Re: picnic at hanging rock sun 13th feb 2011
Originally Posted by ctrain
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Just read this thread and thought I’d comment regarding acceptable display vehicles. The Hanging Rock show has always been about providing a day for owners of veteran, vintage and classic cars to display their pride and joy and enjoy a relaxed day chatting to other enthusiasts.
The ‘special interest’ category was added later to cater for hotrods. That’s right! Not late model Hondas covered in fibreglass and fancy paint (for example), or late model HSVs/FPVs/300C’s, or grey-import Skylines/Supras, etc, etc, etc.
In the words of one of the organisers, “some people just don’t get it!” Every year the organising club completes a review of how the event went. After last year’s event members raised concern over the number of daily-driver/ ‘late model’ (less than 25 year old)/ grocery-getter cars on display. (So it’s of no surprise that a 25 year rule will be applied from 2012.)
Maintaining the quality of the show is an annual struggle for organisers and officials. Officials at the gates are volunteering their time to provide us with this day. They don’t want arguments from a driver of a 10 year old grocery-getter who insists his car is display-worthy, or excuses that “I’m the support car for the classic car in front”, or “I’m part of a group” or “Mum wants to park the VS Commodore next to Dad’s ’32 Ford Roadster” and so on and so on.
Then there’s the local constabulary pressuring officials to keep the traffic moving as cars starting banking-up on the surrounding roads. The officials don’t have time to explain what the car show is about to owners of ‘late model’ cars. When the pressure is on to move cars I really don’t know how officials will be able to enforce the new 25 year rule from 2012. But at least the new rule provides a more black-and-white direction as to what’s ok for display and what’s not. Hopefully it will make some reconsider fronting-up with a ‘late model’ car.
For 2011, I think we should all respect what the organisers of the event are trying to do for enthusiasts. Yes, they may think a JZA80 Supra (for example) is a very nice car, but it’s not what the show is meant to cater for. This has been echoed by members and patrons alike. And please reconsider sneaking ‘late model’ cars in with a group or arguing that you saw other ‘late model’ cars last year so therefore you should be allowed to display your’s.
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