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    Dodgeburging Short Loop

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    SS Racings' Truck Night

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    A track inspired by SS Racing for Monster Trucks around the BMX track. Obstacles included. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/l_er7ksTBkazTIPY14J8FQ Unfortunately there's no video for this track yet, suffice to say that running it in 1st person is extremely hard @Hatch 1) 4:51:969 Off Road Car Liberator

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    The Leyland Bros Sequel

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    Once again it's time to get your Sandking out and go exploring. As for the original, it's best to watch the video 1st to see how it's done. Very challenging race with assorted obstacles. Not as long as the Ley Bros Tour but def harder! https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/qa1Ie1bVfkqFXrUI_0-Ihg 1) 7:25:101 Off Road Car Sandking SW

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    Wet N Wild

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    A marathon SEA SHARK race that has the lot when it comes to boat races. Best on Non Contact and is locked to the Sea Shark, hope ya bum don't get numb LOL https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/O15W8mHRT0-8DrdwKRqSoA 1) 13:32:466 Boats Sea Shark

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    Was A Van Race?

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    Just like the title says, it was a van race, but the track is too fast to waste running vans. Default is Supers cars, but anything fast is fun. GTA is also avl as there are a few crossovers. there are no speed boosts, only rockets so the leader has a chance of being caught. It is set to Non Contact but any mode will do depending on what you want to do. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/dWcVEtY7xk6prAn29wnIoQ 1) 5:01:237 Bikes Akuma 2) 5:10:244 Supers T20 3) 5:17:279 Sports Elegy 4) 5:26:859 Sedans V12 Armoured 5) 5…

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    The Leyland Brothers Tour

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    Travel all over the countryside...ask the Leyland Brothers. Off road race where the Sandking rules. Many obstacles to overcome, getting a good time on this course takes course knowledge. You can't expect to win on your 1st go, if you do you're a legend! Best to watch the video and see how it's done before you try https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/3Hj4TpCEGkGc5hH_rvf9oQ Here's the theme song to the show. The Leyalnd Brothers did a weekly documentary about all things Australian back in the 70's and 80's. They even had a theme park for a long time, but it eventually faded away. NOTE the 2 singing the song are NOT Mike and Mal Le…

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    The Italian Job

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    Just like the movie, race your Mini all over the place. The crews original Italian Job is locked to the ISSI. It's a novelty race that's heaps of fun and very chaotic on Contact mode. For a more serious race turn it to Non Contact, https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/SpSoPioqfkCHivmO-Bq2qQ 1) 5:23:224 Compacts Issi

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    The Dead Centre Of LS

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    A race around the cemetery for your compact. Very tight cct. Non Contact. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/4wMSDW2Ed0ehuhel65peCg 1) 1:31:757 Compacts Rhapsody

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    The Bermuda Triangle

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    GTA race for Insurgents. Not sure what class they're in so I tagged it Utility. This race is 4 triangles within each other, which creates multiple crossovers for maximum carnage. Turn Wanted Levels on for even more fun blowing up cops when there's no opposition in sight. Inspired by the crews GTA Insurgent races, this race is heaps of fun, especially in a larger lobby. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/1PCcjx5irEWs

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    Test Track

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    A straight piece of road that goes up hill for testing the speed of any car you have. There's a section where you can pavement surf so you can compare times to a normal run to see the differences for yourself. Its not really made as a drag race, just to test your cars out against each other and compare times. GREAT for exchanging race wins. Short and sweet! https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/OHFpZ8TtVE6_Y8ORHbikJg

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    Swamp Rats

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    Monster Truck race around the swamp near the military base. Originally made before the Liberator was in the game the feature of squeezing your Sandking under the boatshed has been lost as the Liberator doesn't fit. I had to open up the track to accommodate the new vehicle. The Liberator is the fastest on this course. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/yvZeYrYcY0atoboqexfP2g As yet I haven't made a vid for this race. The best lap is extremely hard to beat. The next time I race it with the crew I hope to remember to record it 1) 6:43:999 Off Road Car Liberator

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    Super Coupes

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    A fast race for Coupes, designed for Contact and Slipstream. You don't have to brake too many times on this lap. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/Nw7Ef4EKW0uMyPLYlcKP-g 1) 4:52:919 Bikes Akuma 2) 4:55:827 Supers X80 3) 5:04:876 Sports Massacro RC 4) 5:08:641 Sedans V12 Armoured 5) 5:15:721 S/Classic Z-Type 6) 5:17:067 Coupes Cabrio 7) 5:20:219 Muscle Sabre Turbo 8) 5:23:240 Off Road Car Brawler 9) 5:27:120 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2…

