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7/2/2012 12.15pm WSST |
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Name: Greg: Location: Canetoad
Your Blog: Congratulations to BT & The
KMS team on wining the Aussie Title at Speedway City.
Unfortunately the Canetoad had to listen
on line however we are very proud of you all.
Keep up the winning streak
CST |
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6/2/2012 9.31am WSST |
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Name: Greg - Location: Canetoad
Sprintcar Tour
Your Blog: There has been a protest
lodged from the cane toads.
Apparently the rules for Backgammon have
changed?
Once again David Mills and the Premier
Speedway have put on a show for the Classic.
The fan appreciation day was well
attended allowing everyone to get up close with the drivers
especially the kids big and small.
Well the boys called into the Flying
Horse Bar again this year for a couple of hairy goats which
before heading to the track were we caught up with big Andy who
has shed about 30kgs and is looking great along with his old man
and Brad as we settled in for the night racing.
If you have not been to the Classic its
well worth the trip, send me an email and I would be more than
happy to let you in on what goes on in Warnambool for the
Classic weekend and hopefully you will have a great time like
the Canetoad. (greg@bbbuildingsupplies.com.au)
PS: Mork & Mindy has lost his shower
cap, has anyone seen it? |
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6/2/2012 @ 5.35am WSST |
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Name: Greg
Location: Canetoad Sprintcar Tour
Your Blog: Well the 2012 classic has
been run and won and a big congrats to Ian Loudon and his team.
What a trip for the Canetoads in 2012,
notable performances this year go to the tour manager with a
best on ground performance although drinking a warm bottle of
coopers that slipped from his grasp was the saving grace, sorry
Deamon for the salty shower.
Mork and mindy again performed well
although the pink loufa, shower cap and rose bouquet powder is a
bit of a worry.
It was great to catch up with BT, Jodie
and Shane who once again made us feel very welcome. A big
thankyou to all the KMS team from the canetoads.
notable absentees included Skid who's
eldest son started high school or was he wearing the uniform and
the wombat who was working on some model trains in Gladtsone.
The big fellas were sadly missed however a couple of others
stepped up to the plate.
We all look forward to the 2013 tour
with Quinny making his debut, will this be another wazza, we
will have to wait and see. |
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2/11/2011 @ 10.24 WSST |
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Name: Canetoad Sprintcar Tour Location:
Qld
Your Blog: Good luck to the KMS team for
the 2011 / 12 season. The new sprinter looks great and the crew
cant wait to catch with everyone at the classic again in Jan 12.
Go Brooke.Greg & CST Team |
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21/10/2011 @ 1.53pm |
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Name: John Summerfield - Location: Perth
Your Blog: Well the new season is upon
us already! Just checked out the teams schedule for 2011-12...
WOW! Hope you boys and gals have heaps of Berocca! Highlight for
me will be March 3 and 4 for the annual Krikke Boys event at
Bunbury. Already have our accommodation booked. Cant wait. Good
luck all at KMS for the season. Race hard as always and stay
SAFE |
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8/3/2011 @ 4.46pm |
Name: John Summerfield
Location: Perth
Your Blog: What a great weekend the Krikke Boys Shootout event
was. I tell ya , THIS is what a speedway event should be. You
people over East miss out on something special here. Promoters
should take a look at it and it may just lift speedways profile
too. Brooke was on song all weekend. His drive in the feature
was brilliant. He was closing on Madsen so fast over the last
few laps, I reckon 2 more would have had him up front. Still, it
aren't easy! 35 laps in 9 minutes! Best thing about the
weekend? Seeing Ron, John and Shane cut up the Bunbury bullring
again. I tell ya, these boys could get into these machines right
NOW and they would be taking home winners Cheques! Shane just
has to slow down a tad so that he doesn't keep ripping teeth off
gears! What was that you said about fitting into Brookes seat
Shane? Naked, butter and a shoehorn?
