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ashsimmonds
12-06-2006, 11:15 AM
(try again :P )
in here i'm going to be spamming up jabbas world with my vids and pics of various exotica, i've got thousands of pics and many hours of video lying around on my hard drives and it's about time i started organizing it and putting it online for all to see.
first i'll start out with the old gear as that's already uploaded...
here's a vid of a photoshoot we did for MOTOR magazine on our Exotics in the Outback (http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005) speed tour in 2005...
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/photoshoot.php
stay tuned!
(poll added for no particular reason :lol: )
sameerrao
12-06-2006, 02:40 PM
Forza Ferrari bud!
i say all b/c i am a player like that ;) 8)
novass
12-07-2006, 01:12 AM
i say all b/c i am a player like that ;) 8)
Agreed. All cars, like people, have their pros and cons. I like cars like I like my women; I dont care where they are from, as long as its a fun ride. :wink:
franck bullitt
12-07-2006, 02:21 PM
Deutschland für zimmer.... 8)
i hesitated between 1st and 3rd....i chose 3rd :lol: :P
TopGearNL
12-07-2006, 03:03 PM
Forza Ferrari (and Schumacher) :mrgreen:
ARMAN
12-07-2006, 04:52 PM
All exotics :) Nice video, finally we see some video from that famose trip :P Thanx for the linky Ashsimmonds :wink:
ashsimmonds
12-07-2006, 05:32 PM
got *plenty* more vids and pics to share, just been a slacker lately because i'm on dialup for the last couple weeks. :(
here we are cruising along in a 360 Spider at 200kph, hunted down by a Challenge Stradale, and then a unique photo op of a Murcielago at ~250kph.... :P
clicky ------> http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/cs-nev-piss.php
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/01Cam-CS.JPG
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/04_100_3923.jpg
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/369_ash_d70_188.jpg
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/408_Cam-CS-308.JPG
spanky
12-07-2006, 05:51 PM
Awesome Stuff dude. Cool Video!!! :good: :good: 8)
ashsimmonds
12-07-2006, 06:21 PM
here's me and dingo in a chopper getting some shots and footage of the cars :shock:
clicky --------> http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/chopper.php
pics by dingo
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/55Exotics_in_the_Outback_2005-(214).jpg
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/56Exotics_in_the_Outback_2005-(216).jpg
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/58Exotics_in_the_Outback_2005-(223).jpg
http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2005/pics/640/59Exotics_in_the_Outback_2005-(220).jpg
his page with hi-res shots: http://ozcarsightings.com/update3h.html
(here's dingo's previous thread on it: http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?p=513352#513352 )
spanky
12-07-2006, 10:58 PM
Awesome! Did ya enjoy the chopper ride as well? ;)
ashsimmonds
12-08-2006, 05:40 AM
well, no i don't really remember it, because i spent the whole time looking into a 1.5inch LCD. it's amazing how disconnected from the event you are when you're looking through a camera, i look back on some of my footage and wonder how the hell i was so calm through it, it's just a different world when you're recording what your doing instead of doing what you're doing. :)
frankly after the weekend we'd had i suspect a plain vanilla chopper ride would have been much of a thrill. :twisted:
ashsimmonds
12-08-2006, 05:47 AM
oh, the *best* part of that chopper ride was when we were directly behind the cars when they were in a 2-lane formation and they all simultaneously merged... that was astonishing, none of it was planned, we got there, saw a chopper, and made arrangements to go up and get some shots. the boys in the cars did the rest. 8)
later on i might be inspired to make a 'less dark' version of the clip. :oops:
sameerrao
12-08-2006, 12:11 PM
The helicopter shots are classy!! Excellent work Ash & Dingo!
LEXION
12-08-2006, 12:38 PM
From all of them , Ill be watching only the Ferrarie's.... so FORZA FERRARI!!!!
TopGearNL
12-09-2006, 02:06 PM
The helicopter shots are classy!! Excellent work Ash & Dingo!
Indeed - great work, very professional!! :D :good:
Nothing to add, this is indeed very good work! :D
ashsimmonds
12-11-2006, 11:07 AM
ok, my internets is going again yay!
here's some high-speed drive-bys... over 250kph
clicky =-=============>> http://exoticsintheoutback.com/2006/drivebys-dircut.php
ashsimmonds
12-17-2006, 01:51 PM
Lamborghini Gallardo SE, crap vids, great noise.
clicky -------------> take off/drive by (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-gallardo-se-take-off-and-drive-by-4835)
and clicky -------------> hills cornering/drive by (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-gallardo-se-hills-drive-by-4836)
TopGearNL
12-17-2006, 01:56 PM
Sound is very nice :D
ashsimmonds
12-21-2006, 02:09 PM
few more vids... :)
(link to post (http://aussieexotics.com/2006/12/22/more-vids-r5t2-flames-dino-246gt-and-dense-fog))
clicky ----> Renault 5 Turbo2 - exhaust flames (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/renault-5-turbo-2-with-flamethrower-4906)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/rt5flame02.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/renault-5-turbo-2-with-flamethrower-4906)
clicky ----> Dino 246GT on the road (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/dino-246-gt-on-the-road-4911/)
just a basic vid about ogling at one of the most beautiful cars ever designed.
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/centuryofferrari-10.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/dino-246-gt-on-the-road-4911)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/centuryofferrari-15.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/dino-246-gt-on-the-road-4911)
clicky ----> exotics in fog (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/supercars-in-dense-fog-4926/)
pics say it all...
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/fog-grab-01.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/supercars-in-dense-fog-4926)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/fog-grab-02.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/supercars-in-dense-fog-4926)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/fog-grab-03.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/supercars-in-dense-fog-4926)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/fog-grab-04.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/supercars-in-dense-fog-4926)
stay tuned!!!
ashsimmonds
01-24-2007, 04:19 PM
onboard with a BMW ///M5 and a Lamborghini Gallardo at 1000kph. :)
clicky ---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/1000hp-at-1000kph-5535/
mevistox5
01-24-2007, 04:50 PM
Regarding the poll:
My choice would be: None of the above.
" British plastic with a stiff uppper lip" would be my choice.
Nico
ashsimmonds
01-25-2007, 11:23 AM
getting airborne in a black Lamborghini at about 280kph :/
clicky ---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-gallardo-airborne-at-280kph-5573/
ashsimmonds
01-27-2007, 11:29 PM
we celebrated Australia Day long-weekend by flying the aussie colours... in Lamborghinis! :p
the slime-green missile is a 1974 Lamborghini Urraco P250 which has just undergone a complete nut-n-bolt restoration, it's now in better condition than it left Sant'Agata over 30 years ago, a truly great machine.
also rans include a Lamborghini Gallardo SE, Porsche 356 Cabriolet, Honda NSX, and Renault Gordini. :)
for the full story and loads more pics, clicky ----> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/01/28/australia-day-lamborghini-style
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/img_1956.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/01/28/australia-day-lamborghini-style)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/img_1882.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/01/28/australia-day-lamborghini-style)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/img_1928.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/01/28/australia-day-lamborghini-style)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/img_1961.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/01/28/australia-day-lamborghini-style)
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/img_1886.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/01/28/australia-day-lamborghini-style)
TopGearNL
01-28-2007, 12:07 AM
Nice cars and nice pics! :D
it's now in better condition than it left Sant'Agata over 30 years ago
LOL!