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    Sunday Drivers

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    One of my 1st creations and still a favourite. Designed for Contact and Slipstream a fast race for your coupe in the countryside. You don't have to worry about running into poles people have knocked down in this race https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/zqrqrV32OEqg8_AoojzQ7w 1) 5:08:720 Bikes Akuma 2) 5:14:444 Supers T20 3) 5:22:281 Sports Elegy 4) 5:27:960 Sedans V12 Armoured 5) 5:39:404 Coupes Zion Cabrio 6) 5:41:207 Muscle Sabre Turbo 7) 5:41:360 Off Road Bike Sanchez…

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    Small N Speedy

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    A race for your favourite Compact. Has tight sections as well as fast open sections. Everything to test your compact racing skills. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/_ZiOx2ZMV0Kkc1_eP6Upsw 1) 3:51:120 Bikes Akuma 2) 3:57:760 Supers Osiris 3) 3:59:561 Sports Elegy 4) 4:07:847 Sedans V12 Armoured 5) 4:09:277 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 6) 4:13:123 Coupes Cabrio 7) 4:17:823 Muscle Sabre Turbo 8) 4:19:522 S/Classic Stirling GT 9) 4:22:001 Off Road Car …

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    Revs' Rally Stage 7

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    Stage 7 of 7 https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/acESsQc_K0qGQeIj-wXVTg 1) 3:56:570 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 4:03:067 Off Road (bike) Sanchez 2 3) 4:15:722 Supers Entity 4) 4:20:595 Sports Elegy 5) 4:21:495 Off Road (car) Bifta 6) 4:34:575 Coupes Cabrio 7) 4:38:513 SUVS XLS Armoured 8) 4:40:747 S/Classic Stirling GT 9) 4:41:648 Sedans V12 Armoured 10) 4:44:7…

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    Revs' Rally Stage 6

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    Stage 6 of 7 https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/_4GcbX_bM0y4fFDcadnSPw 1) 4:30:243 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 4:38:442 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 3) 4:46:996 Supers Entity 4) 4:49:314 Off Road Car Bifta 5) 4:51:127 Sports Massacro RC 6) 5:05:673 SUVs XLS Armoured 7) 5:08:275 Sedans V12 Armoured 8) 5:08:316 Coupes Exemplar 9) 5:14:451 Muscle Sabre Turbo 10) 5:14:836 S/Classic Stirling GT 11) 5:47:321 Compacts …

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    Revs' Rally Stage 5

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    Stage 5 of 7 https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/Q5nUPRbvTUSn_qe-uWvryg 1) 4:20:326 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 4:34:367 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 3) 4:37:908 Sports Elegy 4) 4:39:522 Supers Entity 5) 4:46:086 Off Road Car Bifta 6) 4:55:761 Sedans V12 Armoured 7) 4:56:194 SUVs XLS Armoured 8) 4:57:962 Coupes Felon 9) 5:00:640 S/Classic Z-Type 10) 5:04:686 Muscle Dominator 11) 5:35:401 Vans Bison …

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    Revs' Rally Stage 4

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    Stage 4 of 7 and the hardest stage. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/2Sl8JwpFck-WmdEx6qYU7w 1) 4:22:401 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 4:30:282 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 3) 4:37:488 Sports Elegy 4) 4:38:323 Supers Entity 5) 4:42:281 Off Road Car Brawler 6) 4:56:168 SUVs XLS Armoured 7) 5:00:205 Coupes Felon 8) 5:01:171 Sedans V12 Armoured 9) 5:01:481 S/Classic Stirling GT 10) 5:10:482 Muscle Dominator 11) 5:29:324 …

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    Revs' Rally Stage 3

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    Stage 3 of 7 https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/6XvmVu6wX0i6FanWRwa9iQ 1) 5:09:884 Bikes Akuma 2) 5:11:162 Supers Osiris 3) 5:18:586 Sports Elegy 4) 5:20:006 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 5) 5:31:368 Off Road Car Brawler 6) 5:31:869 Sedans V12 Armoured 7) 5:40:927 Coupes Cabrio 8) 5:41:442 S/Classic Stirling GT 9) 5:46:249 Muscle Sabre Turbo 10) 5:51:755 SUV's XLS Armoured 11) 6:22:167 Compacts Rhap…

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    Revs' Rally Stage 2

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    Stage 2 of 7. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/NH5XKVgD4UuK1_0JmthBYA 1) 4:25:881 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 4:34:842 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 3) 4:38:280 Supers Osiris 4) 4:41:322 Off Road Car Brawler 5) 4:46:292 Sports Elegy 6) 4:56:465 SUVs XLS Armoured 7) 4:57:961 Coupes Cabrio 8) 5:00:706 Sedans V12 Armoured 9) 5:05:160 S/Classic Stirling GT 10) 5:08:080 Muscle Blade 11) 5:30:281 Compact Rhapsod…

