# Sunday, APRIL 20th, 2008 - Dunnville Autodrome Season Opener

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 25, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141 "2008-03-25T17:37:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![Canadian\_Idol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Canadian\_Idol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Canadian_Idol)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/41 "2008-04-20T10:29:09Z")

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Brakes didn’t happen but I’ll be there on the 11th go kill it out there on this perfect race day.

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**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/42 "2008-04-20T20:38:42Z")

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The day went amazing… weather was amazing too… well i’m tired as hell, so good night. Dave, you’re a fag for missing out…

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**Author:** ![boomheadshot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@boomheadshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boomheadshot)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/43 "2008-04-20T23:55:49Z")

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Glad I missioned out there, even if it was just for the last bit of the day. Looking forward to the next one 😃

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**Author:** ![conky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@conky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/conky)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/44 "2008-04-21T03:59:19Z")

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> [@hahaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hahaha/16716/6):
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> The day went amazing… weather was amazing too… well i’m tired as hell, so good night. Dave, you’re a fag for missing out…

That wasnt very nice 🙂

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**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/45 "2008-04-21T05:38:05Z")

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Dave chose Fast and the furious over a track day…

:fnf2:

haha

But it was nice meeting some of you and putting faces to some names.

Get ready for May 11th!

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**Author:** ![Canadian\_Idol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Canadian\_Idol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Canadian_Idol)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/46 "2008-04-21T06:09:10Z")

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> [@hahaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hahaha/16716/6):
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> The day went amazing… weather was amazing too… well i’m tired as hell, so good night. Dave, you’re a fag for missing out…

I know I know…I feel like a fag for not being there. But I just flew in from LA Sunday morning and was all mangled and lagged.

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**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/47 "2008-04-21T08:19:38Z")

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its all good, plenty more to go this season 🙂

we needed some big boys out there… lots of m3’s and porsches but it just wasn’t the same ;]

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**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/48 "2008-04-21T09:31:50Z")

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Where’s the media!! Give some of us poor chumps who couldn’t make it out some eye candy!

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**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/49 "2008-04-21T09:52:07Z")

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got a few up… not much action tho

 ![http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/varun1.jpg](http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/varun1.jpg)

 ![http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/gtrc1.jpg](http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/gtrc1.jpg)

 ![http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/kelsey1.jpg](http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/kelsey1.jpg)

 ![http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/kelsey2.jpg](http://spd.blinkerfluid.org/mtd/08_04_20/kelsey2.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Happy240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/happy240sx/32/5515_2.png) [@Happy240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Happy240sx)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/50 "2008-04-21T11:10:58Z")

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Killer shots as always Mikey!

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**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/51 "2008-04-21T12:57:20Z")

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you are my hero mike.

thanks for helping yesterday, thanks for the sick pics, thanks for the blowjob and thanks for the car while mine is broken

have fun is aussie land.

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**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/52 "2008-04-21T13:14:35Z")

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> [@who has a gold fish i can borrow?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-a-gold-fish-i-can-borrow/16727/2):
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> thanks for the blowjob

I guess I should have stayed a little longer if everyone got one.

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**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/53 "2008-04-21T14:34:56Z")

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nope. just me.

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**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/54 "2008-04-21T16:58:14Z")

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Did anyone take pics? Could someone post some pics please…

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**Author:** ![PureEuroM3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@PureEuroM3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureEuroM3)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/55 "2008-04-21T16:59:27Z")

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> [@who has a gold fish i can borrow?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-a-gold-fish-i-can-borrow/16727/8):
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> Did anyone take pics? Could someone post some pics please…

Sorry I slept in, next time I’ll come up…maybe 🙂

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**Author:** ![boomheadshot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@boomheadshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boomheadshot)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/56 "2008-04-21T19:37:35Z")

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> [@who has a gold fish i can borrow?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-a-gold-fish-i-can-borrow/16727/8):
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> Did anyone take pics? Could someone post some pics please…

I took a couple on my digi cam but they’re not very exciting lol I like the pics that Mike took.

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**Author:** ![jammin1911](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/57 "2008-04-22T08:31:35Z")

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Do I recognize the shirt in your avatar?

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**Author:** ![bignate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@bignate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bignate)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/58 "2008-05-14T17:49:08Z")

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k I’ve got the vids up on youtube now have a look.

Trackside:

1. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=pmUeAgETH9Y](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=pmUeAgETH9Y)
2. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=bAnHCefoM74](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=bAnHCefoM74)
3. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fAI8GNXrqCk](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fAI8GNXrqCk)
4. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VkdeYwS5mWg](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VkdeYwS5mWg)
5. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQeB8TWb6U](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQeB8TWb6U)
6. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eT2h5yqydCM](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eT2h5yqydCM)
7. [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDZeB6W5Wc](http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=gSDZeB6W5Wc)

Timo Tailing me so I can see my lines:

Timo onboard:

Me onboard near the end of the day, ran some decent laps:

My wipeout right at the start of the day. Locked up all 4 wheels at ~180km testing the threshold of my new brakes:

I have higher quality versions of all of these if anybody wants them PM me.

couple more by Pete:

![Explore Nathan Hopkins](http://rs221.pbsrc.com/albums/dd263/bignate58/107_0341.flv?w=480&h=480&fit=clip)  
 ![Explore Nathan Hopkins](http://rs221.pbsrc.com/albums/dd263/bignate58/107_0350.flv?w=480&h=480&fit=clip)  
^^^ Check out the flames I’m tossing in this one chasing the white subie!!  
 ![Explore Nathan Hopkins](http://rs221.pbsrc.com/albums/dd263/bignate58/107_0351.flv?w=480&h=480&fit=clip)

heres the GTRC thread: [http://forums.gtrcanada.com/showthread.php?t=34597](http://forums.gtrcanada.com/showthread.php?t=34597)

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**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunday-april-20th-2008-dunnville-autodrome-season-opener/114141/59 "2008-05-14T18:15:32Z")

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Awesome Vids Nate!

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