Thanks to Ozrider and all

[Evil Mitch]

Good onya guys was good to catch up cyas at rdu/tassie

 

[TOMCAT]

I was thinking about you lot all day .. regret the tyranny of distance didn't allow to join you all (from what I heard Richard and Ponters were in fine form .. maybe good thing I didn't chance my luck back in Qld in their company .. who was Mitchy wanting to screwdriver ?? ..hahaha) so glad you blokes had a great day .. proud to have mates of your calibre shiiit -hot fellas.

 

[CanberraR3]

We ordered steaks. They came with a little sharpened stick in them saying how they were cooked, rare, medium etc. They also came with a pretty impressive steak knife, which I said was a neat stabbing implement. Mitch cracked us up by saying he'd rather stab someone with the stick. You get the idea..........

Ah Mitchie, love ya work.

 

[CanberraR3]

Peter took Les and I to his favourite watering hole. Pics do not do it justice.

When we got there, Peter near wet himself when I told him off for not putting his shoes on before we left home....

 

[CanberraR3]

Les and Helen.

Bruce, Les, me and Ponters

Mitch (behaving himself for a few seconds), Julie (Mrs Bruce) and Helen.

 

[CanberraR3]

Mittzy joined us for coffee before heading out to the track.

 

[CanberraR3]

Great shot of Les with an ageless John Bowe. Bowe is a multiple Australian Champion, having twice won the Australian Drivers' Championship during the Formula Mondial era and the Australian Sports Car Championship, before winning the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1995. He has also won the prestigious Bathurst 1000 touring car endurance race twice, in 1989 and 1994.

Les was his head mechanic in '94 and '95.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...nnel=fflb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=WZLdU5DqPMqN8QfB3IG4AQ

Garth Tander, 3 times Bathurst winner and V8 Supercar Champion. He spent a fair bit of time talking to us until he had to leave to get ready for qualifying. Anyone get a pic of Lee Holdsworth - driver for the Erebus team that Les works for?
http://www.erebusmotorsportv8.com/team/

 

[CanberraR3]

The whole set up at the track is HUGE with dozens of semis for the teams, sh#t loads of tyres, tools and spares, people everywhere. Here's just a couple of things of interest amongst the trucks.

 

[ozrider]

It started out as 2 blokes, grew to 3, then 4, then 5. And then 7 at the last minute. Wasn't planned to be a gathering. Somewhat extraordinary circumstances. Next time - promise.

Funny how this panned out, I was just going to the race meeting to catchup with some of my ol mates that I haven't seen for awhile as I don't do the race travel circus thing anymore as I am workshop based and leave it to the young keen ones.

Glad you all had a great day and experienced some of my world.... I could say its just a job but I have been blessed to do what I really enjoy for 30 years full time and get paid for it.......I know alot of people that don't enjoy there work and turn up every day.

 

[Evil Mitch]

The whole set up at the track is HUGE with dozens of semis for the teams, sh#t loads of tyres, tools and spares, people everywhere. Here's just a couple of things of interest amongst the trucks.

I want to meet those girls les