What rims are under the Uracco :?:
Nice porsche Roadster! and the Renault must be very rare in Australia! :shock:
ashsimmonds
01-28-2007, 12:13 AM
What rims are under the Uracco :?:
i believe they are the Silhouette wheels.
deuces
01-28-2007, 12:38 AM
I love the third pic w/ the gallardo se from behind
ashsimmonds
01-29-2007, 09:48 AM
added a vid - http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-old-vs-new-5657/ :cool:
ps. shot with digicam, and the day was about fun and pics not vids, and it's and heavily edited sorry, but the sound is *VERY* nice
pps. click the thing that says "Click for larger version" just under the vid
Stoopie
01-29-2007, 10:42 AM
Nice ones! Damn I like Lamborghini :D
TopGearNL
01-29-2007, 12:34 PM
Nice one ashsimmonds, sounds nice in the vid!
silentm
01-29-2007, 01:00 PM
i loved the drive-bys. they were pretty cool, keep your hand steady ;)
thanks for all the videos, i really enjoyed watching the 1000kph / 1000hp video, that was a great one 8)
ashsimmonds
01-29-2007, 05:14 PM
thanks fellas. lots more to come yet....
ashsimmonds
02-08-2007, 07:23 PM
hey people, MOTOR Magazine is out now and our Exotics in the Outback speed tour is featured! haven't seen it yet, but in the mean time here's the pics i took.
for vids and other stuff, go to http://aussieexotics.com
enjoy!
Exotics in the Outback '06 - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127521060-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/1/127521060#127521060-L-LB) - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127523135-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/1/127521060#127523135-L-LB)
or pick your genre by keywerd.....
wallpaper worthy shots - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper
BMW M5s (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-bmw) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-bmw)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127551389-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/36/127551389#127551389-L-LB) - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127551526-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/36/127551526#127551526-L-LB)
Ferrari F430 (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-f430) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-f430)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127550511-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/35/127550511#127550511-L-LB) - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127518564-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/9/127518564#127518564-L-LB)
Lamborghini Gallardo (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-gallardo) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-gallardo)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127538296-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/13/127538296#127538296-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127515617-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/6/127515617#127515617-L-LB)
Lotus Esprit S4s (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-lotus) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-lotus)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127527855-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/13/127527855#127527855-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127544419-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/29/127544419#127544419-L-LB)
Mercedes E55 AMG (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-mercedes) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-mercedes)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127551571-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/36/127551571#127551571-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127552562-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/37/127552562#127552562-L-LB)
Porsche 911 Turbo (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-porsche) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-porsche)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127529247-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/15/127529247#127529247-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127533682-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/18/127533682#127533682-L-LB)
996 Turbo (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-996) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-996)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127544911-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/30/127544911#127544911-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127541730-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/26/127541730#127541730-L-LB)
997 Turbo (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-997) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-997)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127545214-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/30/127545214#127545214-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127521669-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/12/127521669#127521669-L-LB)
SCARY Gallardo (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-scary) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-scary)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127515511-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/6/127515511#127515511-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127532918-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/18/127532918#127532918-L-LB)
Uluru (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-uluru) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-uluru)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127551031-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/35/127551031#127551031-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127550816-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/35/127550816#127550816-L-LB)
close up/detail shots (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-closeup) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-closeup)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127530054-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/15/127530054#127530054-L-LB) - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127541985-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/27/127541985#127541985-L-LB)
shots of badges/logos (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-logo) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-logo)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127539649-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/24/127539649#127539649-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127536542-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/22/127536542#127536542-L-LB)
shots with reflections (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-reflection) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-reflection)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127546425-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/31/127546425#127546425-L-LB) - http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127537704-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/23/127537704#127537704-L-LB)
shots in mirrors (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-mirror) - wallpapers (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/eitob06-wallpaper-mirror)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127550420-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/34/127550420#127550420-L-LB)- http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127519418-S-4.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2432106/10/127519418#127519418-L-LB)
hope that's enough to get you going :)
ashsimmonds
02-20-2007, 12:38 PM
couple more vids on the blog post (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/02/21/ferrari-challenge-stradale-videos).
clicky ---> Challenge Stradale hunts down a Lamborghini Gallardo (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/challenge-stradale-hunts-lamborghini-gallardo-6049)
clicky ---> Ferrari take-offs - Challenge Stradale and 360 Spider (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/challenge-stradale-and-360-spider-take-off-6053)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/128898239-M-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2457911#128898239-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/128898183-M-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2457911#128898183-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/128918879-M-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2457911#128918879-L-LB)
ashsimmonds
02-25-2007, 10:34 AM
awesome run today, covered 400km of great roads. tearing up the serenity of the SA sunday country dawn with the bark of an abundance of Italian and German horses resonating over the hills. breakfast out at Blanchetown, and lots of thumbs up from passing enthusiasts.
here's a few happy snaps. full gallery here ----> http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373 :)
(maybe some vids in a couple days)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131890067-M.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131890067-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131892030-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131892030-L-LB) http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131893738-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131893738-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131894000-M.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131894000-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131895159-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131895159-L-LB) http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131895208-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131895208-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131900203-M.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131900203-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131899471-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131899471-L-LB) http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131897509-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131897509-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131902514-M.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131902514-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131902206-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131902206-L-LB) http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131901080-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131901080-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131904746-M.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131904746-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131901275-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131901275-L-LB) http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/131904632-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2511373#131904632-L-LB)
Stoopie
02-25-2007, 10:39 AM
I love the Testarossa and Gallardo comboshot :D Thanks for sharing, awesome gallery!!
ashsimmonds
02-25-2007, 10:50 AM
thanks! yeah i just think those two cars are just so complimentary, like sauce and mustard! :p
oneday i might have to see if i can get those two cars together specifically for some nice photos (all i do is take shots on the run).
Stoopie
02-25-2007, 10:52 AM
^ That would be great! I mean, in the few pictures you have of them together, they look absolutely stunning :D
ashsimmonds
03-27-2007, 09:03 PM
last Sunday the Lamborghini Club of SA had it's first Running of the Bulls, seven cars participated - which is about 50% of the *driven* Lamborghinis in Adelaide. it was more just a get-together and drive thing, we didn't stop anywhere picturesque to get any pretty pics, but hopefully what we got is good enough... until next time!
main page which will be updated with any additional content (more vids to come... tunnels!! :) )
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run
anyhoo, pic > words.
