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Post by Thestoremann on Mar 7, 2010 19:21:30 GMT 12
The final meet of the season,allen wakelings last regular meeting,going to be a lose to the sprintcar division,but like all retiring drivers....they come back.
Heres a clip from the night with a fare bit of wako content in it for all the fans of wako.
What was your highlight of allens racing career over the 20 plus years he raced?
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Post by jimmyj on Mar 8, 2010 16:30:10 GMT 12
Bay park qualifying so high against yanks and going realy well,.
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Post by BarryB on Mar 8, 2010 18:27:56 GMT 12
Doing about 8-10 laps around Baypark in the back of the 2 Seater Sprintcar with Wako doing the driving.
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Post by emrc on Mar 9, 2010 21:27:47 GMT 12
Wakeos performance at Bay Park against the Outlaws was superb! The night in 2002 that he set anew lap record at Ruapuna of 12.687 which still stands was something else too....The Twin seater ride at Western Springs in1999 (I think) was certainly memorable too
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Post by phoenixdaz on Mar 9, 2010 22:08:51 GMT 12
It was all pretty good to be honest.
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Post by jono on Mar 9, 2010 22:11:59 GMT 12
Wakeo chasing down Corey Haigh and passing him on the last corner of the last lap, i think it was the NZ Grandprix a few years ago at the Springs.
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Post by jimmyj on Mar 10, 2010 16:44:06 GMT 12
the only person to go close to wako would be kerry jones,at the moment no one even looks remotely a chance to win 8 nz titles,Not even the yanks can win they have had 2 tries,He is a bloodv LEGEND and better still he lives on.
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Post by Thestoremann on Mar 10, 2010 17:11:11 GMT 12
Mine would have to be wako taking a good part of the 20k pay check,commimg from grid 17 through to win the 30 lapper back in 06,thats bloody ledgendary!
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Post by jimmyj on Mar 10, 2010 17:58:49 GMT 12
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Post by jmac on Mar 10, 2010 18:08:17 GMT 12
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Post by jimmyj on Mar 10, 2010 18:14:43 GMT 12
JMAC what is your opinion,honestly can you see any one winning 8 titles these days before the money runs out ??
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Post by jmac on Mar 10, 2010 18:21:31 GMT 12
I very much doubt anyone will get close to that number. I think anyone who gets two is doing well. Since I started everyone has just kept getting quicker and I think that shows by the different feature winners we have every week.
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Post by emrc on Mar 11, 2010 16:13:58 GMT 12
Jamie- thanks for that ourstanding tribute flag that you had on your car on Saturday..it was very cool!
AJ
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Post by jimmyj on Mar 11, 2010 16:49:21 GMT 12
AS COOL AS THE FIRE WORKS<>
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Post by ben crowe on Mar 11, 2010 18:19:32 GMT 12
Im with AJ, seeing Wakeo lock himself into the dash with the Outlaws at Baypark was something special. Shame about the rear end that night. And lowering the Ruapuna track record to sub 13 territory. 12.687 seconds is a hard number to forget. Any time that he came from the back to end up on the podium (and I've seen it a few times) was a spectacle. I gasped as he became the first person to use the wall at Ruapuna as part of the racetrack (and now everyone does it) I have heaps of other memories too, like being hit square in the eye with a piece of crud coming off his rear wheel when I was 6 years old, and then watching the rest of the night with only one good eye. All the giveaway stickers and frisbees I ended up with when he was sponsored by Philips Car Audio. Even putting down $50 at the TAB on him to win, only to see him taken to the wall (straightlined??) by Rodney Wood. And thats just a small amount. Anyway, Thanks for the memories Wakeo  |
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