Events

More Labour Weekend Antics, Hawkes Boes ’09

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October 30, 2009
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So, whilst the Datsun community North and South did their thing, the oldschool.co.nz community also had a bit of a get together.  Being oldschool caters for as many vehicles as are made, the variety is exquisite though it can always be improved upon so if you’re into old cars then be sure to join up to the forums and participate in as many events as possible.  Keeping in mind the next oldschool.co.nz Nationals will be early next year (I’ll advise of specifics in another entry at a later date).  Though I dig all the vehicles in attendance, I do have some favourites.  Top of that is this little sucker;

Lees 1951 Ford Coupe. Magic.

Lee's 1951 Ford Coupe. Magic.

Lee was the man with the plan, the one in charge of organising the Hawkes Bay, Labour Weekend Gathering that’s affectionately known as Hawkes Boes.  He had helpers of course and so thanks goes out to everyone involved for providing what sounds to have been such a fantastic get together for all involved.

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Datsun Weekend, North Island.

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October 28, 2009
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As you may have noticed yesterday in the entry below this one, I did a minor showing of the South Island NZDatsun.com Akaroa cruise, today’s little blurb is about the North Island’s efforts.   The annual North Island Labour Weekend Cruise held by the datsun.co.nz forums makes Taupo it’s point of interest.  Though the numbers were not at a level of the South Island efforts the cruise was just as entertaining for those involved.  The problem of course with classic cruises of any nature is being your car is getting on in years and is often a project, it’s hard for all members to attend.  (I’m testament to this in the both my options, the S21 Skyline and the C110 Skyline are not on the road currently)  What I love about having “Datsun” events as opposed to say, Z or Skyline events is the variety of cars that show up and are welcomed.  The North Island event was proof of this, as such;

C20, 510, KB210, D21, S130, 510

…and a video too for those who love the moving pictures.

You can view the rest of the pictures and the chatter on datsun.co.nz website.

Enjoy!
-Michael

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Labour Weekend, it’s a Datsun Weekend.

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October 27, 2009
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Though the majority of the public use Labour Weekend as a happy family retreat or escape (or some of us still have to work all but the Monday) the Datsun community has been known for a few years now to hold cruises in both the North and South Islands.  The southern enthusiasts who congregate in the nzdatsun.com forums generally head to Akaroa, the majority of them are based in Christchurch so an Akaroa cruise is simple, scenic and makes a lot of sense.  This year was set apart from others from my perspective in that a man with an eye and some decent equipment, took his camera and his S12 Silvia along and shot some fantastic pictures which I will share with you, the lovely readers.  The first shot that caught my eye was this;

Pillarless 330 Sedan

Pillarless 330 Sedan

Oh hell yeah!  This car belongs to Aaron, a chap I met in person just recently at the Alexandra Blossom Fest. Drag Racing, he also owns a 330 Wagon and recently sold his 330 Pillared Sedan, not to mention the C110 Hardtop he bought off a good friend of mine down here.  A well en-datsun’d chap, no doubt.

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TX3 summer shakedown

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October 24, 2009
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Any excuse for a roadtrip, right?

Laser TX3 Stonefields '09 (by decypher the code)

this thing.

with summer just around the corner and my TX3 just about ready to start rattling its way around the streets again, I’ve come to realize that it’s never been any further south than Taupo – therefore I must remedy this, and soon. As it so happens Tom is returning from the UK and is having a celebratory BBQ in early December in Taupo, so barring any catastrophic failures between now and then I plan to have the car well back on the road fully bedded in and running a fresh tune by that date.

anyway, I’ve decided to spend the next few days after the BBQ driving to Wellington and back again. That should give the TX3 a nice healthy shakedown, and also shut up all the friends down the line who keep complaining that I’m overdue for a visit…

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MoonEyes Japan, 2009 All Odds Nationals

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October 23, 2009
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Some of you on OS may remember me making note of this event for you a few months back, I apologise for the delay in providing further evidence of it but, better late than never right?  Anyway, here is the poster for the event;

With the Main feature being Pre ’87 Chromed Iron Bumper Wagons, it would obviously prove to be a hell of an event for the wagon enthusiast.  It did not disappoint!

First up, it would be rude to not start with the winner of the Chromed Iron Bumper Wagon Award, this simply magic Prince Gloria;

There was an awesome selection of vehicles, whether they were wagon, ute, van, sedan, coupe.  You name it, they showed.  Check out some more snaps courtesy of the official MoonEyes Japan website,

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