines takes priority over reviewing the car in quesiton ;)
Some journalist even wrote in an article that they get the car, ruin the tyres and give it back ...

how else are you supposed to test the limits of a car? :)


cant wait to see what you got on video..

[dingo]

As I said in the first post on the Monday we hired a helicopter - so me and one of the other passengers went up to get some footage as the guys drove past down below.

I was taking care of the photos, while the other guy took video (which looks absolutely great!)

Since I was sitting in the middle seat of the chopper it was difficult to get clean shots past the chopper windscreen and/or people.....but still got a few good ones. :D


The road - as you can see very empty:

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/6486/alicesprings20054658hh.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054658hh.jpg)

Then with some exotics:

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/1817/alicesprings20054664ix.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054664ix.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5885/alicesprings20054681gk.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054681gk.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/3856/alicesprings20054716iq.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054716iq.jpg)

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/4546/alicesprings20054720rw.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054720rw.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/9804/alicesprings20054763ue.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054763ue.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/8089/alicesprings20054797fu.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054797fu.jpg)

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/1904/alicesprings20054837kc.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054837kc.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/8629/alicesprings20054895xs.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054895xs.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/866/alicesprings20054921ew.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054921ew.jpg)

http://img186.exs.cx/img186/3548/alicesprings20054979ts.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054979ts.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/3649/alicesprings20054996el.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20054996el.jpg) http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2539/alicesprings20055007rz.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=alicesprings20055007rz.jpg)

[TT]

Pictures from the sky :!: :!: YAY! that's great! You are killing all the other car sighters of the world :D

[Darkel]

Marvellous pics :D

Yep, as TT said if we'd do the same here, they would just shoot us down before a single pic :lol:

[dingo]

Pictures from the sky :!: :!: YAY! that's great! You are killing all the other car sighters of the world :D

LOL....thats my master plan! :P

Since I don't see as many really nice cars as you guys in Europe I need to make up for it with trips like this. :wink:

[sikx5]

Damn dude, Such sweeet pics!!!

What camera where you using man??

Not too Shabby!
:P

[dingo]

Wow man! wow man! wow man! wow man! :shock: :shock: :shock:

This is just fantastic!!! Definitely, one of the best 10 threads on JW... ever! Absolutely brilliant pics - professional quality! :D And the cars... just perfect! On the paper... my favourite was the CS... but the GT2 sounds like the best one now! :P And the pics from the helicopter... awesome! Not to mention the oportunity to drive the CS... man, you've been the happiest man on earth during those days... I'm sure!!!

After 17 days far from JW... I was waiting for this thread! :D

Thanks a lot for the pics dingo! :P

Thanks dude. :D

The CS is still my favourite - the GT2 may be faster but its missing that exotic sound and 'drama'. :wink:

Damn dude, Such sweeet pics!!!

What camera where you using man??

Not too Shabby!
:P

Thanks, I've got a Canon Powershot S2 IS and my trusty polarizer filter (although I had no time to adjust it in the chopper :| ).

[Mopsdrops]

holy shit :shock: amazing pictures, must have been the time of your life :shock: Dingo, you are one hell of a lucky guy you know :wink: great to see so much nice cars and actually drive one . thx for the pics too. :D

[Wutputt]

I said you killed me with the previous pics, but now you've completely destroyed me with those pics from the sky!!!

Maybe you should hire a helicopter every day to hunt exotics down, dingo ;) The pics are truly amazing, impossible to find the right words to describe them perfectly.

A big thanks, dingo!!!

[dingo]

Thanks for the compliments - and of course its my pleasure to provide the pics. :D



Maybe you should hire a helicopter every day to hunt exotics down....