---> all thumbnails on one page (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-all-photos)
---> Best pics (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-best-photos)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138434686-S.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-diablo-vtr)
---> Lamborghini Diablo VTR (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-diablo-vtr)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138440499-S.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-diablo-vt-60)
---> Lamborghini Diablo VT (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-diablo-vt-60)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138431608-S-1.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-gallardo)
---> Lamborghini Gallardo (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-gallardo)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138450523-S.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-gallardo-se)
---> Lamborghini Gallardo SE (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-gallardo-se)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138389314-S.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-countach)
---> Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-countach)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138447571-S.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-urraco)
---> Lamborghini Urraco P250 (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-urraco)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/138448551-S.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-islero)
---> Lamborghini Islero (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/03/25/lamborghini-club-run-islero)
GT-R_R34
03-27-2007, 09:59 PM
i voted
that i'm a power ranger.
ashsimmonds
03-28-2007, 01:57 PM
i voted
that i'm a power ranger.
ok stop :wanker: coz you could go blind and those eyes would be useful to someone else :P
silentm
03-28-2007, 02:44 PM
you have tunnels in down under? i thought everything was all flat down there ;)
that black countach is a killer :faint:
TopGearNL
03-28-2007, 06:10 PM
Love the blue Diablo and the black Countach! :D
spanky
03-30-2007, 04:27 AM
Cool pics dude. Did you guys start from Glen Osmond way?
ashsimmonds
03-30-2007, 04:40 AM
Cool pics dude. Did you guys start from Glen Osmond way?
yeah, meet point was at the BP on Glen Osmond rd.
it's always a fun thing watching the spectacle you create when you turn up in a drove of exotics. :P
ashsimmonds
03-30-2007, 04:47 AM
btw, most of the cars on this run are being shown at the Adelaide Motorshow at the moment, running through till sunday.
spanky
03-30-2007, 11:38 AM
yeah gunna go look 2moro. in adelaide that'd stop traffic! hehe
ive seen that yellow gallardo a few times around the place.... when r they going for a burn next?
ashsimmonds
03-31-2007, 01:09 PM
ive seen that yellow gallardo a few times around the place.... when r they going for a burn next?
dunno, probly sometime in april...
ashsimmonds
03-31-2007, 01:09 PM
video of the Bull's Run is up... :)
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-club-run-7188
nothing terribly exciting, but it's nice to get a vision of Lamborghinis on the move.
synopsis:
Lambos at the lights, Lambo convoy on freeway start, Lambos in tunnel, Lambos vs SUVs, drive-by all Lambos, rear-view at Lambos, overtaken by Gallardo, Diablo in mirror, driving in Countach, Countach mirrors, Lambos taking off, chasing Lambos, overtaking Urraco, chasing Countach, chasing Diablo VTR, watching Urraco, Countach on freeway, Diablo VT on freeway, Lambos in tunnel, Lambos in city. :p
ashsimmonds
04-21-2007, 11:11 PM
seeing as Classic Adelaide was on telly yesterday i thought i'd update the galleries...
here's the full gallery of shots from Classic Adelaide
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/04/22/classic-adelaide-2006-all-photos
here's just the best pics
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/04/22/classic-adelaide-2006-best-shots
and here's the vid of the 360 Challenges
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-360-challenges-at-classic-adelaide-2006-4382
a couple preview pics...
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127480805-S-6.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#127480805-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127478151-S-7.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#127478151-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127479103-S-9.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#127479103-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127479639-S-6.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#127479639-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127480196-S-7.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#127480196-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127480417-S-7.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#127480417-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/132508039-S-2.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2431333#132508039-L-LB)
ashsimmonds
04-22-2007, 01:58 AM
(main post ---> 20 minutes flat out in a Ferrari (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/04/22/20-minutes-flat-out-in-a-ferrari) )
in 2005 we went to the NT because we knew the unlimited speeds wouldn't last forever, this video is just one segment of a spectacular 5 day high-speed adventure.
i had to break the vid into 4 parts to put it on the internets, each about 6 minutes long. under each vid on the landing page there's a link to view the larger version.
---> vid one (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/20-minutes-flat-out-in-a-ferrari-part-one-8044/)
---> vid two (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/20-minutes-flat-out-in-a-ferrari-part-two-8069/)
---> vid three (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/20-minutes-flat-out-in-a-ferrari-part-three-8073/)
---> vid four (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/20-minutes-flat-out-in-a-ferrari-part-four-8080/)
and here's a few pics of the car:
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/132516849-S-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/spider#132516849-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/132533145-S-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/spider#132533145-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/132520808-S-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/spider#132520808-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/128918342-S-2.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/spider#128918342-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/128905034-S-2.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/spider#128905034-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/128897094-S-2.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/keyword/spider#128897094-L-LB)
enjoy! (we did :) )
spanky
04-22-2007, 02:09 AM
Awesome links thanks Dude! 8) 8)
Dont see Countach's very often at all
sentra_dude
04-22-2007, 11:21 AM
Whoooa, that picture of the 360 airborne is badass! :shock: :twisted:
ashsimmonds
04-22-2007, 11:26 AM
Whoooa, that picture of the 360 airborne is badass! :shock: :twisted:
yeah, just a couple pics in that gallery that i didn't personally take and that was one of them. :/ owner wants to show it off though and so i put it up there.
TopGearNL
04-22-2007, 12:59 PM
Great pics!
Love the close-ups, and that airborne 360 is sick indeed! :shock: :D
ashsimmonds
04-25-2007, 11:52 AM
here we are in a (then new) Lamborghini Gallardo SE, and we decide to try out a bit of tunnel action.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-gallardo-se-in-heysen-tunnel-8167
we might have shot more, except that i got taken away by the cops after a couple runs. :(
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/130654679-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2489229#130654679-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/135390789-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2489229#135390789-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/135390324-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2489229#135390324-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/135392002-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2489229#135392002-L-LB)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/130653070-S-1.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/gallery/2489227#130653070-L-LB)
TopGearNL
04-25-2007, 05:56 PM
^^ Awesome! 8)
ashsimmonds
05-02-2007, 02:10 PM
Here's an F430 vs Gallardo, not sure what i was on when i made this vid but i guess it's sorta like a 2-player video game :)
two different versions, the whole build-up and drag race:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/f430-vs-gallardo-video-game-8516
or just the drag race:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/f430-vs-gallardo-drag-only-8518
ashsimmonds
05-13-2007, 11:10 AM
Dropped in me ol' mate goober today to check out his latest acquisition, an immaculate fibreglass Ferrari 308GTB, as close to being off-the-showroom-floor as any car could possibly be.
it has just ticked over 13,000km, and it drives like magic. everything is absolutely pristine on this vehicle, you'd be hard pressed to find a better unrestored example on this planet. the price paid was a good 30-50% over the current market value of a reasonable 308, but he's no fool when it comes to vehicle purchases so this is testimony to how good the car really is.
all pics available here
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/13/goobers-new-ferrari-308gtb
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/152117824-M.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/13/goobers-new-ferrari-308gtb)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/152117695-M.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/13/goobers-new-ferrari-308gtb)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/152118599-M.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/13/goobers-new-ferrari-308gtb)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/152119235-M.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/13/goobers-new-ferrari-308gtb)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/152119079-M.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/13/goobers-new-ferrari-308gtb)
ashsimmonds
05-24-2007, 11:17 AM
last weekend a bunch of us went to Tasmania to do a quick lap of the island.
if you've never been there you should check it out, especially if you enjoy driving! it has spectacular scenery, very little traffic, and some of the best roads on the planet.
not long into the first day of this adventure everyone was already convinced that this was the best driving holiday you could ever hope to have.
the attending cars were an eclectic bunch, a Lamborghini Gallardo SE, Ferrari 355 Challenge, Porsche 997 GT3, Honda NSX, BMW M5, BMW 550, Corvette, WRX, Ford Falcon XR8, Jaguar E-Type, and we were joined along the way by an Audi RS4 (or something).
first up, the boys from Adelaide had to travel 800km just to get to the ferry to get there, and the pics from that portion of the journey are online in this gallery here:
http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/18/lap-of-tasmania-leg-1-adelaide-to-melbourne
later on the other parts of the adventure will be online, but for now here's some random pics...
