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Australia day cruise, Geelong, 2012

January 26, 2012 · by outffocus

Australia Day inGeelonghas many activities organized by the various groups found throughoutGeelongbut the best one to attend is the Australia Day cruise held by….well, no one’s really sure! This event started ten years ago and continues to grow bigger every year as the word spreads and this year saw a fantastic number of cars and bikes fill theSt. Helenscar park beyond capacity! Cars came as far as the other side ofMelbourneto participate in this annual event which celebrates one of the many things that make us Aussies.

After checking out the cool rides and catching up with friends, the convoy of cars and bikes heads off for Portarlington, down on the Peninsular. After a short rest, be it at a pub or pie shop, the laid-back cruise makes its way along the foreshore to Queenscliff for another large and impromptu show of cars and bikes with a bite to eat in the main street. So if your Australia Day is lacking that injection of automotive stimulation, then mark this one down in your calendar for next year and get there early as parking will fill quick!

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The 47th Victorian Hot Rod Show 2012

January 21, 2012 · by outffocus

The 2012 Victorian Hot Rod Show at the Exhibition Building in Carlton certainly didn’t disappoint with a vast array of custom cars and hot rods on show to please any discerning car fanatic and if there wasn’t enough inside to satisfy your automotive appetite, the display of cool rides continued outside with the Holden versus Ford show and more rods than you could poke a conrod at in the front driveway! Some fantastic new creations were on show for the first time too from a traditional ’32 coupe to a wildly customized XF Falcon! A wide variety of trade stands could be found upstairs and down for those eager to work on their projects or just collect some memorabilia.

This is the 47th running of this event and it continues to grow in stature every year and is definitely one to put in your calendar for next year if you can’t make it this year!

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Colac custom car and bike show weekend 2012

January 17, 2012 · by outffocus

The Colac car show is an annual event that runs over a full weekend from the 13^th to the 15^th of January every year and each year it gets bigger and bigger! Friday night was drive-in night with a classic car related movie up on the big screen. Saturday is a massive day with cars and bikes on show in the picturesque Memorial square in the town center showcasing a wide variety of custom and classic cars, rods, bikes and other machines. A great live band, The Dropjaws had the music going all day with plenty of trade stands surrounding the outer as they do every year. Each year the quality of cars increases seeing it necessary to arrive early to get a parking spot. The entertainment doesn’t finish there as the boys from the Colac Custom Car and Bike Committee put on live music at a local night spot just for those who wish to keep partying! Come Sunday, the pace slows down to a leisurely cruise to a country pub in the surrounding area, this time seeing the cruise head down the highway to the Moriac pub which was handy for those who were heading in the Melbourne direction anyway. This event will continue to grow each year as it has for the last decade and is well worth marking down in your calendar. Check out the pics and we hope to see you there next year!

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