Hmm....not a bad idea, would surely make things easier and provide for interesting shots. :wink: The only problem I see is the cost of doing it everyday......a big problem. :P

[FPVPSI]

Heli shots are great man.... :shock: .... :wink:

i noticed that you wrote the nsx had a little crash (on the Friday), what happend exactly? nothing too serious i hope.... :oops:

[dingo]

i noticed that you wrote the nsx had a little crash (on the Friday), what happend exactly? nothing too serious i hope.... :oops:

from the damage it doesn't look too serious but it sure sounded scary! They were doing about 200kmh on the way to Alice Springs (they drove from Adelaide) when a Landcruiser coming the other way moved into their lane :shock:. So they had to go off-road to avoid it and thats when they got airborne over that drain you can see in the photo.....luckily they landed on flat ground and not into a tree. :|

There was damage to the front bumper and the steering wheel was at an angle even when driving in a straight line :lol: - but it was looked over by someone and he continued driving. :D

Oh and it turned out that both people in the Landcruiser were asleep at the time of the accident......idiots! :x

[detsan]

Fantastic camera work mate; you really did make the most of your time there!
Glad the NSX was not too badly damaged, they can be very difficult to repair in the event of major structural damage.

For me when I drove in the NT the open speed limits made me concentrate more in the wide open straight roads than doing 110km/h.
Sadly this is not the case for alot of people and this is quite a common occurence up there; add the cavalier attitude to drinking and there is bound to be trouble.

What did you think of the scenery and Alice Springs itself? Helicopter is the best way to see everything for sure and great for car pics as well! :D

Was the MOTOR journo Martin Donnon the same guy who writes for High performance imports and Zoom magazines? He would be an interesting person to talk to IMO about all types of cars.

Congratulations on a job well done!
:D

[dingo]

What did you think of the scenery and Alice Springs itself? Helicopter is the best way to see everything for sure and great for car pics as well! :D



I didn't pay much attention to be honest - had other things on my mind. :D Seriously though, it can get repetitive after a while but in between there is some stunning sights to be seen. :shock:

I found Ayers Rock to be alot steeper then I imagined - couldn't make it to the top (or couldn't be bothered more like it). :oops:



Was the MOTOR journo Martin Donnon the same guy who writes for High performance imports and Zoom magazines? He would be an interesting person to talk to IMO about all types of cars.



Yep thats him - a very funny guy actually! We had some "interesting" conversation at dinner most nights..... :wink:

[TT]

BTW dingo, are there already some plans for future events? ;)

[Anonymous]

why did nobody tell me of this topic :P I didn't expect pics to be up already! :D infact for some weird reason i can't get all the pics to load up yet but hell what an experience it must have been. Some stunning pics!! :D I bet you could make an awesome dvd using the footage, especially from the helicopter!! .... bit of competition for supercarshowdown :D Sure there would be some customers here :D

[RAMMIUS]

Thx for the pix Dingo , they are absolutely awesome man .

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[dingo]

BTW dingo, are there already some plans for future events? ;)

Yes, everybody who attended said they would love to do it again next year (if not earlier :P ). A few of them will have F430's by then so it will be different cars attending, plus the article in MOTOR should get alot of attention from owners around the country. :wink:

The guy who lives in Alice Springs (with the Murcie) has already asked us to come back - he's lonely. :P

why did nobody tell me of this topic :P I didn't expect pics to be up already! :D infact for some weird reason i can't get all the pics to load up yet but hell what an experience it must have been. Some stunning pics!! :D I bet you could make an awesome dvd using the footage, especially from the helicopter!! .... bit of competition for supercarshowdown :D Sure there would be some customers here :D

Have you tried downloading the .RAR files instead of waiting for the thumbnails to load?

FRIDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785
SATURDAY PART 1: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044845
SATURDAY PART 2: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044849
SUNDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044816
MONDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044838

I have got 2 DVD's back already, and another 4-5 should arrive today from Adelaide with all our footage on it - so there is plenty of stuff to use. :D
Its just a matter of editing it all - luckily thats not up to me! :wink:

I'm still not 100% sure if we will end up selling the DVD or not - guess it depends on interest from 'customers'. It would obviously be nice if I could share it with you guys for free......we'll see. :)

[jim501]

For me when I drove in the NT the open speed limits made me concentrate more in the wide open straight roads than doing 110km/h.
Sadly this is not the case for alot of people and this is quite a common occurence up there; add the cavalier attitude to drinking and there is bound to be trouble.

I agree with you on that. Even as a passenger you are absolutely exhausted at the end of the day, just from having to concentrate on the the road and also whats beside the road. The time we were trying to max out the GT2 (I was in the passenger seat), everything that looked anything like an animal or person etc needed studying, and if we were unsure what it was we backed out.