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155292279-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155292279-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155289142-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155289142-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155263298-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155263298-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155261846-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155261846-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155262581-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155262581-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155261648-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155261648-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155249053-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155249053-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155255776-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155255776-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154832478-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154832478-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155248751-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155248751-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155182491-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155182491-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155192917-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155192917-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154793497-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154793497-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155288152-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155288152-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155291835-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155291835-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154797097-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154797097-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155292967-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155292967-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155295201-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155295201-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155842664-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155842664-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155844826-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155844826-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155845212-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/155845212-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803182-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803182-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154835296-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154835296-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803227-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803227-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803249-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803249-L.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803278-S.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/154803278-L.jpg)
(sorry there's so many, i just couldn't pick a few favourites)
dutchmasterflex
05-24-2007, 11:49 AM
Mmmm.. nice stuff! Beautiful cars! Well edited!
Sad to see that 997 GT3 in such poor condition already.. that driver must beat the shit out of it!
ashsimmonds
05-24-2007, 11:53 AM
Sad to see that 997 GT3 in such poor condition already.. that driver must beat the shit out of it!
actually the car is pristine...
long story short: car is only a few weeks old, he had 3M applied but the guy f*cked it up and he didn't have time to get it re-done professionally, so he fixed it with sticky tape!!
said tonight that when he took it off the car was as if it were brand new (despite a very hard 2,000km of close driving with other cars)
ashsimmonds
05-28-2007, 01:17 PM
a nice cruise through some twisty stuff:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/nsx-in-the-twisties-9883/
spanky
05-30-2007, 06:30 AM
Tassie was by far the best driving roads ive ever driven on anywhere!
Did you drive the road out of queenstown as well while you were there?
ashsimmonds
05-30-2007, 12:43 PM
Tassie was by far the best driving roads ive ever driven on anywhere!
Did you drive the road out of queenstown as well while you were there?
yes, even tighter than Gorge Rd. love that rocky ascent looking over waterfalls and foggy mountaintops. :)
Svensson
05-30-2007, 01:02 PM
Lovely pictures and video "ashsimmonds"!
I love the roads and scenery, must be an absolute joy to drive there with cars like that :D
silentm
05-30-2007, 01:26 PM
great thing you updated this thread, it has some excellent pictures. gotta love the ones from the tasman island :)
ashsimmonds
05-30-2007, 02:49 PM
righto, all pics from the first day of lapping the island are up!
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/19/lap-of-tasmania-leg-2-devonport-to-hobart
dutchmasterflex
05-30-2007, 03:13 PM
Sad to see that 997 GT3 in such poor condition already.. that driver must beat the shit out of it!
actually the car is pristine...
long story short: car is only a few weeks old, he had 3M applied but the guy f*cked it up and he didn't have time to get it re-done professionally, so he fixed it with sticky tape!!
said tonight that when he took it off the car was as if it were brand new (despite a very hard 2,000km of close driving with other cars)
Oh man, I was going to say, such a new car with paint already in that condition!
Great idea of the owner to put some cover up for the long trip.
Firdosh7747
05-30-2007, 04:15 PM
great photography wish it was higher resolution
ashsimmonds
06-04-2007, 11:08 AM
great photography wish it was higher resolution
sadly it's difficult to offer anything above 800px with the mob i host the pics with (smugmug), it's either 800 or full-size, nothing in-between. so what that means is anything of higher resolution i have to manually deal with putting together, supposedly this should change shortly... at the moment i just don't have the time to put up all of my 4,000 odd pics the way i'd like to.
ashsimmonds
06-09-2007, 08:34 AM
ok, finally... all the pics from the last day in tassie are up!
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/05/20/lap-of-tasmania-leg-3-hobart-to-devonport
ashsimmonds
06-11-2007, 03:55 PM
here's a vid compilation of the pics.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/tasmania-the-deliverance-state-10590/
it's a normal "web-size" video, but underneath it is a link to the hi-resolution version, basically dvd quality. :)
(hi-res requires divX plugin - painless on firefox)
ashsimmonds
06-25-2007, 03:27 PM
i'm trying out this divX full-screen hi-res stuff, i reckon it's pretty dam cool especially after spending the last couple years watching internet videos at the size of a grainy postage stamp.
the first link will be to a flash version with a link beneath it to a hi-res version, which requires a browser plugin but is worth the couple of clicks.
here's the first couple of test vids, very fast cars doing what they do best, going very fast! :)
---> Outback drive-bys - one (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/high-speed-drive-bys-3971)
---> Outback drive-bys - two (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/high-speed-drive-bys-2-10493)
it's basically dvd quality, i'm lovin it. lots more updates to come later, until then, here's a bonus clip:
---> Ferrari Shell Commercial - Hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/06/09/ferrari-shell-commercial)
ashsimmonds
06-26-2007, 12:43 PM
like the Pagani Zonda ?
the Bloke in australia with the only one just went on a Zonda holiday, and here's his great write-up of the event:
clicky ---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/06/26/third-pagani-zonda-gathering-in-italy
13 Pagani Zondas and a couple other slummer cars like something called a McLaren SLR and 599 or something... :P
http://aussieexotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/zonda-02.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/06/26/third-pagani-zonda-gathering-in-italy)
spanky
06-27-2007, 03:30 AM
Cool review Ash, is the guy a Sydney dealer?
ashsimmonds
06-28-2007, 09:12 AM
Cool review Ash, is the guy a Sydney dealer?
yep! as you can tell the cars are extremely rare, fat chance we'll see many on the streets anytime soon. :(
ashsimmonds
06-28-2007, 09:13 AM
here's a battle of two Lamborghini Gallardos...
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-gallardo-drag-race-e-gear-vs-manual-6-speed-11434
(click the link below the vid to see a hi-res dvd quality version!)
it's a drag race between an '04 with E-Gear (orange with tubi exhaust) and '06 with manual (camera car).
very interesting in that the '06 has 20hp more and a much shorter gear ratio down low so gets a better take-off, but the e-gear is much quicker for anyone but a serious race driver and has longer legs in the middle gears.