Careful, you may get pinged for being under-weight at scales! A
racesuit will also stop you sticking to the seat. Congrats to
Brooke and ALL at KMS. We had a great weekend and as usual Shane
and Jodie made us feel great! Take care peoples! |
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3/3/2011 @ 6.01am WSST |
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Name: wombat
Location: Gladstone QLD
Your Blog: G'day to the KMS Team and the Canetoad boys, Thanks
Greg for the complete wrap on this years tour.
Mate it would not be possible without your tireless campaigning
and booking of all the things we get up to on the "Big W" tour.
So I would just like on behalf of the other morons who can not
type or switch on their computers thank you for you dedication
and fantastic efforts behind the scenes. Great job mate. Cannot
thank you enough.
But on the down side that spoons game really does stink mate!
Not quite as bad as "Shady Shandy" but bloody close.
Also even though mentioned earlier thank you to all of the KMS
team, you people are just fantastic.
Look forward to doing it all over again next year even though
most of you Canetoad boys are absolute ratbags. In saying that
what goes in the house stays in the house +18% and excepting
whatever was heard on Skid's mobile. Till the next time, wombat. |
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1/3/2011 @ 6.45am WSST |
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Name: Canetoad Sprintcar Tour
Location: Qld
Your Blog: Soft tyre or not, Brooke was on a mission in the
final of the Australian Sprintcar Title, maybe some ants in his
pants I don't know but he had the KMS machine on rails. The
first half a dozen laps Brooke was in a different race than the
rest of the field as he took the lead and controlled
the race thru lapped traffic until a yellow flag had us all on
the edge of our seats until the Chequered flag dropped and he
won is 4th Australian Title & KMS 6th.
Monday morning the CST crew was up early to hit the road for
Melbourne airport and home to our families & kids. Wombat did it
the hard way spending the best part of 24 hours on the road to
get home to Gladstone Qld with only a couple of hours sleep and
then he was back on the tools.
Our 16th Speedway tour has come to an end for another year
however this year we made some great friends in the KMS crew and
were re-united with some old friends along the way.
For me personally this was one of the best trips I have had,
there is nothing like having a beer and a few laughs with your
mates and some of the best blokes in the world while taking the
piss out of them at the same time. We will be back again for the
2011/12 speedway season, so if you see us at the track come and
say hello.
The Crew:
Skid Mark: someone has to stir the wombat, well done. - Toe
Knee: Thanks for making up the tour posters again this year. -
Wombat: the tour would not be the same without you mate. -
Deamon: we know who to blame when something goes wrong. - Big
Al: our designated driver, thanks from all the drunks. - Rookie:
Someone has to kick goals from 70m with a little coopers for
assistance.
If you would like to know more about our non-profit Sprintcar
Tour send me an email at
canetoadsprintcartour@hotmail.com
Greg Collins -- 0434 355 939 - PS: Thank you Shane & Jodie |
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1/3/2011 @ 6.36am WSST |
Name: CST Greg
Location: Qld
Your Blog: Thursday night was the Australian Sprintcar Calcutta
held at the City Memorial Bowls Club and we had a blast, not
only did the crew walk away with $400 cash, we got the chance to
catch up with Shane and his daughter for a few laughs.
Skid Mark decided that Jamie Maiolo was worth a few of his hard
earned dollars however this was not his best call, the big fella
started getting all twitchy in his seat as soon as the bids
started to come in.
A visit to the drive thru on the way home was of course on the
agenda as we had a few extra dollars to top up the esky and
prepare for a game of spoons. If you have not played spoons it's
a pretty basic card game where the last person to grab a spoon
is out, pretty basic right, not according to the
wombat though so it was in to the TV room to watch the tennis
while the rest of us laughed while flying all over the table to
grab a spoon.
Night 1 of the Aussie Title ran as expected with all major
contenders ending the night in a good position ready for action
the following night and a chance to hold the trophy aloft.
After the nights racing the CST heading Into the pits of course
for a quick chat with the KMS crew.