What did you think of the scenery and Alice Springs itself? Helicopter is the best way to see everything for sure and great for car pics as well! :D
The most common response (other then OMG) to my photos is that the cars look so out of place in the scenery but look unbelievable. It was unreal to see the cars in that setting. As for Alice Springs, I know I probably wouldn't return without being there to visit the Murcie owner there or to give some exotics a run. As dingo may have said him and I were there an extra night then the others and got so bored we went and saw a movie. That's how little there is to do in Alice.

[stracing]

what kind of business must you be running in the alice to afford a murci?

and how hard would it be if you want pros to service the car?

[dingo]

.....As dingo may have said him and I were there an extra night then the others and got so bored we went and saw a movie. That's how little there is to do in Alice.

haha....at least it was a decent movie and the place looked halfway modern. :lol:

what kind of business must you be running in the alice to afford a murci?

and how hard would it be if you want pros to service the car?

Computer-related business - its not hard to make money out there since you don't have much (or any) competition. :wink:

He flys in a Lambo mechanic from Melb. to do the servicing. :wink:

[hwe]

...and I thought I was lucky getting a ride with a 2003 M3 w/ SMG this summer... :roll:

[dingo]

Another video, this time the CS overtaking the Gallardo.....

http://media.putfile.com/cs_reels_in_g_lo --> 1m 20s - 9MB

and the official website has been created, though nothing on there yet: www.exoticsintheoutback.com

[TT]

Nothing there and already 1100+ views? :D LOL

[Anonymous]

[quote=AL123]why did nobody tell me of this topic :P I didn't expect pics to be up already! :D infact for some weird reason i can't get all the pics to load up yet but hell what an experience it must have been. Some stunning pics!! :D I bet you could make an awesome dvd using the footage, especially from the helicopter!! .... bit of competition for supercarshowdown :D Sure there would be some customers here :D

Have you tried downloading the .RAR files instead of waiting for the thumbnails to load?

FRIDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785
SATURDAY PART 1: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044845
SATURDAY PART 2: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044849
SUNDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044816
MONDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044838

I have got 2 DVD's back already, and another 4-5 should arrive today from Adelaide with all our footage on it - so there is plenty of stuff to use. :D
Its just a matter of editing it all - luckily thats not up to me! :wink:

I'm still not 100% sure if we will end up selling the DVD or not - guess it depends on interest from 'customers'. It would obviously be nice if I could share it with you guys for free......we'll see. :)

I got there in the end but thanks! turned out it was my bro hogging the connection :P As for the DVD well obviously posting etc may be a problem for non aussy members so maybe they would consider an arrangment simlar to fastrack for jabbas dvd. Guess piracy is a concern cos you can bet some leeching arseholes like finaltools will create a torrent whatever you do :roll: Anyway once its done maybe run a poll, i'd certainly give you some of my beer money to see the footage :D

**EDIT**

Just watched that video and fantastic, somehow i was expecting all straight roads, but actually very familiar to the roads around here for that bit, winding and undulating..... surface actually looked alot better though :lol: Fantastic footage IMO :D :D

[dingo]

There should be plenty of footage for a nice DVD - all up we got about 6hrs worth I think from 4 different cameras. The drag races we had will be the highlight IMO, and obviously the chopper stuff. :D

I've sent the guy in charge of the DVD an email to see what his plans are, and also passed on your (AL123) suggestions. :wink:

.....but actually very familiar to the roads around here for that bit, winding and undulating..... surface actually looked alot better though :lol: Fantastic footage IMO :D :D

the only difference is that on your roads you could only do 250kmh+ for about 5mins before ending up in jail. :P

[Wutputt]

Another video, this time the CS overtaking the Gallardo.....

http://media.putfile.com/cs_reels_in_g_lo --> 1m 20s - 9MB

and the official website has been created, though nothing on there yet: www.exoticsintheoutback.com

Great video, dingo!! We want more :D

The webiste already had 1176 visitors and nothing is there yet :lol:
Seems like it's going to be a popular site once all the stuff becomes online.

