Hi All,

So it's been a very long time since we've officially sent out a newsletter to our members. It's been still very buys on the site with some of our biggest cruises since our beginnings in 2007. If you're new to Qldcruising and haven't spent much time on the site, then you probably won't have seen one of these before. We used to send out a quick update on the first day of every month (or as close to it as possible), however this has gone by the wayside a lot lately. If this is the case then you might want to introduce yourself to the crew by posting a new topic in the "Introductions" section. We would love to hear from you.

Recent Cruises

Our latest cruises have been a lot of fun to be honest. We have kicked off our monthly meet which we do usually on the 3rd weekend of every month. Here is a quick update on the last two events:

19th March:
We had a massive turn out for this event. We had at least 20 cars arrive at the meet point all eager for a run up Mt Nebo. Unfortunately the weather got the better of us and it was foggy the whole way to Jolly's lookout. From Jolly's we only managed another 10 or so minutes of slow driving before we came across a tree on the road - BUGGER! Just for everyones information - we are re running this event this weekend Sat 14 May.

16 April:
We had another great turnout for this event. Everyone had a great time heading through Mt Tamborine, down to Canungra and off to the Natural Bridge. It wasn't long before hunger got the better of us all and so we headed to all-you-can-eat Pizza Hut in Kirra! Here are a couple of photos below: (BIG THANKS TO BlownBMW)





More at viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3448

An interstate Queenslander

I just wanted to do a quick shout out to Alex (beagle_senior) who has been still so committed to keeping us all updated on the progress on his MR2 even while he is across the country in South Australia. Can't wait to have you back for a cruise some day soon.

Alex has had some fantastic stuff happening with his car lately. Already pumping out over 300hp at the rear wheels, enough is never enough for this car. With new goals set work has begun - click the following link to follow Alex's progress on this amazing car: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1951

Have fun on the forum, and for new members we'd love to hear from you. Until next time - Cheers!


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Welcome to another Queensland Cruising monthly update to let you know what's going on this month. If you joined in October you may not have seen one of these before. This is just a quick newsletter that we send out to all of our members to provide a snapshot of what's happening in the coming month.

New Sponsor - Autobarn Logan City

As most of you are aware we recently welcomed Autobarn Logan City as our latest sponsor to the website. In addition to always offering our members 10% discount, this weekend 13th & 14th November 2010 Autobarn Logan City is offering a 20% sale storewide upon presentation a coupon.

Click this link viewtopic.php?f=56&t=3134 and then click the coupon image to enlarge, save and print.


Car of the Month

Xtina's 4 Door R32 Skyline has been voted the winner this month. This is truely a clean and unique car, with classic JDM style wheels to complete the look which is - JAP32




Specificatons & Mods include;
manual
gt30 turbo
sard 700cc injectors
bosch fuel pump
sway bars front & rear
hicass lock bar
kazz 2 way diff
r34 seats
e-boost 2
front mount
isc coilovers



Congratulations! Xtina can you please contact Ben to arrange your Meguiars Prize Pack.

Photo of the Month

Everyone voted and the winning photo this month is Kane's Photo of Snowy's Civic (taken when it was still owned by Alex).



This photo will be added to our banner.

Member Insight

Each month we ask one of our members, new or old to do a quick questionnaire for us to put in the newsletter. This month ZR8 / Joel to share some information with us.

Nick Name: ZR8 stands for the car I own, a 2005 VZ Clubsport R8. Normally just my first name Joel, but I regularly get called "oy dickhead" by my brother LowVP.
Car History: 1980'ish Nissan Bluebird, 1993 VP Commodore, 2004 VZ Commodore Executive, 2005 VZ Clubsport R8. In May I will be either buying a VE Senator/R8 or an FPV FG F6.
Highlights in 2010: Built myself a nice home theatre.
Your next holiday destination: Overseas, Germany. In Australia, probably Melbourne (never been).
Favourite Foods: Lasagne & Subway
Interests: Movies & Gaming to relax. Spending money on cars.
Likes: Cruising in any way. Down to get dinner, driving to work or a balls out mountain run is good, takes my mind off things.
Dislikes: People who ruin it for everyone. They abuse a privilege. Also, speed cameras.
Favourite Movies: Casino Royale (latest), Snatch, Shaun of the dead, Star Trek, Star Wars series
Winter or Summer: Winter, cars go better. Pea and Ham Soup. Rugby League season. Great sleeping weather.
Signature Dish: Dominos
Favourite Saying / word: not one that I use but hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnFAuoksxlk


Novembers Events:

Nebo Run 13/11/2010 viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3123
Tamborine Mountain Run 20/11/2010 viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3111

Keep your eyes pealed on the board for regular updates and events. We Look forward to seeing everyone out and about this month.