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127538296-M-5.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127538296-L-5.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127515511-S-5.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127515511-L-5.jpg) http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127515617-S-5.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127515617-L-5.jpg)
ashsimmonds
06-30-2007, 03:42 AM
here's a drag race between a Ferrari F430 (paddle-shift) and '06 Lamborghini Gallardo (manual). (both cars belong to same bloke)
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/f430-vs-gallardo-manual-11452
(high resolution version available, link is below "flash" version of vid)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127550511-M-5.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127550511-L-5.jpg)
http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127536493-M-5.jpg (http://gallery.aussieexotics.com/photos/127536493-L-5.jpg)
spanky
06-30-2007, 08:09 AM
Cool Vids Ash!!! Did you have any really long drags from 0-270-280kmh with the blokes?
ashsimmonds
06-30-2007, 08:13 AM
Cool Vids Ash!!! Did you have any really long drags from 0-270-280kmh with the blokes?
yes in this one we back off at about 280kph
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/f430-vs-gallardo-video-game-8516/
ashsimmonds
07-03-2007, 08:25 AM
any budding photochoppers feel like having a crack at a design for an exotic/racecar transport truck?
details here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/forum/index.php?topic=378.0
wants a mostly silverish theme, and has an idea of having a classic Ferrari silhuoette on it, superimposed over the wheels of the truck.
ashsimmonds
08-12-2007, 09:20 AM
a few folk made the pilgrimage yet again to the red centre of Australia, yet another awesome Aussie driving adventure. :) i'll let the pics and vids do the talking.
Murcielago fly-by vid:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-murcielago-drive-by-13209
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4067.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4105&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4083%7E0.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4122&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4087.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4126&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4085.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4124&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4096.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4131&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4105.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4136&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4124.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4145&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4134.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=4149&fullsize=1)
more later...
PorscheRS
08-13-2007, 04:22 PM
Very very cool pictures at a fantastic location, and a very nice video too.
spanky
08-14-2007, 05:10 AM
Great Update Thanks Ash
ashsimmonds
10-15-2007, 03:32 AM
Hey, been a while without any updates - been busy, but sadly not so much sports car action.
Latest vid shows some of the beauty of Tasmania - this is the climb out of Queenstown, truly one of the most spectacular roads... but then Tassie has a lot of that! :)
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/queenstown-tasmania-15937
How fast can you go in first gear in a Murcielago?
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-murcielago-first-gear-14872
This vid is pretty boring - it's basically just driving towards Ayer's Rock, but at least we're doing it in Lamborghinis! :)
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/uluru-and-lamborghinis-14873
And Top Gear has awarded the following footage to be among the 10 greatest overtaking manouvres of all time - it's Dean Evans racing in the Lotus Trophy cup at Bathurst - if you haven't seen it before, it is a must see.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/forum/lotus/aussie-elise-overtaking-manuevres-in-top-gear-best-ever-list-t563.0.html
I've just bought myself a new camera - the Canon Powershot S5 IS - and will be attending the National Ferrari Rally in a couple weeks, so I'll be back in early November with so many pics of red cars you'll think your eyes are bleeding!!!
Stay tuned!
ashsimmonds
10-18-2007, 12:35 PM
Thought I'd upload another vid - Lamborghini Urraco in a tunnel.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-urraco-in-a-tunnel-16499
Couple pics, more available here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/thumbnails-95.html
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/imported/ashsimmonds/2007-01-28_urraco-shakedown-1024/th_IMG_1883.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-3530.html) http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/imported/ashsimmonds/2007-01-28_urraco-shakedown-1024/th_IMG_1888.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-3535.html) http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/imported/ashsimmonds/2007-01-28_urraco-shakedown-1024/th_IMG_1893.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-3539.html)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/imported/ashsimmonds/2007-01-28_urraco-shakedown-1024/md_IMG_1956.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=3566&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-07-2007, 10:38 AM
I've just bought myself a new camera - the Canon Powershot S5 IS - and will be attending the National Ferrari Rally in a couple weeks, so I'll be back in early November with so many pics of red cars you'll think your eyes are bleeding!!!
And here I am. :)
Nearly 70 Ferraris got together around the nation's capital last week for the 34th National Ferrari Rally and to celebrate the 60th Anniversary - I took over 15gb of pics and vids so will update over the next week or so.
First (pre)leg of the Ferrari Rally was us just getting there, 1300km in 2 days in Ferraris.
All the pics etc here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/07/ferrari-national-rally-2007-gold-coast-to-lake-crackenback
Here's a couple... There are gazillions more to come... :)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0053.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5672&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0110.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5682&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0119.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5689&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0130.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5694&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0258.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5712&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-07-2007, 10:38 AM
I've just bought myself a new camera - the Canon Powershot S5 IS - and will be attending the National Ferrari Rally in a couple weeks, so I'll be back in early November with so many pics of red cars you'll think your eyes are bleeding!!!
And here I am. :)
Nearly 70 Ferraris got together around the nation's capital last week for the 34th National Ferrari Rally and to celebrate the 60th Anniversary - I took over 15gb of pics and vids so will update over the next week or so.
First (pre)leg of the Ferrari Rally was us just getting there, 1300km in 2 days in Ferraris.
All the pics etc here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/07/ferrari-national-rally-2007-gold-coast-to-lake-crackenback
Here's a couple... There are gazillions more to come... :)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0053.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5672&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0110.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5682&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0119.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5689&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0130.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5694&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0258.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5712&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 03:55 AM
Next batch of pics from Lake Crackenback Resort are up.
Check them out with slideshows and stuff here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/09/ferrari-national-rally-2007-lake-crackenback-resort
A couple previews...
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0290.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5735&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0348.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5751&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0517.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5286&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0532.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5288&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0604.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5812&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0667.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5829&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0748%7E0.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5860&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_1167.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5929&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 03:55 AM
Next batch of pics from Lake Crackenback Resort are up.
Check them out with slideshows and stuff here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/09/ferrari-national-rally-2007-lake-crackenback-resort
A couple previews...
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0290.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5735&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0348.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5751&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0517.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5286&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0532.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5288&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0604.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5812&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0667.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5829&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0748%7E0.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5860&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_1167.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5929&fullsize=1)
stmoritzer
11-09-2007, 08:55 AM
WOW
keep going :D
like the second preview pic with the parked cars :love:
stmoritzer
11-09-2007, 08:55 AM
WOW
keep going :D
like the second preview pic with the parked cars :love:
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 09:29 AM
like the second preview pic with the parked cars :love:
Yeah, the guy in the 355 Challenge and 355 Spider can't park. :lol:
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 09:29 AM
like the second preview pic with the parked cars :love:
Yeah, the guy in the 355 Challenge and 355 Spider can't park. :lol:
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 09:32 PM
Quick vid of the Daytona Spider cruising through the Snowy Mountains.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-365-gts-daytona-in-snowy-mountains-17588
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 09:32 PM
Quick vid of the Daytona Spider cruising through the Snowy Mountains.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-365-gts-daytona-in-snowy-mountains-17588
spanky
11-09-2007, 09:57 PM
Dont see many 599's here in Oz thats for sure... Cool vid too...