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13/2/2011 @ 8.30am WSST |
Name: CST - Greg
Location: Qld
Your Blog: Day 4, 5 & 6
The crew had a well deserved break after the classic with the
annual game of AFL with the boys kicking goals from 70 of course
and the BBQ on in the background. The only rain we had all week
was on Tuesday which is pretty standard for this time of year.
I am not sure if it was the Demon factor or not but we spent
more time in the Telstra shop fixing mobile phones over these
couple of days than we would have liked or was it that the crew
was chatting up the Telstra staff, I am not so sure but with the
phones fixed it was back to business and over to the Warrnambool
Hotel for a cold beverage and wouldn't you know it we bumped
into Wade Aunger.
Wade was kind enough to give us his time and chat about the
Classic weekend and results before he had lunch with friends,
its always nice talk with someone who is so passionate about our
sport. and a true gentleman
Detective Senior Sergeant Hafer Crompton was called upon to
locate one of our Cantoad Sprintcar Tour magnet which
mysteriously went missing from the side of our mini bus so if
anyone spots our logo they are imposters probably the
cockroaches from across the border. Now we do have a reward for
the safe return of the CST magnet, a six pack of Classic Ale is
up for grabs however it may take some time to brew this local
delicacy as the local the brewer isi n Scotland, maybe doing
some research.
The Prelude to the Championship was run and won as you would all
be aware and a big congratulations to David Mills and all the
Premier Speedway Staff & Volunteers for putting on a great show
with a different format and an early finish, something that is
almost unheard of at Classic time, well done!
There are some photos on the website so check them out, taken
after the race with the KMS team and the CST crew in our KMS
gear.
- Next: The Calcutta & Night 1 of the Championship
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8/2/2011@ 3.30pm WSST |
Name: wombat
Location: Gladstone QLD - Your Blog: G'day to all the KMS team,
As Greg has already mentioned, but again, a big big thank you to
Shane and Jodie Krikke and all of your team members. You made us
so welcome, answered all our questions, sat with us and we even
managed to have a beer or two. I even heard that Shane wore the
CST hat I swapped with him on the podium
after Brooke's Australian Title win. Good on you mate you
Champion! Both of you!!!
I as usual had an outstanding week and hardly even upset
anybody............ well maybe just one or two telecommunication
people. But that is another story.
Thank you all very much and roll on next year, when I will look
forward to seeing you all again.
Wombat - PS I was not asleep just had some dust in my eyes!
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7/2/2011 @ 1.15pm WSST |
Name: Greg Collins
Location: Qld
Your Blog: Day 3
The Canetoad Sprintcar Tour Crew started the day with Jason
Meyers, BT and a couple of other drivers, teams & crews for the
Classic Breakfast / Brunch at The Flying Horse Bar & Brewery.
Jason was the highlight of the function especially talking about
what it takes to run a world of outlaws sprintcar team
especially from a financial perspective. (BT tried hard to
convince Jason that he needs a second car as he knew of the
perfect driver to sit in the seat - The Phantom).
The Classic Brunch is growing every year and David Mills and the
team need to be once again congratulated on their efforts in
promoting the sport we love. Come along next year and join us
for breakfast.
After bacon & eggs it was down to the Bar for a couple of cold
Whale Ale's on tap however the tap was dry so Billy Goat was the
order of the day including a beer shower for the wombat courtesy
of the staff! Classic stubbies was next on the agenda for a
sample and souvenier however they had run out of stock and
apparently the brewer had made a quick exit to Scotland so the
chance of getting some later in the week did not look good.
Leading the Classic final has not always been very kind to
Brooke & the KMS team and this would be the case again in 2011
with Brooke leading by the length of the straight the yellows
came out and we all know the result from there. Congratulations
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4/2/2011 @ 12.57 PM WSST |
Name: Greg Collins
Location: Qld
Your Blog: Well the CST kicked off its 2011 Victorian Tour on
21st January.