Thanks
Ben, Dave and Bindi

Hi all,

It's with great pleasure that I introduce Autobarn Logan City as our latest sponsor to the website. They are offering our members a 10% discount when the member card is shown, and will be working closely with the team here on the site. Items on sale or already marked down as well as other items may not be applicable to the discount.

Chris (Afta) has been very helpful in arranging this partnership. For this, we will be rewarding him with a Meguiars Prize pack. Thanks Chris!

Mal Acworth will be our contact at the store - should you need to contact the store you can do this via myself and I will pass your message on, or alternatively you can posts your questions in the sponsors section.

Thanks,
Ben, Bindi & Dave.
Qldcruising.net

Hi All,

This is another Queensland Cruising monthly update to let you know what's going on this month. Sorry it’s running a bit late this month. If you joined after the 1st of September, you probably won't have seen one of these before. This is just a quick newsletter that we send out to all of our members to provide a snapshot of what's happening in the coming month.

Car of the Month

First up we'll announce the Car of the Month winner.

This month Evo7’s Supercharged Corolla takes the trophy. With a list of modifications too long to mention and currently making 95.4kw at the wheel this a truly unique Corolla and we cant wait to see where it goes from here.





Congratulations! Evo7 if you can please contact Ben to arrange your Meguiars Prize Pack.

Photo Competition

Ok so we sort of failed at putting up the thread like we said we would (one will be put up for November now) so we have picked the photo we believe was the best for the month out of all the threads. Scotty’s pic of Dave’s CRX on the O’Riellys cruise wins.



Member Insight

Each month we ask one of our members, new or old to do a quick questionnaire for us to put in the newsletter. This month Povpak / Mark to share some information with us.

Nick Name: Trade school nick name was spagot
Car History: 1974 hq prem. 1993 Vp wagon 1989 Vn, and current is 1991 NX coupe
Highlights in 2010: So far putting a rod threw the side of the block
Your next holiday destination: Holidays are for rich people
Favourite Foods: Kebab
Interests: Anything with wheel or boobs
Likes: Low car and short shorts
Dislikes: People hating when they do the same thing
Favourite Movies: Running on empty
Winter or Summer: Summer
Signature Dish: Lamb kebab with garlic sauce
Favourite Saying / word: it for rich people

October Events

Oktoberfest viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3030
Movieworld Fright Night viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3016

Thanks again to everyone for a great month. Keep your eyes pealed on the board regularly for updates and events. Looking forward to seeing everyone out and about.

Cheers,
Ben, Dave & Bindi
Qldcruising.net

To view pictures, please open the full article if you are viewing from the Queensland Cruising homepage

Welcome back to Queensland Cruising for another monthly dose of events, conversations, pictures and car culture. If you haven't seen one of these before, then you probably joined after the 1st of August. So in saying that, welcome to all of the new members over the month of August. It's brilliant to see so many new people getting welcomed into our group by our long time members and to see them getting more and more involved as the weeks progress.

August has been another fantastic month for our group, despite numerous engine mishaps (mostly mine), and we have some great news to share with everyone. As you may or may not know, a number of Queensland Cruising members participated in this years Jamboree (J20). We had a great level of success, and some excellent feedback from numerous people who approached our display. It was nice to attend a car show where 98% of people were being positive about other peoples cars. There were very few people who had nothing good to say... It was a refreshing change!

We Won!

At Jamboree, to our complete surprise, as a group we took home the 2010 Jamboree Top Club trophy. It was both a shock and an honor to collect the trophy on behalf of Queensland Cruising at the main stage. Winning this trophy was a great achievement and a massive group effort. Jules also took home the "Top Vinyl" trophy on both Saturday & Sunday - What a fantastic effort!

Here is a list of the people who helped us win this award:

88bin (Bindi)
Famous (Glen)
sssPulsarSr20freek (Dougie)
sammyg313 (Sam)
Hooble (Trevor)
TIM800 (Tim)
benking (Ben)
Julez (Julia)
Adzy (Adam)
Kane (Dave) - even though he was at another stand
Povpak (Mark) - not with the Commodore but was there for moral support
Scotty (Scott) - not with his pimpreza but was there for moral support
Addy (Adriana) Again, there for moral support

Anyone who I have not put on the list - my apologies! Great effort guys!



Member Insight!

This month I thought we'd try a new section. It's the "Member Insight". Each month I'll ask one of our members, new or old to do a quick questionnaire for us to put in the newsletter. This month we've asked Dave (Kane) to fill it out to kick this segment off.