Long drive from SA to ACT normally.. but not so in Ferrari's of course. 8)
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 10:00 PM
Dont see many 599's here in Oz thats for sure...
Owner had just bought it and didn't know how to operate the computer, so I jumped in and found some hidden buttons and features for him! :)
Cool vid too...
Lots more (and better) to come... 8)
Long drive from SA to ACT normally.. but not so in Ferrari's of course. 8)
Actually, I flew up to the Gold Coast and went down with a mate, that's what the first page is about. I was the only guy who attended from not east. :?
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 10:46 PM
And here's a video of the Ferrari Relay.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-relay-national-rally-wakefield-park-17603
It's like a normal relay race with a baton and rivalry amongst the states, except the driver's in the team have to take a Ferrari cap for a lap around the track, stop within a specified zone, jump out of the car and run to pit lane where the next car is waiting to take off and hand them the cap.
It's also supposed to be run with a V6, a V8, and a V12 in the relay - though this year most states didn't have each type of car at the track so some concessions were made.
This vid is the ACT entry. (Australian Capital Territory)
spanky
11-09-2007, 10:52 PM
Yeah its a big hike that trip... We drove from country VIC to Canberra to pick up a mates 911SC... I think i'd fly next time too... So no SA cars then?
ashsimmonds
11-09-2007, 10:54 PM
I think i'd fly next time too... So no SA cars then?
Yeah, after our Tassie run a few months back it was absolutely soul-destroying the trip back from Melb to Adel. I drove a couple hours of it in the Lamborghini and I've never been so frustrated and bored behind the wheel of a car! :?
No cars from SA or WA.
spanky
11-10-2007, 12:04 AM
Yeah, after our Tassie run a few months back it was absolutely soul-destroying the trip back from Melb to Adel. I drove a couple hours of it in the Lamborghini and I've never been so frustrated and bored behind the wheel of a car!
Especially after you've just been to Tassie where the roads, just really are THE best in OZ with little in the way of them being ruined by others or the plod..
I know coming back from Tassie to the Melb roads leaves you wishing you were on you were going back to Tassie the next day... (especially with the draconian vic 3kmh over the speed limit fines!!!)
Cool vid with the relay too... Pity you cant get a few more guys with cams for some outside views... They'd be too busy having fun driving no doubt!
ashsimmonds
11-11-2007, 04:19 PM
The page for the Concours d'Elegance has been published (175 photos):
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/12/ferrar...cours-delegance (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/12/ferrari-national-rally-2007-concours-delegance)
It was a freezing cold, pelting rain, blustery day... So not too many decent shots as almost impossible to keep the lens dry.
Here's a preview of some of the pics...
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0955~0.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5590&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_1019.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5604&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0760.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5470&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0784.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5482&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0810.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5495&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0824.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5501&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0891.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5552&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_0943.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5580&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_1018.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=5603&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-18-2007, 10:44 AM
Classic Adelaide is on again!
Here's some pics from the preview of the event in the form of a minor Car Show for the primary sponsor BEA (Mercedes):
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/18/classi...07-bea-car-show (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/18/classic-adelaide-2007-bea-car-show)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6436.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6281&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/th_IMG_6303.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6227.html) http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/th_IMG_6331.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6232.html) http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/th_IMG_6362.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6242.html)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/th_IMG_6354.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6239.html) http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/th_IMG_6394.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6259.html) http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/th_IMG_6422.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6274.html)
spanky
11-19-2007, 09:23 AM
Awesome. I luv this event! Especially the street racing in the city!
Its pretty soon isnt it like in a couple of days... Good to go look at the street parade as well!
ashsimmonds
11-21-2007, 08:30 PM
Prologue was yesterday - mate in the 360 Challenge got fastest time. :)
Remember Enzo Dude (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6439.html)???
Well, meet Fat Enzo Dude (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-6438.html)!!!!!! :D :D
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_enzo-dude.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6439&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6675.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6438&fullsize=1)
spanky
11-22-2007, 04:07 AM
How did the prologue go? Many people there?
Are they racing on the Clipsal500/Racing course today or tomoro still?
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 10:59 PM
How did the prologue go? Many people there?
Are they racing on the Clipsal500/Racing course today or tomoro still?
Yeah was a good turnout - it's all over today, they'll be on East tce in the next few hours.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7265.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6688&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7257.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6686&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7263.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6687&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7257-1.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6685&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:02 PM
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6484.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6467&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6500.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6480&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6505.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6483&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6568.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6494&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6621.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6516&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:05 PM
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http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6641.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6529&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6587.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6499&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6650.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6535&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6666.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6545&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:09 PM
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6699.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6558&fullsize=1)
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http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6765.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6596&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6459.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6448&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6476.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6461&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:11 PM
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http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6798.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6620&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6812.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6631&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:15 PM
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http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6885.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6656&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:18 PM
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http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6955.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6681&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:21 PM
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6956.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6682&fullsize=1)
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ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:23 PM
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7243.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6761&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7254.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6767&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7255.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6768&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7273.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6776&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7281.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6782&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:25 PM
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7292.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6787&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7295.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6788&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7333.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6790&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7347.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6792&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7380.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6795&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-24-2007, 11:28 PM
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7362.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6794&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7408.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6800&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7437.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6808&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7486.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6813&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_7503.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6814&fullsize=1)
ashsimmonds
11-25-2007, 03:23 PM
Ok, first of the Classic Adelaide photo slideshows are up. More as I get time in the next couple days.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/26/classic-adelaide-2007-bea-car-show-rymill-park
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_6436.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/26/classic-adelaide-2007-bea-car-show-rymill-park)
silentm
11-25-2007, 05:04 PM
wah 56kers beware :P
nice shots man! thanks for the coverage, i enjoyed looking at all the calssics and modern cars :)
ashsimmonds
11-27-2007, 07:55 AM
Slideshows of the good pics at the Prologue. :)
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/27/classic-adelaide-2007-prologue-photos
ashsimmonds
11-27-2007, 11:33 AM
Being the last day that this race car can be legally driven on the street having just been campaigned in the Classic Adelaide Rally (http://aussieexotics.com/category/classic-adelaide), we thought we'd take it out and get some vids and pics.
Click for the shots:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2007/11/28/ferrari-360-challenge-photo-shoot
A couple teasers:
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8006.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6939&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8002.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6938&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8031.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=6949&fullsize=1)
Videos will come later.
ashsimmonds
12-02-2007, 01:53 PM
For those of you ogling at all the photos I post and sit there thinking "gee it'd be nice to have a dozen or so of these photos on my wall that I can look at throughout the year..." well, good news!
I've invented something which I call - a "Calendar"!!! :) They are very large (13.5"/34cm wide x 19"/48cm high) but damn cool.
And because I couldn't pick just 12 lucky photos, I've designed more than one set to choose from.
