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Issue 5 - Queensland Street Car Cruise for Flood Appeal raises 30000 dollars
When it comes to weather forecasting, the old slogan ‘Queensland: beautiful one day, perfect the next’ is for the most part accurate. Our mates at the Department of Tourism stopped at day two for a good reason, because Mother Nature does seek balance from all those sunny days, by sometimes giving us months worth of rainfall in just one day. This summer, however, we have seen flooding worse than most of us can remember, with devastating results across a vast area of the State. Damage bills are huge; people are without homes, clothes and food. Such people count themselves as fortunate if they still have their family, because sadly many lives were lost to the flood waters. Nothing brings Queenslanders’ together more than helping each other out when disaster strikes, and it’s evident all around the State as volunteers came from everywhere to lend a hand - everyone doing what they could. At Queensland Street Car magazine, we were delighted to be involved in the ‘Rev it up, Ipswich’ cruise, raising money for the flood victims of Ipswich. No stranger to cruising for charity, Marten Triemstra got the ball rolling by getting in touch with us, and together we organized the cruise commencing at a meeting point just off the M1 at Yatala. There was only a short lead up to the event, as Marten favored raising money as quickly as possible for the people in need, but even with this short lead time, our forum and Facebook page was registering plenty of interest, and the turnout on the day was absolutely fantastic. A swag of people rocked up in a huge variety of cars, lining the streets of the industrial area. Plenty of magazines were sold on the day, with the proceeds donated to the charity, with many folks emptying their pockets on arrival showing what a great bunch of people our readers are. Queensland Raceway donated the use of their track for the day, while Gup and his staff put their experience to good use, and handled processing of cars and people at the track. Everyone was keen to get out on track and begin marshaling straight away for the first cruise session of the day. There was plenty of heads up battles down the straights throughout the morning, with a charity auction held during the break, with donated items being snapped up, raising even more cash for the people of Ipswich. Cruising continued in the heat of the afternoon, with an epic battle on track, with several Euro Super-cars hitting it out. Seeing two Lamborghini’s heads up, or two Ferrari’s for that matter is truly amazing. A great day was had by all, with money raised in the order of $30,000. It was a resounding success and our thanks go to all who attended and donated on the day. Not bad for a bunch of ‘hoons’.
Peter Nunns 1968 Camaro
Issue 1 of QSC Magazine
Issue 4 - Hi-Torque Performance Dyno Day 2010
Hi-Torque Performance was host to a crowd of over seven hundred who turned up to see the spectacle of a combined power of over 16,000 wheel horsepower on their dyno. That’s right, 16,000 horsepower. With prize money of $2,000 for highest power and $1,000 for closest prediction of power output, or ‘dial-in’, entrants were giving it their all. Monster Energy Drinks sponsored the event and provided a few thousand cans to any and all; the day ran from 3pm late into the night, with the final car coming off the rollers around 10pm, and no shortage of spectators remaining.
Issue 4 - Ross Langford - 2005 Holden Commodore VZ SSZ
Ross Langford is no stranger to tough Holden’s. In the past he’s owned a few cranky Holdens including a HQ Premier with dual headlights and a heavily worked 308/Turbo 400 combo. She wasn’t too flash on the outside but went like a cut cat. Ross Served in the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment Mechanised Infantry. These brave men and women served in Malaysia in 1986 RCB and defended the air base from attack by communist terrorists. Ross is also the National President of the 5/7 Rar Association and decided to make his car as a tribute to his late wife, his battalion and his solders that have fallen while serving for their country. This 2005 VZ Commodore has the same style as that old HQ but looks a hell of a lot cleaner on the outside. It was built mainly as a tribute to Ross' late wife Mary-Anne who died in a car crash back in 1992. On top of that motive, the car was also planned to be a daily driver that could hold its own on a race track or in a car show.