Nick Name: Kane/Milo
Car History: 1984 Alfa Romeo GTV4, 1991 Nissan Silvia, 1982 Holden TF Gemini Wagon, 1986 Larry the 'shit-c*nt' Laser, 1988 Honda CRX Generation 2, 1967 Ford Mustang, 80's Ford Bronco.
Highlights in 2010: Fell down the stairs, switched to full time employment rather then being a consultant.
Your next holiday destination: America
Favourite Foods: Pizza/Burrito's
Interests: Boobies, Golf, Reading, Automotive History, Bikes, Cooking, Festivals, Boobies
Pets: Molly aka Fat Shit, Memphis aka Bowling Ball
Likes: Alcohol + Good Music = Good Times
Dislikes: Flat brim hats and rap
Favourite Movies: Knockaround Guys
Winter or Summer: Both
Signature Dish: McDonalds
Favourite Saying / word: Shiiitttt..............shiiittttttWHOOOREEEE!!!!

Car of the Month

Each month we feature a car in the monthly newsletter. This month, it's been voted that my car (OWH47) is to be featured. Now it'd be a bit naff of me to write up my car so we tasked Beebs to do it. Thanks Beebs for both the submission and also the write up.

This month I have, bestowed upon me, the great honour of doing the write up for this truely legendary machine. It's hard to know where to start, knowing the history of the car and its owner. So I think i'll go from the top...
From it's humble beginnings as a daily run around, this little N15 Nissan Pulsar has had a great life, with equally as great owner. Little did we know that only a few years down the track, it would become a through and through street warrior with presence that can be likened to the all mighty GTR...
With our fearless leader at its helm, great things were expected of this car, and true to his words, we wouldn't be dissapointed.
Inititially the little Pulsar was being shoved around by the grunty little 1.6L that it came graced with from factory. With the added lung capacity of some after market extractors, an exhaust and some intake mods, the mighty GA16 managed to pump out a beefy 67.5 fwkw's.



Now whilst it wasn't going to be breaking dyno's anytime soon, the handling department was taken care of. With Strut Braces and Swaybars fitted through out the car, plus the low slung and stiff KYB shocks and King springs, the Pulsar became a true drivers car. With decent power and go kart handling, all that needed to be addressed now were the aesthetics.

Luckily for Ben, the car was already graced with a decent factory exterior which was accentuated with some rare, imported factory items. To complete the look, 17 inch race rims were fitted all round and the car was hooked up with a killer stereo install.
It had the looks, it had the go and the finesse of a supercar.

However one day, the pulsar took a turn for the worse...
After torential rain, the car managed to suck water up into the engine and completey destroy it.
It was a painfully slow couple of months after the incident that a new heart was found and installed. And knowing Ben, everyone knew something was on the cards .



With a Nissan SR20DET motor now pumping away, the humble little Pulsar was gone, replaced by its evil twin brother. After a few dramas...quite a few drama's infact the Pulsar now breathes forced air through a GT28 turbo and a set of N/A SR20DE cams. A 2.5" exhaust expells the nasties, while boost and temp gauges keep an eye on all of the important bits.
To bring this pavement pounder to a halt, a set of SSS brakes and larger rotors and pads were fitted up while a Nissan SSS front bumper was added to keep with the sporty, factory look all aided by a flat black, front mounted intercooler.
Ben's N15 Nissan Pulsar IS the whole package.
The age of the OWH47 Pulsar is upon us, and I for one, can't wait to see what happens in the next chapter of its life.
-Ellis

Photocomp

Unfortunately we had no submissions for the photocomp this month. I'll start a thread instead of doing it via PM - it might work a little better... Look out for this in next months letter!

Suggestions

If you have suggestions or ideas for improvement the give one of the team a hoy. Feel free to use our Support and Feedback section and so we can implement your ideas asap!

Thanks again to everyone for a great month. Keep your eyes pealed on the board regularly for updates and events. Looking forward to seeing everyone out and about.

A special shoutout to Afta, one of our newer members. Good luck on your driving test! We look forward to meeting you at a cruise soon.

Cheers,
Ben, Dave & Bindi
Qldcruising.net

Hi All,

This is another Queensland Cruising monthly update to let you know exactly what's going on this month. If you joined after the 1st of July, you probably won't have seen one of these before. This is just a quick newsletter that we send out to all of our members to provide a snapshot of what's happening in the coming month.

Join the Qldcruising.net Facebook Group

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Car of the Month

First up we'll announce the Car of the Month winner. Car of the month is run to recognise members who have put extra effort into their cars and are making great progress.

This month our winner is Matty with his 1998 R34 GTS-T Skyline. Matty has been a member of Queensland Cruising since September 2008 - 2 years next month! Since his humble beginnings with us, there has been a lot of progress.