If you just want to browse all of them, start here:
---> Aussie Exotics Calendars (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66)
For those who prefer a given marque, try these:
---> Ferrari (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=67) / Lamborghini (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68) / Porsche (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=69) / BMW (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70) <---
Here's a few preview thumbnails of the photos which are on them, and also some examples of what the months look like.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_collage%7E3.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=195)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_May%7E0.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=195)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_collage%7E0.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=192)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_january.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=194)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_July.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69&products_id=198)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_September.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=199)
PS. All calendars have the Formula One season marked out on them rather than a bunch of useless holidays. :)
ashsimmonds
12-03-2007, 06:31 PM
Not my photo - just some mates trying to get a great banner as high as possible... gotta love it! :)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/2068715802_283c7a8a4a_o_d.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-7026.html)
silentm
12-03-2007, 06:56 PM
:w00t:
nthfinity
12-03-2007, 09:40 PM
ashimonds, are these your sightings?
ashsimmonds
12-04-2007, 11:55 AM
what kind of car is that? is that chopped or stock so low and tiny? ;)
Hillman Imp. Hilarious little cars. :p
ashsimmonds
12-04-2007, 11:56 AM
ashimonds, are these your sightings?
Yes, all photos/videos are mine unless noted otherwise.
nthfinity
12-04-2007, 12:19 PM
Since *most* of these are your photos, I'm going to move it to "what you saw today"
You should get more traffic in there :)
silentm
12-04-2007, 05:10 PM
that's true. it's always cool to see your high quality pics! :)
ashsimmonds
12-07-2007, 02:20 PM
Coooooool. :)
New vid, Ferrari 360 Challenge screaming through a tunnel.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-360-challenge-through-a-tunnel-18859
stmoritzer
12-07-2007, 03:27 PM
will visit your page more often :wink:
very good pics, thanks dude!
ashsimmonds
12-08-2007, 01:12 AM
CHeers! :)
What happens when you look under the ashtray of a Lamborghini... :p
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/lamborghini-gallardo-se-audi-ashtray-18881
styla21
12-08-2007, 05:37 AM
Love the website, Ash! I may pick up a few calendar's for Christmas. :-)
ashsimmonds
12-08-2007, 09:41 AM
Love the website, Ash! I may pick up a few calendar's for Christmas. :-)
Thanks! It eats up so much of my time but I love it. :)
So, back to Classic Adelaide vids... here's the emergency/course car giving it a bit of drift curry through a corner with lights and sirens blazing. :)
---> http://aussieexotics.com/forum/cars/classic-adelaide-2007-picsvidsdiscussion-t788.0.html;msg9826#msg9826
ashsimmonds
12-08-2007, 10:24 AM
And here's the lads in the Ferrari 360 Challenge race cars on the same corner:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/videos/classic-adelaide-2007-ferrari-360-challenges-at-lenswood-18897
Next vid of that corner will likely be a compilation of the rest of the cars that I recorded.
silentm
12-08-2007, 04:39 PM
haha 'Made in Germany' nice point right there :P
ashsimmonds
01-01-2008, 09:35 AM
This is a video of a trackday at Wakefield park - about 40 Ferraris attended. It's broken up into 3 parts, each about 4-5 mins long - if you just want to watch one then part 2 is the best. :)
---> Part One (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-club-australia-wakefield-park-trackday-part-1)
---> Part Two (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-club-australia-wakefield-park-trackday-part-2)
---> Part Three (http://aussieexotics.com/videos/ferrari-club-australia-wakefield-park-trackday-part-3)
Above each youtube vid is a link to the HI-DEF version! These are awesome quality videos and I hope to bring a lot more of them your way over time.
ashsimmonds
01-19-2008, 09:27 AM
A mate forced me to drive his Porsche 997 today, wanted me to realise how good they are in their own right or something. :p
Full review and pics here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2008/01/19/porsche-997-carrera-s-review-and-photoshoot
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8078.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-8451.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=8451&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8086.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-8458.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=8458&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8082.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-8455.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=8455&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_8075.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-8450.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=8450&fullsize=1)
silentm
01-20-2008, 04:00 PM
well reading your review you're definately no porsche fan. well you don't drive a Porsche if you are an attention-whore. that's why there are Ferraris and Lambos these are just drivers cars. i love the way they look, the design is great imo.
the photos are great! thanks for posting
ashsimmonds
01-21-2008, 06:01 PM
I respect the cars, I just have no passion for them.
ashsimmonds
02-03-2008, 05:11 AM
Have been busy behind the scenes and have put together a massive repository of great hi-res exotic car photos, categorised by make/model/etc.
---> http://aussieexotics.com/photos
Over 10,000 photos of sportscars! :)
MMC12
02-12-2008, 08:17 PM
I saw this photo in your website:
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3594.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-7315.html)
AussieExotics.com (http://aussieexotics.com) - Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=7315&fullsize=1)
Fantastic! Well done!:thumbup:
Ps Very good 911 photos ;-)
ashsimmonds
03-13-2008, 11:38 AM
In Classic Adelaide 2007 the guy driving this car...
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/2068715802_283c7a8a4a_o_d.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-7026.html)
...finally put his in-car vids on youtube today.
I've compiled them here:
---> http://aussieexotics.com/2008/03/13/ferrari-360-challenge-at-classic-adelaide-2007
ashsimmonds
03-16-2008, 12:10 AM
A mate picked up an LP640 yesterday, so we went and took a few happy snaps.
Full set of 35 here: http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/thumbnails-307.html
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8245.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12219.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12219&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8253.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12226.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12226&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8259.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12231.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12231&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8257-1.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12228.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12228&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8268.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12237.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12237&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8275.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12241.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12241&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8277.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12243.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12243&fullsize=1)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_lamborghini-murcielago-lp640_8265.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-12234.html)
Click here for hi-res (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage.php?pid=12234&fullsize=1)
Very nice set this last one!
MMC12
03-20-2008, 08:39 PM
Woow! Very nice! Very good the fourth and sixth photos:thumbup:
Smartdriver
03-21-2008, 02:44 PM
Great work man! :thumbup:
ashsimmonds
08-16-2008, 04:30 AM
Sydney AE contingent went on a run last week - Ferrari, Lambo, Porsche, Lotus, TVR, Aston, Merc AMG, etc...
Heaps of pics ---> http://aussieexotics.com/2008/08/16/ae-cruise-sydney-to-berry
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10183/md_group.jpg (http://aussieexotics.com/2008/08/16/ae-cruise-sydney-to-berry)
ashsimmonds
10-19-2009, 11:33 AM
Lambo club decided to deplete the ozone layer last week... Pics > words.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/IMG_3608-lamborghini-diablo-countach-murcielago.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3242-lamborghini.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3274-lamborghini-club.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3258-lamborghini-countach.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3279-lamborghini-gallardo-lp560.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3337-lamborghini-countach.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3410.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3470-lamborghini-gallardo.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3474-lamborghini.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3476-lamborghini-gallardo.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3494-lamborghini-countach-urraco.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3499-lamborghini-diablo.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3506-lamborghini-gallardo-lp560-rear.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3553.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3570.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3581.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3615-lamborghini.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/11/bulls-run-lamborghini-club-sa-october-2009)
ashsimmonds
10-20-2009, 07:10 AM
LOL - I forgot all about this poll :D
ashsimmonds
10-29-2009, 09:17 AM
Full write-up with loads more pics etc here:
http://aussieexotics.com/2009/10/23/aston-martin-drive-v12-vantage-dbs-volante-v8-vantage-db9
Click any pic for hi-res version.