[|Nuno|]

Awesome video, thanks dingo!

[dingo]

Great video, dingo!! We want more :D



I have just received 5 DVD's with all our unedited footage on it - so it seems my weekend will be spent reliving the memories. :D

Don't worry you'll get more - however I'm not in charge of the video editing so I just pass it on as they become available. :wink:

[MIHALS]

I just can't wait for the most important rest of all this event mate!!! :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Anonymous]

There should be plenty of footage for a nice DVD - all up we got about 6hrs worth I think from 4 different cameras. The drag races we had will be the highlight IMO, and obviously the chopper stuff. :D

I've sent the guy in charge of the DVD an email to see what his plans are, and also passed on your (AL123) suggestions. :wink:

.....but actually very familiar to the roads around here for that bit, winding and undulating..... surface actually looked alot better though :lol: Fantastic footage IMO :D :D

the only difference is that on your roads you could only do 250kmh+ for about 5mins before ending up in jail. :P

hehe, well we'd have covered most the country by that time anyway :P as for the ideas hardly mine :lol: just jabbas method is ideal for the widespread of the JW community.

[dplxy]

God Like

[yeckmohr]

Thanks a lot man.

I am not getting any air when i see these pics , halleluja.

:oops:

[stradale]

What a trip, dongo!!! :shock: Congratulations on your CS drive. I envy you, man.

I'll be back for the vids later. Can't wait to see them.

[stefanometa]

awesome dude!! :!:

[TT]

What a trip, dongo!!! ...

:!: :lol:

[dingo]

What a trip, dongo!!! ...

:!: :lol:

LOL....I didn't even notice that! :oops: Thanks strodole. :P

[GTO]

Great! nice vid cheers!

[Speedracer38]

I love the pics but i cant watch the videos...can someone host them through www.yousendit.com and PM me?? It would be greatly appreciated :D

[Wutputt]

What a trip, dongo!!! ...

:!: :lol:

LOL....I didn't even notice that! :oops: Thanks strodole. :P

It still is less embarrassing compared to what I called gucom...:

[dingo]

I love the pics but i cant watch the videos...can someone host them through www.yousendit.com and PM me?? It would be greatly appreciated :D

I'll sort something out after work tonight. :wink:

What a trip, dongo!!! ...

:!: :lol:

LOL....I didn't even notice that! :oops: Thanks strodole. :P

It still is less embarrassing compared to what I called gucom...:

I don't remember it, but it doesn't take much imagination to see what you called him. :P

[dingo]

A couple of more short clips that I quickly extracted from the DVD today....thought I'd tease you a little more. :D

360 Spider accelerating and then going through a sweeper - love that sound!

:arrow: http://rapidshare.de/files/4390008/Gekko_360.WMV.html (1.1MB, 16sec)

and me filming out the back of the Gallardo, just listen to those downshifts..... :love:

:arrow: http://rapidshare.de/files/4390249/Gallardo_backview.WMV.html (3.95MB, 46sec)

if you want to see a particular car or anything then let me know and I'll see what I can come up with. :wink:

[sikx5]

Sweet jesus!!! you just keep on givin...

Cheers dude, and i love your sig pic the best...

[Wutputt]

Thanks for the vids Dingo. Just keep them coming :D


if you want to see a particular car or anything then let me know and I'll see what I can come up with. :wink:

Monaro doing a burnout or drifting through the corners Aussie style :P
Or some accelerating vids of the Murcié and 360CS would also be highly appreciated ;)

[MIHALS]

Thanks for the vids Dingo. Just keep them coming :D


if you want to see a particular car or anything then let me know and I'll see what I can come up with. :wink:

Monaro doing a burnout or drifting through the corners Aussie style :P
Or some accelerating vids of the Murcié and 360CS would also be highly appreciated ;)

don't listen to him Dingo! just share all you've got :wink:

Thanx for those vids :!: :!: :!: :shock:

[dingo]

Sorry Wutputt, no videos of the Monaro in action - I see too many everyday that I didn't bother. :wink:

Here is the next edited video clip made available, thanks to Ash in Adelaide. :D Its of the Gallardo flying by at probably around 250kmh. :shock:

