Held back on the 28th of September, 2008.  Was the Alexandra Blossom Festival Drags, though I’ve only been once before in my brother’s 1973 Datsun 240Z, this year I managed to hitch a ride along in my friend Matt’s R32 GT-R (you’ll see it featured in a few photographs)

Q vs. Q

Q vs. Q

The day was beyond beautiful, the sky was fantastically blue, the only detriment to this of course was that the track (an airport runway) and the air temperature for optimum performance, suffered slightly.  With that said though, Matt did manage a 13.5 in his first event on the drag strip.  Which I thought was most definitely worth the 2.5 hour drive from Invercargill.

As is always the case with events in the South Island, there’s always a smattering of old school steel there, this day was no different.

A brace of Valiants

A brace of Valiants

Torana, RX7, XM Coupe, Z28

Torana, RX7, XM Coupe, Z28

Of course, with a smattering of retro and modern thrown in for good measure;

Ford Escort Cosworth

Ford Escort Cosworth

Holden Commodore SS vs. Nissan Skyline GT-R

Holden Commodore SS vs. Nissan Skyline GT-R

You can view the small amount of residual unshown photos via this link;

Alexandra Blossom Fest. – Photo Gallery

As is always the case, if there’s a shot that takes your fancy, leave a comment with your email address and I can send you the best resolution I have of the images (2816×2112)

-Michael

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