The original mods were:

- Engine dressup kit (Braided lines etc)
- Monkey intercooler with custom polished piping
- HKS coil pack cover
- 3' exhaust with 4 or 4 1/2 tip (cant remember)
- Sway bar (rear)
- Strut brace
- Blitz DD BOV
- GReddy Pro SPEC 2 Boost controller
- Turbo timer (Apexi?)
- Autometer Boost guage

Since then, Matty has gone on to add:

- Walbro Fuel Pump
- Aftermarket Fuel Pressure Regulator
- Apexi Power Intake w/ Custom Air Box
- New Wheels
- Tein Coilovers

Soon to come is a Nistune ECU upgrade! The car already has been putting down 259.2HP at the rear wheels. Matty please send me a PM so that we can arrange your prize pack from Meguiars!





Shirt/Merchandise Update

The Shirts & Hoodies have finally arrived to us. We will be screen printing these this week and expect that we'll be ready to distribute them next week. I will contact those who have already paid to arrange for delivery. If you haven't ordered, but would like to order then please visit viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2675

August Events

Camping Trip - 7th July: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2704
QR Drifting - 8th August: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2867
Willowbank Raceway Drags - 8th August: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=2863
Willowbank Raceway Drags - 11th August: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=2863
Jamboree - 21st and 22nd July: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2868

Top Donator

As you would have been aware - there was a huge prize pack from Meguiars going to the top donator for this month. The biggest donation was for $50 from mewho - Please send us a PM to arrange for your prize pack to be sent out to you!

New Sponsors

Qldcruising would like you all to join us in welcoming our two new sponsors on board. This month we have had Autobarn Macgregor & Bob Romano Performance come on board as our latest sponsors. Thanks guys and welcome aboard!

Spotted Cards and Stickers

Spotted cards and stickers are ready to go right now. We have had great success from the spotted cards being left for nice cars that you've seen around in car parks and on the road. Stickers are also a great means of representing the group and bringing in new members. If you would like some spotted cards or some stickers then please send a PM to me or email team@qldcruising.net

New in next months newsletter!

We have a couple of new segments that we would like to introduce into next months newsletter.

1. Member Feature

We would like to feature one of our members in each newsletter so that you can get to know them a little better! We will be posting up a topic on this throughout the week so keep checking back the forum regularly.

2. Most posts this month

We'll be adding a new module that will let us see who has posted the most each month. We'll be adding this into the newsletter and we'll be giving a little prize to each person with the most posts. Please remember to keep your posts valuable - SPAM thread posts will NOT be counted.

3. Photo Comp

At random, we'll be selecting a photo posted in August and each month following to feature in the newsletter. These photos must be posted and taken by members only to be selected as a feature.

END OF YEAR PARTY

The date and location has been organised! We'll be celebrating another huge year at Qldcruising in style at the Fringe Bar in Paddington. Drinks cost $34 for unlimited Soft Drink, Beer and Wine (payable before the date). We'll be holding the event at this stage on Thursday 16th of December - Make sure you have Friday off! Kicking off at 9PM with some tunes from our In House DJ - DJ Matty J!. Unfortunately this event is for 18+ members only.

Until next time...

Cheers,
The Queensland Cruising Team

Hi all,

I'm very glad to announce that we have yet another sponsor coming to the party. Some of you may have heard through the grapevine that Bob Romano Performance Motors were coming on board as the 4th Queensland Cruising sponsor. I have spoken with Chris today and can officially confirm that a sponsorship deal has been agreed upon and is going to be assisting our members in a number of ways.

Bob Romano Performance Motors will:

- Provide discounted pricing on RDA discs/rotors
- Provide discounted pricing on the full EBC range
- Provide competitively priced servicing and workshop rates including but not limited to:

Dyno Tuning
Servicing
Motor Replacements and conversions
Installation of aftermarket parts
Haltec sales and tuning
and much more...

Please join me in welcoming the team at BRPM to Qldcruising.net. BRPM will also be listed on our membership cards being distributed amongst members.

Cheers,
Ben

Hi Guys,

It's with great pleasure that I can officially announce that Autobarn Macgregor has come on board as a sponsor of Queensland Cruising. We've been offered a 10% discount for all members of our group on all products except for sale or already marked down items.

This means that you have access to discounted:

- Car Audio/GPS/Electronics products
- Performance parts
- General servicing items
- Interior parts
- and much much more.

You will need one of our newly released "Queensland Cruising Member Cards". On this card our sponsors will be listed. This will need to be presented at the point of purchase in order to attain your discount.

Please send an email to team@qldcruising.net or alternatively send one of the Administrators or Moderators a message to arrange for your member card to be sent out. These are available for ALL members of Queensland Cruising.

Thank you to Josh (mewho) for all of his efforts in arranging the sponsorship and assisting with the production of the member cards. Josh has also offered to help distribute these cards for those around the Macgregor/Mt Gravatt (general northside) areas.

Autobarn will soon have a section on the site where the latest specials will be posted as well as catalog items of interest.

Cheers,
The Qldcruising.net Team