:arrow: http://media.putfile.com/eitob_gallardodriveby (6.7MB, 45sec) - this really gives you a sense of the speeds we were doing, just add another 50kmh or so. :P

[TT]

Thanks dingo for the new vids :good: but putfile and it's streaming format is a bit sucky :D

[dingo]

Thanks dingo for the new vids :good: but putfile and it's streaming format is a bit sucky :D

you should be download it from that link, I just get DAP pop up and start downloading - no streaming required. :wink:

[a007apl]

Sorry Wutputt, no videos of the Monaro in action - I see too many everyday that I didn't bother. :wink:

Here is the next edited video clip made available, thanks to Ash in Adelaide. :D Its of the Gallardo flying by at probably around 250kmh. :shock:

:arrow: http://media.putfile.com/eitob_gallardodriveby (6.7MB, 45sec) - this really gives you a sense of the speeds we were doing, just add another 50kmh or so. :P
Hey tkx :P
But i need checked my temp for capture that :wink:

[dingo]

I'm not sure why you guys are having trouble, your download manager should automatically d/l it for you. :? Its well worth it the Gallardo vid, so if you still have probs I'll put it on rapidshare.de. :D

[possessed_beaver]

http://x300.putfile.com/videos/23803545218.wmv
link for lambo video... i think you need DAP to get it, click 'add url' or some crap

[MIHALS]

guys, it's so simple :arrow: click the window where the video plays, click the property and ther's the link which beaver sent... :wink:

[dingo]

Thanks beaver. :wink:

Here is the next installment, speedo shot of the GT2 as it overtakes the slow :P Boxster.

:arrow: http://s1.putfile.com/videos/23811403177.wmv (direct link for those struggling)

Fast enough for you? :P

[MIHALS]

Thanks beaver. :wink:

Here is the next installment, speedo shot of the GT2 as it overtakes the slow :P Boxster.

:arrow: http://s1.putfile.com/videos/23811403177.wmv (direct link for those struggling)

Fast enough for you? :P

it doesn't work like this Dingo....

File Status: The media that you were looking for can be viewed here: Click to play media.



Why Did This Happen? You tried to access a movie file directly (hotlink) rather than via our media page, this is forbidden. The ads on our media page help pay for the large costs of bandwidth used by media, your cooperation will help ensure the survival of the services provided by Putfile.


so you still have to visit their page and d/l it from there... :roll:

but thanks as always and keep 'em coming!!!

[dingo]

it doesn't work like this Dingo....



oops....here you go then:

http://media.putfile.com/eitob_gt2_290

[Wutputt]

Sorry Wutputt, no videos of the Monaro in action - I see too many everyday that I didn't bother. :wink:
And you call yourself an Aussie. You forgot to take some vids a speeding Monaros to show the rest of the world. Now we'll never know how good it is :lol:




Here is the next edited video clip made available, thanks to Ash in Adelaide. :D Its of the Gallardo flying by at probably around 250kmh. :shock:
Is that you laughing in the background or not? :D
Thanks for the vid ;)

[dingo]

And you call yourself an Aussie. You forgot to take some vids a speeding Monaros to show the rest of the world. Now we'll never know how good it is :lol:


I'll stand on the side of the freeway tomorrow and video one flying past at 100kmh if you want. :P It "only" managed 256kmh in Alice Springs, so not worth using up valuable tapes for. :wink: :P


Is that you laughing in the background or not? :D
Thanks for the vid ;)

No, its not me - I provide the commentary (2 words) in the GT2 overtaking video. :wink:

[a007apl]

I'm not sure why you guys are having trouble, your download manager should automatically d/l it for you. :? Its well worth it the Gallardo vid, so if you still have probs I'll put it on rapidshare.de. :D
Its a good idea :mrgreen:
:wink:

[dingo]

I'm not sure why you guys are having trouble, your download manager should automatically d/l it for you. :? Its well worth it the Gallardo vid, so if you still have probs I'll put it on rapidshare.de. :D
Its a good idea :mrgreen:
:wink:

http://rapidshare.de/files/4455785/Gallardo_flyby.wmv.html

[Wutputt]

