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Dave Burwash - Legend

October 13th, 2011

It is with great sadness that our community has learned of the tragic passing of Dave Burwash, long term member, contributor and trader on our forum.

It is difficult to come to terms with the passing of someone who has always just been there. From the first time I personally used toyotagtturbo.com Dave was always on the forum answering questions, posting ideas and engaging in colourful discussions with fellow members. His passion for cars was undeniable, his knowledge extensive and shared with the community.

We followed his projects with great interest and watched him set records and produce massive figures, pushing the limits of the Toyota Starlet at a time when the boundaries were not fully understood and this was all a learning experience for us enthusiasts.

As time moved on Dave’s business grew and he traded on the site as TM-developments. Supplying the regular essential parts for maintenance along with custom parts and engines. I myself ordered from Dave on several occasions and he was always straight and reliable.

Part of the reason Dave was so popular on TGTT was due to his personality, if he had something to say he was usually not one to hold back. These interactions provided many hours of entertainment for our members. I have personally had some jousts with Dave and no matter how heated they got he was always civil and chatty on our next engagement.

This community has lost a massively influential figure. One who had demonstrated a continued passion for the little EP long after many had left the scene. For old members of this site Dave leaves behind memories of exciting days of feeling out the limits of the EP and then pushing beyond them and for new members he leaves a wealth of documented knowledge which lives on in the pages of our forum posts.

We would encourage you all to go to the forum and search for posts by Dave. Read through some of them and remember the man in the way that we all should. We truly have lost a legend in the Starlet community.

Please share your message of respect here http://daveburwash.toyotagtturbo.com

Cork Meet/Photoshoot 10 April 2011

April 10th, 2011

From the Words of our Munster Area Rep Paul ( popsy09)

The Day started off by collecting Mark as his car is off the road again.We went down to Blackpool to wash the car but it must of been national car wash day as there was a massive queue, so I decided to go for the rough look for the snaps, lol.

As Mark and myself arrived down to the Docks we were greeted by Kieran. I nearly drove into the step looking at his car, the new spoiler and rear splitter just finishes his car off nicely. Definitely my favourite GT by a mile.

We started chatting, and the banter was mighty, the lads were trying to convince me not to get an evo and ditch the starlet but we were interrupted
by a lovely white glanza with a toms bumper which personally I wouldn’t normally be a fan of but i must say it was looking well on johnny’s car and with a forged engine she is no slouch either.

Next the photographer came and out came the camera its worth more than my car i say, lol, but you can tell by the great quality snaps.

Colin arrived next in his USDM styled VTI Civic, no hatred here, lol, a very unique Civic which you don’t hear being said too often these days.

While the banter was still going we got blinded as Ronan and his green GT rolled up, I love winding him up about the colour but in fairness he pulls it off and has some nice plans for it too.

After 156 photos yes 156 we decided to go for a KFC for a bite to eat, Next we convoyed down through the tunnel i nearly had a pain in my head with the noise of the screamer pipe ,lol.
Kieran and I tackled a big bucket of chicken but failed miserably and poor Ronan who is celiac couldn’t eat any .

So to round it up all and all it was a good day out and a big thanks goes out to Johnny, Kieran, Mark, Ronan, Colin, Jamie and James of course for the pics