Day 1
Crew members travelled from all over Qld and Sydney on Friday
night to meet up on the Gold Coast for a Crown Lager or 2 to
kick start this years trip. We were all very lucky to make the
trip this year with the extensive flooding across Qld blocking
major roads and causing devasting damage to property etc.
Day 2
After a quick 2 hours sleep it was off to the airport for the
trip to Melbourne where we picked up our vehicle with of course
the extra 18% location tax to pay which was included but not
included if you know what I
mean.
After a quick stop at BCF for some rope to strap the speedway
chairs to the roof, Dan Murphy's was next to stock up on a
couple of cold ones for the road trip, watch out for pink hippos
along the Princess Hwy (see photo).
We have it on good authority that The Panmure Hotel is the place
to get lunch however the Hwy was cut due to flooding so it was
off to Premier Speedway instead for donuts and to put our chairs
in place on the fence at the start of turn 4. For those who have
not sat on the fence you should try it however safety goggles
are a must. (Well done to Jodie Krikke for joining us on the
fence during the Aussie Title and the above photo was later
printed in Standard Newspaper).
A big tanks to Tex on the gate at Premier Speedway for looking
after us again this year and taking some photos and say hello to
Tex the next time you are at Premier Speedway as he is a top
bloke.
A quick change at the house and into our KMS shirts and we were
back at the track catching up with old friends including Andy
and his family. The vibe in the car park is great, standing
around sharing past experiences and trying to guess who will win
Night 1 of the Classic while of course having a sherbet or 2 to
rehydrate as the weather at Warrnambool this year was truly
amazing.
Night 1 of the Classic as you have probably already read was a
night of great racing on a superb track with the odd crash or 2
between turns 3 & 4 to keep Shandy (1 of our crew) puckered up
all night and wake the Wombat up from his tradional nanna
nap's....
after cleaning the dust out of everything we hit the sack with
Kelly our tour mascot.
Day 3 of the trip & Classic Final report to follow.
- Greg
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1/02/2011 @ 11.17am WSST |
Name: Stephen Purchase
Location: Nhill, Victoria
Your Blog: GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT TO THE WHOLE TEAM AT KRIKKE
MOTORSPORT!!!! The awesome driving display from Brooke was
fantastic to watch and 37 laps non-stop was incredible. I said
on facebook to Brooke after the Classic, that he would go one
better for the Aussie Title, and woo hoo, I was spot on!!!! |
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1/02/2011 @ 11.15am WSST |
Name: John Summerfield
Location: Perth
Your Blog: Congratulations to KMS and Brooke Tatnell on the 2011
Aussie Title. Professionalism at its best from Australia's
number 1 team. Cant wait for WSS and the shootout!!
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1/02/2011 @ 11.02am WSST |
Name: Canetoad Sprintcar Tour
Location: Qld
Your Blog: Congratulations to the KMS team and Brooke Tatnell:
A1 back on the tail tank. Well the Canetoad Sprintcar Tour has
come to an end for season 10/11 and over the coming weeks we
will post photos from our trip and comments about the tour, race
meetings and functions we attended.
A big big thank you to the KMS team especially Jodie & Shane for
making us feel so very welcome.
For race fans if you have not gone into the pits after a meeting
take the time to do so and say hello to the KMS team and get
your photo taken, they wont bite!
Next blog: CST bus trip from the Melbourne airport to Warnambool
& night 1of the Classic. - Greg
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13/11/2011 @ 10.00am WSST |
Great to see Brooke back! CST -
Update:
Well the weather has not been kind to the speedway world for the
start of 2011 nor the Canetoad Sprintcar Tour with crew members
attending last weeks $50,000 to win at PCR being postponed until
this weekend and washout's at Brisbane for the past 4 nights.
next stop is the southern states and especially the monster week
planned for Warnambool between the Classic & the Australian
Sprintcar Title.