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    Revs' Rally Stage 1

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    The 1st of a 7 stage rally that takes you across the northern part of the map. Each stage starts roughly where the last stage finished. Mainly dirt roads with some tarred roads here and there. A very challenging group of tracks designed for Sports cars. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/A2HbGtM66U2czmm6UvtpoQ 1) 6:01:242 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 6:06:232 Supers X80 3) 6:17:042 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 4) 6:18:567 Off Road Car Brawler 5) 6:19:959 Sports Massacro RC 6) 6:26:689 Sedans V12 Armoured …

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    Reverse Grid

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    The AUSSIES in the crew should love this one. The 1st checkpoint is behind last place on the grid so everyone has to turn around at the start, giving those that regularly start at the back of the grid a chance to start up the front. So Pole position is actually last place on the grid and last place is 1st https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/usD9Eqo7fkmkQC3Oz4X01A I couldn't beat my best lap for Supercars so I made a vid of the best lap for Sedans so you can see the track. Non Contact is best due to the possibility of some confusion at the start from those that didn't read the description when in the race lobby. 1) 1:41:760 Bik…

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    Oils Aint Oils Z Future

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    This time we race back to the bosses hideout in Sports Classics. This race is designed for the Z-Type to have a chance against the Stirling. The Boss likes tha Z-Type because it fits more GTX in it than Muscle cars. Again, don't hit the Bosses driveway gate too hard when you get there. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/KyPCMEurC0qJVCmfktXMDQ 1) 4:52:080 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 4:53:161 Supers X80 3) 5:00:881 Sports Elegy 4) 5:14:014 Sedans V12 Armoured 5) 5:17:952 S/Classic Z-Type 6) …

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    Oils Aint Oils Vacancy

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    Back to the oil fields again for some more dirt fun in Muscle cars. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/QvptUudHD0iAc7bniQXagA 1) 3:24:560 Bikes Hakuchou 2) 3:37:760 Supers Entity 3) 3:38:840 Sports Elegy 4) 3:42:161 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 5) 3:44:200 Off Road Car Brawler 6) 3:50:030 Sedans V12 Armoured 7) 3:50:264 Coupes Zion Cabrio 8) 3:53:467 Muscle Dominator 9) 3:54:467 SUVs XLS Armoured 10) 3:56:360 S/Classi…

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    Oils Aint Oils The Sequel

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    A Muscle car race from the Oil fields to the Bosses house in the hills. Don't hit his driveway gate too hard when you get there! Non Contact. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/games/gtav/ps4/jobs/job/MKgFk611RECjneS0Yp9fFw 1) 4:58:965 Super T20 2) 5:03:441 Bikes Akuma 3) 5:09:200 Sports Massacro RC 4) 5:18:053 Sedans V12 Armoured 5) 5:23:360 Off Road Bike Sanchez 2 6) 5:23:721 S/Classic Z-Type 7) 5:23:999 Off Road Car Brawler 8) 5:24:226 Muscle Sabre Turbo 9) …

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      Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo

      Throne of Blood (1957) dir Akira Kurosawa This is Kurosawa's version of Macbeth. It's not like the more usual Shakespearian adaptations that use the original lines, rather it's the same basic story with different lines in a different setting; medieval Japan. It's unmistakeably Macbeth right from the start as the camera pans across a misty, mysterious, highland landscape. Toshirô Mifune stars Washizu (i.e. Macbeth), initially a soldier (I guess you would say Samurai, although I am not totally sure of the correct usage of that) in the army of the local lord (i.e. King Duncan). Washizu and another soldier, Miki (i.e. Macduff), are on the way back from a victorious battle to their lord's castle. They get lost in forest and come across a spirit (equivalent of the witches) who foretells their promotion and that eventually Washizu will be the new lord but it will be Miki's son who succeeds him. They are promoted, Washizu tells his wife (Lady Macbeth, obviously) about the prophecy and it is she who encourages him on the path of deceit, betrayal and murder that will see him full-fill the rest of the prophecy but attempt to change it so that a son of his own succeeds him. One thing I did find slightly odd, and funny, is that whereas in Shakespeare's original (and the historical facts it is based on) Macbeth becomes King of Scotland, here Washizu becomes Lord of Spider's Web Castle. I am assuming that in Japanese “Spider's Web Castle” sounds more impressive than it does in English. It is very well made, of course, and the actors are good, particularly Isuzu Yamada as Lady Washizu. Like Olivier's Shakespeare adaptions it does not seem dated, and I think the Shakespearian style is what helps there. There is some very impressive cinematography, both of the landscapes and some of the castle interior scenes. One that sticks in my mind is when Lady Washizu hatches one of her plans we see her walk into another room, that is pitch black and then emerge shortly after carrying some bottles of drugged saki. The camera stays fixed for all of this, with the doorway to the dark room in the centre so it's almost like she disappears and then reappears, as if using magic. Definitely well worth watching if you are into Shakespeare or Samurai films. 9 / 10
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