Interest in Auckland Auto Salon 2008

[Horny_Devil]

Right its been brought to my attention that Auto Salon is happening agin in about 5 weeks time. details are as follows:

28-29 June 2008
ASB Showgrounds
Epsom
Auckland
Price: TBA

autosalon.co.nz

What im looking for is expression of interest of those who would like to enter there cars in the show. Cars need to be finished and of a good standard.

Im looking for 5-8 cars for the stand possibly more depending on interest.

Theme etc can be worked out once we have a rough idea of what is happening

if ur keen or know anyone whos keep post it up and well try and get something organised

Jase

[Slammmed]

im keen

[Genkei]

if the car is fired up by 20th might join in . .

[BWDOWN]

I think you may find this event may no longer be happening

[Genkei]

thats what i though too . . .

[Integrated4Life]

oh really?

Stink....im keen

[Slammmed]

Originally Posted by BWDOWN

I think you may find this event may no longer be happening

whys that?
the dates are confirmed on their site..?

[bumpd-EG]

yeah why is that?

[BWDOWN]

Just heard through the grapevine..

Autosalon NZ pulling out of auckland and chch shows. This is not confirmed just what I have read. The show scene has been on the decline in NZ for a long time. I guess money better spent elsewhere like australia where there is more following..

[bumpd-EG]

its still on the website?

[BWDOWN]

Originally Posted by bumpd-EG

its still on the website?

I only heard about this today... explains why its still on the site. Plus this is all hearsay till I hear from someone who works for the company

[BLAZED_RACER]

are you no longer working for them John?

[BWDOWN]

Na not for the last couple of years

[VTAKYO]

Could see it coming really. The street scene in NZ is just too big, and I know of a number of people who would rather take their cars out cruising those weekends instead of entering in the show. Not to mention drifting and dragging has taken off somewhat, and become more popular than showing.

[Genkei]

just send a email thu earlier tonight see wat comes back . .

might need to start a Jtune carparK AUtosalon !

[DrRubber]

I think (note: just thought not fact) that the decline is largly attributed to the mass commercialisation (sp) of these events.

It certainly put me off going to them...Who want to go to a show where they are sponserd by only a couple of companys that are tied into a deal for xxx amount of years and you never get to see anything new.
My want out of a car show aside from cool cars is to see a variety of NEW products from NEW suppliers and New trends......not the trends that mag and turbo/magwarehouse dictate.

A company I used to work with when I first came to auckland Wanted to have a display of their range of wheels at the nationals show n shine but were declined because mag and turbo were principal sponsers and they were there promoting the stuff they sell in volume.

Autosalon was a great concept but having that as well as the nationals (north and south island) ....well theres only so many show cars and so many car fiends.

I say bring back the original NATS that wernt a massive sales pitch.......

[BWDOWN]

Maybe it needs a nationwide car club that has no bias towards sponsors and also has a commited group of individuals to make an effort... hrmmmm

Remember thats how the nats started with the MREC (Mazda Rotary Enthusiasts Club) running the 4 & Rotary Nationals

[Genkei]

drag, drift, carshow combo . .

[d16a7]

how abouts something along the lines of beachhop sort of thing.. i always thought something like that would be cool for a long weekend thing of course would need shitloads of planning

[Chaos]

if this does go ahead ill give a hand

[Horny_Devil]

john and jacky let me know what u find out

and lets not turn this into a discussion about the merrits/pit fulls of the event is about whos interested in showing there car in it

[sirwags_np]

Originally Posted by d16a7

how abouts something along the lines of beachhop sort of thing.. i always thought something like that would be cool for a long weekend thing of course would need shitloads of planning

this idea would be near impossible with the law makers/general publics views on boyracer style cars.

it would also take in excess of $300,000 to put on an event, once you take in the 9-10 months of work.

americarna and beach hop take almost a year of getting council approvals, and if there were ANY problems(no matter how small) they throw so much red tape up its not funny.

as an example if you wanted a beach hop style event for jap enthusiasts, with an expected turnout of 500 plus cars, over a 3 day weekend, expect for a huge battle to get the event just to the advertising stage.

your main problem would be young people, cars, alcohol, cruising etc, the police wouldnt want a bar of it. and there would be no way you could say it would be alcohol/fight free, let alone all the skids, illegal racing that people would do.

[BLAZED_RACER]

ahh gone are the good ole days of carshows, with mega trade stands, actual decent cars, and that atmosphere.!

[DURTYEF3]

^aheem you forgot as well, proper promo girls. Not teenie boppers

[berman]

Originally Posted by BLAZED_RACER

ahh gone are the good ole days of carshows, with mega trade stands, actual decent cars, and that atmosphere.!

The last time I went was when you had your EK there with the toptown racing harts on. Funny you mention actual decent cars, actual decent cars to me were street driven regular cars with home-made innovation and a car club style attitude.

IMO Autosalon dug it's own hole, it became more about money driven sponsors and who could blow the most dollars on their fanta mercedes/silvia/civic thing that you'd sent into a shop rather than what you'd done at home with late nights/weekend over a beer with the boys.

The atmosphere (to me) was about catching up with people you hadn't seen in ages (due to being stuck under their cars?) or friends from the internet and enjoying the fresh stuff each other had done to their rides and being proud of what you had achieved, rather than nowadays about holding grudges against the guy standing on the podium who obviously had the biggest bank loan. Heck I wasn't even IN autosalon but I remember back in the day coming to see you guys at the events and how humble it all was.

I guess to put it in a Honda "omgitsagurrrl" Horndog perspective,
It's all well and great to want silicon city chicks where they all have the same pair of implanted jubblies, bottle blond hair, plastic tan and putty perfect makeup, but sometimes you get sick of going and seeing/ramming the same shit over and over again, it get's repetitive quite quick.