The CST will be positioned at the front gates in the car park at
premier speedway for a couple of sherberts prior to the nights
racing so come on over and say hello and meet the crew & have a
chat about anything motorsport (we have signage on the van so
you cant miss us).
The classic brunch & sportsman's - Calcutta night will also be a
blast so if you have not got tickets get in touch with David
Mills at premier speedway asap to arrange your tickets.
For those of you who have not been to Warnambool, it is a must
speedway trip & we would encourage you to stop talking about it
and come and join the rest of us who have found out what a great
place it is to be at Classic time.
Look forward to seeing you between turns 3&4 on the fence at
Warnambool or one of the upcoming functions during the classic
week and please say hello.
Greg CST Manager 0434 355 939
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30/12/2010 @ 11.15am WSST |
Name: PHIL MORCOM
Location: POMONA QLD
Your Blog: Hi to all the fellow Cane Toad members & thanks to
the Krikke team for having us on board. Looking forward to the
big trip to Warrnambool & also the races. Hope to see all you
racegoers in the car park for a few yeast supplements &
challenge Wombat to Electro Buzzer ( he is the champ). To all
Cane toad members please note that no Snuggle Rugs are allowed
on the trip!!!!!!!!!!Look forward to catching up guys |
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28/12/2010 @ 7.01am WST |
Name: Canetoad Sprintcar Tour -
Greg
Location: Noosa Qld
Your Blog: Have a great xmas to all sprintcar fans and Canetoad
Crew Members. The count down to the Classic & Aussie Title Week
has begun.
Race hard KMS & Bt during Speedweek and will see you at Brisbane over the
7/8th January 2011
Greg
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16/12/2010 @ 3.30pm WST |
Name: Mick Deamon
Location: QLD
Your Blog: The planets have all lined up and the Daemon is
coming to
Warrnambool, so to all my fellow CaneToad Crew Members look
out!!
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11/12/2010 @ 8.05am WSST |
Name: Greg Collins
Location: Noosa QLD
Your Blog: For all those KMS fans attending the Classic, Prelude
to the Championship Race & The Aussie title at Warnambool and
would like to have a chat & beer with the Canetoad Sprintcar
Tour Crew, come on over and say hello.
We will be parked on the left as you drive into the gates at
Premier Speedway and you cant miss us as we will all have our
KMS shirts on.
The crew will also be attending the Championship Golf Day at WGC
and the Classic Brunch on Sunday morning at the Sportsman &
Calcutta night at The City Memorial Bowls Club on Thursday
night, again we will be easy to spot in our CST shirts.
To all those attending this week of madness at Warnambool have a
great week and hope to see you at the track - Greg |
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7/12/2010 @ 10.20am WSST |
Name: Allan Mancell
Location: Pacific Pines/Queensland
Your Blog: I'm one of the important members of the Cane Toad
Sprintcar Team, my position in the team is DD (Designated
Driver).
When I am driving these guys around, by the end of the trip or
day, I have pain's in my guts from laughing that much with the
antics the guys get up to.
I am looking forward to the classic trip in Jan 11 I would like
to thank KMS for taking us on board |
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6/12/2010 @ 6.05pm WSST |
Name: Wombat
Location: Brisbane
Your Blog: G'day KMS team and all KMS followers,
I will be viewing some of the upcoming action and hope that
Brooke does well. I too am part of the Cane Toad Touring Group. I
thank you people (KMS) for welcoming us to the site.
I have been around speedway along time from the Sydney
Showground and old Frank Oliveri's Liverpool Speedway as I grew
up over the years. Both those tracks are gone but the racing
goes on.
I would just like Brooke to remember a couple of things I have
already passed on to him at several tracks and meetings.
Main one being: That Brakes are the Enemy of Speed!!! Leave
these alone while driving. The other is, Go hard Champion!!!
I will let you know between heats if you are doing anything
wrong. I will even give you a few free driving tips.
Other than that I hope you have a great and successful season.
Look forward to seeing you all at a speedway near us real soon.
