The 2011 Mackay Motorshow was very well attended, with perfect weather for both days. Held bi-annually and organised by the forty five year old Mackay Rod and Custom Club many months are spent preparing for the show, which is steadily growing in popularity. Car enthusiasts travelled to this year’s show from as far as Cairns and Canberra. Motor vehicle lovers headed out in their thousands to wander around and enjoy the hot rods, classics, customs, motorbikes and even boats on display at the McAleese Transport Depot on Farrelly’s Lane. Around a hundred and fifty entrants including some elite level show cars competed in top street machine, top Holden and Ford, top ute, toughest car of the show, top drag car, top hot rod, top body work, best body kit and top bike categories. At the dinner on Saturday night awards were presented to the top ten entries and the People’s choice Award was given to Peter Fitzpatrick from Cairns.
Like the Evo you see here, Dom’s taste evolved into what was the start of big things for the triple diamond brand. - Photoshoot by Just Dave www.dragphotos.com.au
Not many cars go through transformations as big as Lawrence Glen’s S14 has. If you were to go back in time roughly six years, you would see a stock luxury spec auto. That’s how it was when Lawrence obtained ownership. He and the car have since relocated to sunny Queensland where Lawrence runs hardtuned.net and his consulting business. However, the car was built primarily to promote nissansilvia.com. The car was to be used mainly as a daily driver with a few track days thrown in the mix and was set up with this in mind. It remained this way for a few years until Drift Australia gained popularity and Lawrence decided it was time for an upgrade. From this point it was set up for drifting and the Silvia is now a regular competitor at sprint and drift competitions.