Aston Martin have just released two new pieces of rolling art loaded with V12 warheads, and two of the first in Australia are now on their promo tour around the country to get bums in seats.
We turned up to be greeted by 4 of the best (only?) good looking sets of choppers in Britain...
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3699-aston-martin.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18766-fullsize.html)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3894-aston-martin.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18903-fullsize.html)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3900-aston-martin.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18907-fullsize.html)
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V12 Vantage
Pushing the fob into a slot in the middle of the dash – quite reminiscent of a cassette-tape – the exhaust reports off the nearby walls and steadies to a distant-thunder like rumble. Marcel told us the clutch take-up was very high, and he had a lot of really cool technical explanations about the mega gearbox and clutch setup – so it’s a little difficult for a newcomer to get used to.
The seats – well racing buckets – are very taut but huggy. This results in a rather low seating position – so your view is monstered by the huge dash – apparently it’s otherwise the same as the V8 Vantage, which has better visibility.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3744-aston-martin-v12-vantage.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18796-fullsize.html)
Inside the car driving along the exhaust actually sounds quite tame – it’s kind of a distant howl that you’ve long left behind, it was only later when following it that we realised just how magnificent it actually sounds to other people.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3794-aston-martin-v12-vantage-side.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18815-fullsize.html)
Sadly the half hour or so we spent in it was mostly just getting used to the big stonking front-engined V12 thing – and the feel of an Aston Martin in general, so we didn’t really have a chance to give it a sporting go. Watching it driven later by others though it looks pretty damn impressive, it would be nice to spend more time with this car – I feel it could be something very special.
As for beauty of sound and vision – as a front-engined car I can’t recall encountering anything that really competes.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_4014-aston-martin-v12-vantage.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18932-fullsize.html)
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DBS Volante
If you ever feel like you haven’t had quite enough UV radiation exposure, then the roadster version of the atom-smashing DBS is for you. I just love saying it, Volante – it rolls off the tongue like ordering a side dish to a steak – yes I’d like a fillet mignon with volante and asparagus stalks.
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3797-aston-martin-dbs-volante.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18817-fullsize.html)
And it is a delicious car – like basically all 2+2’s the rear seats are quite hilarious, the only way you could reasonably imagine them useful is cruising for midget hookers – but we’re in the fantastic South Australian wine country, twisty roads and rolling hills aplenty – perfect conditions to really enjoy this car, and gosh I look good driving it (well, look pensive about chucking a $500k+ car I've never driven around the hills at least). :)
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/albums/userpics/10002/md_IMG_3914-aston-martin-dbs-volante-ash-simmonds.JPG (http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18812-fullsize.html)
You kind of get in expecting the drive to be like naval warfare vessel, it just somehow appears big and soft yet pulls off looking tough – like a carbon fibre marshmallow. Thing is though, the steering is pinky-finger light and extremely responsive – there’s an ever so slight vagueness at dead centre, but I didn’t notice any particular issue when pointing that intimidating front grille through a corner.
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Handling is very neutral, you very quickly gain confidence to really approach bends without much fear of understeer or inertia – indeed on some of the tighter corners it actually felt nice and chuckable, the TCS/burnout button is very enticing here.
The sound is more deep and throaty than Linda Lovelace, a nurturing rumble at cruising – and when the foot goes down or the tacho snags 5k the active exhaust bellows out like Barry White getting bamboo shoots up his fingernails.
The other sound system from B&O seems pretty damn good – we didn’t get much of a chance to really test it, but we tried a bit of a poofy dance track and some sweeping classical which really suited the road out of The Lanes Vineyard – it was cranked to somewhat more than comfortable volumes and the sound was crisp, the range better than my 90’s-techno-rave-deafened ears can discern, and the bass was meatier than a buffalo but it didn’t cause any rattles or distortion.
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The one hang-up I have about the DBS Volante is the paddle-shift, this car needs a stick dammit. The gearshifts just didn’t seem as precise or in tune with what you want as they should – when you are doing the take-off you really want a good solid and clean shift from first to second, but I found it seems to falter up around redline for a while like it’s hunting for the next gear, it’s quite disconcerting and you feel as though you’ve lost momentum. Dropping down a cog or two as you approach a corner you’re unsure you might have the right gear, admittedly I’ve only driven it for less than an hour so it might be a learning process, but I couldn’t help thinking it just wasn’t suitable for this car.
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V8 Vantage
Getting behind the wheel of the V8 Vantage I think it took maybe 3 gearshifts and 2 corners before I was settled nicely into this car, it’s just really easy to grab a hold of. What I noticed right away was how good the visibility was compared to the V12 – see at this point in time I couldn’t have told you bupkis about any of the cars – all I knew was that they were Astons, and so it surprised me when I was told the Vantage I was driving now was basically the same as the V12 except for the engine and race seats – they really felt like two completely different cars.
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Other funny thing is – the sound for the driver on the V8 is more rewarding than the V12. The V12 has a spine-tingling howl that slaughters the V8, but the problem is when in the car it’s too quiet – only passers-by and people following know how good it is. The V8 Vantage though – it booms and growls and pops and farts, it gives all the right feedback to the driver so you can have some of the fun too. On the V12 my suggestion is that they install the exhaust pipes on the front of the car.
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The ergonomics are fantastic – not much more need be said – the only niggle I had was that the dead-pedal encroaches too much on the clutch. I got used to it pretty quickly, but now and then when you go for a fast gearchange you find your heel just clips the dead-pedal unless you specifically use just the ball of your foot.
V8 Vantage – vision, sound, drive, and satisfaction – all rate beautiful.
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DB9
This car I was only passenger in – and not for very long either, plus it was a flappy-paddle jobby which again doesn’t suit the vehicle.
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We had several nice minutes of barnstorming through some rolling hills and poor tarmac conditions, the car remaining poised and balanced with everything thrown at it. The noise from this car from within the cockpit was the best of the three tintops – which is probably more to say it was loudest. The V12 Vantage killed it for the quality of the exhaustical symphony – but only from an outsiders perspective.
Would certainly have enjoyed spending more time with this car to get a real idea of what it’s made of – especially if it had a third pedal in it.
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Oh yeah, there was a DB9 Volante lingering at the winery too...
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Enjoy! :D
Ash.
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mayer
10-29-2009, 09:30 PM
Great pictures man!!!
That V12 Vantage looks absolutely beautiful. Love this picture of the car with the vineyard:
http://aussieexotics.com/drivers/displayimage-18884-fullsize.html
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
marcefer
10-30-2009, 03:33 PM
Very good pictures and better comments.
Thanks for sharing :thumbup:
pitfield
10-30-2009, 06:01 PM
Given the price of anything remotely exotic in Australia I'm surprised that there are any Astons or lambos, 15 cars is a good find.
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