And you call yourself an Aussie. You forgot to take some vids a speeding Monaros to show the rest of the world. Now we'll never know how good it is :lol:


I'll stand on the side of the freeway tomorrow and video one flying past at 100kmh if you want. :P It "only" managed 256kmh in Alice Springs, so not worth using up valuable tapes for. :wink: :P

That's idd not worth mentioning. 256 kmh, that's almost everyday-speed :D





Is that you laughing in the background or not? :D
Thanks for the vid ;)

No, its not me - I provide the commentary (2 words) in the GT2 overtaking video. :wink:

And I couldn't understand a word of it. Jump in the GT2 and do this all over again, but articulate better this time, so that I can understand you :P

[dingo]

And I couldn't understand a word of it. Jump in the GT2 and do this all over again, but articulate better this time, so that I can understand you :P

LOL....heres the translation for you: "two-ninety" :D

[Wutputt]

LOL....heres the translation for you: "two-ninety" :D

Now that I know what you were saying, I actually can understand it :D
I first thought you were saying "slow Porsche", but that didn't felt correct :P

[dingo]

LOL....heres the translation for you: "two-ninety" :D

Now that I know what you were saying, I actually can understand it :D
I first thought you were saying "slow Porsche", but that didn't felt correct :P

I don't understand why the Aussie accent is so hard for Europeans (and Americans too probably) to understand. :?

Yes "slow Porsche" definately wouldn't make sense when you are doing 290kmh.... :P

[Wutputt]

I don't understand why the Aussie accent is so hard for Europeans (and Americans too probably) to understand. :?
I think it was more a matter of a lot of wind noise and me not being a native English speaking person ;)

The Aussie accent is not THAT bad :P

[twboy1999]

dingo
u are the man..
thanx for providing these amazing pictures and great videos

my favorite video so far is the cs passing gallardo.. just amazing

[dingo]

my favorite video so far is the cs passing gallardo.. just amazing

Haha...I actually preferred being in another car and having the CS overtake us, the sound was just heavenly! :love: I'll see if I can make a small clip of that....

[SPEED_DEMON82]

Snip Snip .......
Have you tried downloading the .RAR files instead of waiting for the thumbnails to load?

FRIDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785
SATURDAY PART 1: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044845
SATURDAY PART 2: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044849
SUNDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044816
MONDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044838

.....Snip Snip

Got back online after almost a month ofno internet service, just to find out sooo many links posted for the pics and the vids ..... but i guess i have missed most of them .... the files dont exist on www.sendmefile.com and the thums take too long as ALI123 said ...... any way in which i can access the pics and the vids please please please .. :)

Cheeers!!

[dingo]

It will take me too long to upload all of it again, and I don't have the time right now - sorry.

However all the pics will be available again shortly on another site :wink: - work in progress. :wink:

[dingo]

Snip Snip .......
Have you tried downloading the .RAR files instead of waiting for the thumbnails to load?

FRIDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044785
SATURDAY PART 1: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044845
SATURDAY PART 2: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044849
SUNDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044816
MONDAY: http://www.sendmefile.com/00044838

.....Snip Snip

Got back online after almost a month ofno internet service, just to find out sooo many links posted for the pics and the vids ..... but i guess i have missed most of them .... the files dont exist on www.sendmefile.com and the thums take too long as ALI123 said ...... any way in which i can access the pics and the vids please please please .. :)

Cheeers!!

Sorry to drag this topic back up, but you can view all the hgh-res pics on my site now:

http://www.ozcarsightings.com/update3a.html

8 or 9 pages for you to get through. :wink:

[stmoritzer]

Congratulation to the new website, dingo :D ( as visitor 91, it's new I suppose or did I missed a post ?, altough there are already lots of pictures available in various sections :shock:)
These awesome pictures really deserve a own site :!:

The design of the page is familiar :wink:

[SPEED_DEMON82]

Sorry to drag this topic back up, but you can view all the hgh-res pics on my site now:

http://www.ozcarsightings.com/update3a.html

8 or 9 pages for you to get through. :wink:

Hey no probs dude and yeah good thing that you dedicated an entire site for those awesome pics. The Murcielago just kills maan ....

Cheers!!