Best Regards, Wombat. |
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6/12/2010 @ 10.23am WSST |
Name: Canetoad Sprintcar Tour
Manager
Location: noosa Qld
Your Blog: Congratulations to the KMS crew and Jason Sides for
claiming the win at the 3rd round of WSS in Tassy.
Great to have the team back on top.
Its really good to see a few photos on the KMS blog as we all
feel part of the extended KMS family.
If anyone would like further info on our non - profit Canetoad
Sprintcar Tour conducted every year in January please feel free
to contact me: Greg Collins 07 5472 0234 - Jodie keep the photos
coming
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3/12/2010 @ 2.09pm |
Name: Tony Collins
Location: Blacktown/Sydney
Your Blog: Hi Race Fans, as a Canetoad Sprintcar Tour member, I
am happy to be apart of the Krikke Motorsport family.
I would like to thank Jodie Krikke for her kindness and for
welcoming us into the family so to speak. We are looking forward
to getting behind Brooke and Krikke Motorsports cheering them on
to victory.
I had a great time at the Classic Breakfast last year were we
got to meet Brooke and get his signature on all our shirts
before the breakfast started and to hear the stories of past and
present Tatnell adventures was a highlight of the Classic
Weekend tour.
I have followed Brooke for many years now and have meet him many
times in the pits, but to sit down at a breakfast and hear how
genuine he is and passionate about the greatest sport on 4
wheels was something not to be missed.
We are looking forward to having Brooke back in the seat soon
for WSS and to see if he can overcome the 4 weeks deficit and
win his next WSS title. Also the Warnambool Classic and Aussie
Title will be a week that the whole Canetoad Sprintcar Tour will
be looking forward to with one of the largest fields ever
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2/12/2010 @ 2.17pm |
Name: Jodie Krikke
Location: Krikke MotorSport HQ
Your Blog: Okay Race Fans, it's official... Krikke
MotorSport now has a fan blog page.
Feel free to send us your stories on KMS BLOG.
No matter whether you've shared a drink and chat with the team,
or if you have a story to tell from years gone by with a crew
member or driver or you just plain old had a great night at the
skids and got to see the 'beast tamer' and got his autograph...
Whatever your story, we'd like to hear about it and share it
with the fans.
We'd also like to thank Greg Collins and his Canetoad Sprintcar
Tour for becoming our 'official' KMS travelling support. This
group of 8 gents is planning on travelling around in support of
our team for the WSS Speedweek Series, the Warnambool Classic
and Aussie Title. And it was Greg's enthusiasm on our guestbook
that inspired us to start up this page.
Also, just by 'blogging' you may be in the running for some
great prizes throughout the season... So what are you waiting
for? Get tapping away at your keyboard; oh and while your at it,
if you have a photo from your experience don't forget to email
that through to us as well and we'll attach it to your 'blog'.
Cheers, - The KMS team! |
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2/12/2010 @ 5.15pm - This Weeks Winner |
Name: Rosalie
Location: Adelaide
Your Blog: Brooke Tatnell always comes to mind for me, I have a
son with a disability and Brooke is always so nice and friendly
to him whenever at Speedway City. Never forget the photo we took
of Brooke and George together...
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2/12/2010 @ 7.30pm |
Name: Brenton and Samantha Davis
Location: Ballarat
Your Blog: We were lucky enough to play in Brookes Group at The
GT All Stars Golf Day at Warrnambool, after the 2010 Classic.
Having a drink whilst smashing some balls down the fairway...
Well at least trying to hit the fairways, I think more ended up
in the bushes.
It was a great effort by all the drivers to show up, especially
as it was the following day of The Classic, and I don't think
its any secret that its like a massive party after the race, so
there were a few sore heads.
The day itself was pretty special, raising money for such a
great charity that I'm sure a lot of people hold close to there
hearts.
It was a day me, my wife and her Father Shane will never forget.
Brooke's a great bloke and I hope someone else gets the same
opportunity we did.
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