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	<title>A View from the Forest.</title>
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	<description>Forest rallying is the most exhilarating form of motor sport to compete in and watch. We enjoy it immensely and we want to share some of it with you. We'll share some other "stuff" here as well.</description>
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		<title>Movember</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some blokes I know are growing mo&#8217;s for charity. Some good and some not so good! (the mo&#8217;s that is).
They did alright and raised a little of dosh for a worthy cause;
(Edited 04/02/2009 because the previous reference is now obsolete.)
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		<title>Where have we been!?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All over the shop is one answer. Its been such a long time between posts how could one possibly recall all that&#8217;s happened. Plenty of rallies as an official and even a couple in the left hand seat. Even became a tarbaby for one event, Classic Adelaide, with my boss in the mighty TR7 V8. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=57&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What next G?</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/what-next-g/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well sadly, the Begonia Rally will not go ahead this year and that&#8217;s a crying shame as G and I would have loved to compete on those fantastic roads. We have some great memories from the Wombat Forest (both together and in other combinations) and were keen to get the big Commy in there for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=56&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stand to attention &#8211; The Commander&#8217;s on board.</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/stand-to-attention-the-commanders-on-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not another rally I hear you say. Well what else do we do out in those forests? Now shut up and read on!
That&#8217;s right, you read correctly, Commander Brass Nuts of Tugga Tassie fame was on board for the directional duties this time and what an appropriate night for him to be along. Below zero [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=51&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re goin&#8217; to Bonnie Doon!</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/were-goin-to-bonnie-doon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a little late but needed for continuity of the story so far&#8230;&#8230;
Just like in the movies! We went to Bonnie Doon (well Peppin Point actually but near enough!) for a weekend away. Oh, and there was a rally on as well and the TYF was competing.So Andrew O came along for guidance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=50&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How could I let that one go without a reply!</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/how-could-i-let-that-one-go-without-a-reply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 06:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camo pants dear G (natural fibre of course!). What else in the Stealthodore? You know I&#8217;m there and bugger the road book, bring out the MUM map! Only 130 days to go until Sept 22.You are right to have no expectations though, look who you&#8217;ll be chauffeuring around, I&#8217;m not getting any younger you know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=49&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Come back</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/48/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 06:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idotrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well another year and another come back.
The main reason that I actually don&#8217;t feel cynical about this attempt is that I&#8217;ve actually put together a budget and time line with a target event! Now all I need to complete is the appropriate begging to be allowed to the usual sources and I&#8217;m on my way.
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		<title>Where&#8217;s ya Buchen ears??</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/wheres-ya-buchen-ears/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>idotrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah! It&#8217;s hard to beat the Australian bush and I reckon we saw some of the best of it during the weekend. The weather was just right, the company was delightful, BBQ was sizzling, the structure was erected and the roads were begging to be assaulted by The VRC crews
So it was when we found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=43&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Well that sucked!</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/well-that-sucked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That stage I told you I was in charge of&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. well it all started OK. Everyone turned up on time and they were all in position anticipating the arrival of the cars past their exclusive spot in the forest and we were all good to go. Now it had been raining all night and was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=42&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Off to the Forest again.</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/off-to-the-forest-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in charge on a stage this weekend and Juha is jealous. I&#8217;ll be tootling around in one of his favorite forests around Powelltown in Victoria.Should be a nice day with a 47 car field and the 1st round of the Victorian Rally Championship (VRC).This is a bit of a nothing post to test the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=41&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello world!</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, as usual I was surfing around, for nothing much in particular, and stumbled across WordPress after viewing someone else&#8217;s blog. Looked like it had more to offer than my previous blog site and wasn&#8217;t run by one of those mega internet mobs. So here it is, our first post on the new site.
I&#8217;ll be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=1&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Testing a simple blog editor.</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/testing-a-simple-blog-editor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I&#8217;m out there surfing around the net and something catches my eye. I wonder if it works?

Mike



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		<title>R.I.P. Grant&#8230;&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chief Mechanic passed away this week, desperately sad news indeed. 
Where does one begin with reminiscence of this great man. He was my 2nd Dad, although he would never have presumed that. I&#8217;ve known him for most of my life and he was always there and now he won&#8217;t be. When my own Dad [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=39&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oooooo, many things have happened since we last spoke!</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2006/10/16/oooooo-many-things-have-happened-since-we-last-spoke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The slacker returns to update you on all things rallying in the household of the Tireds!
Hmmm, so were did I last leave you. Oh yes, back in March! Well you&#8217;ve seen some of the antics of the intrepid Grasshopper and I was involved in some small way in those events. Wankeratta brings back some nice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sikmik.wordpress.com&blog=744000&post=38&subd=sikmik&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thomas the tank engine.</title>
		<link>http://sikmik.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/thomas-the-tank-engine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well we survived the GDM and only suffered a slight off which resulted in some minor damage. The young fella (TYF) did a great job and showed some great control in what I thought were very tricky conditions (this was supported by the many cars that had gone off. Yes including us).
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