2014

Continuing the slight trend of getting better every year, was 2014. Most amount of cars/bikes and most money raised in our five year history. :)

- 199 cars and motorbikes

- $3,678.00 raised via rider/driver/passenger donations and gate fees for walk ins, plus remaining sponsor money after the bills were paid.

- Guest judge; Allan Dick. Six trophies and prize packs were won, and they all went to the right categories for the first time! :P
AUSTRALIAN: Glenn - 1972 Chrysler Charger E49
BRITISH: Hayden - 1974 Ford Escort Mexico replica
EUROPEAN: Alistair - 1957 BMW Isetta
JAPANESE: Mike - 1984 Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo
AMERICAN: Wayne - 1957 Cadillac Series 62?
MOTORCYCLE: John - Triumph Bonneville

- Heaps of cool cars again, like a convertible Maserati, heaps of Toyota Supras, a number of shiney motorbikes, a TVR Chimaera!, a rare Renault Sport Spyder, Citroen 2CV? plus a heap more.

2013 SPONSORS
- Allied WorkForce (AWF)
- Auto Tint & Sound
- Brian Wheeler Motors
- Green Island Lions Club
- Hanson Truck and Car Rentals
- Hyper Print
- Installer Services Otago
- Mag 'N Turbo
- Marcs Cars
- Southern Panelbeaters
- The Rock & Mediaworks
- Viridian Glass

PHOTOS
Group photos - Individiual cars/bikes - The Cruise

2013

Yet again it was a slightly wet day, but it was our best year yet!

- 188 cars and motorbikes

- $3,655.70 raised via rider/driver/passenger donations and gate fees for walk ins, plus remaining sponsor money after the bills were paid.

- Guest judges; Tracy Chambers (TC, from The Rock), and Lyn Chapman from the hospice. Five trophies and prize packs were won, but sadly they didn't go to quite the right categories (multiple Aussie and American cars, and a motorbike, which wasn't actually eligable this year - won't happen again though!)
AUSTRALIAN: Murray - 20xx FPV Falcon GT (FG?) (white/black stripes)
BRITISH: -
EUROPEAN: -
JAPANESE: -
AMERICAN: 1959 Chevrolet Impala (dark red/maroon)
AUSTRALIAN #2: Jason - Valiant AP5 (teal)
AMERICAN #2: Richie - Harley Davidson Super Glide (black)

- Heaps of cool cars again, like a tiny BMW Isetta 300, a few Jags, eight or so motorbikes, a Toyota 86 GT, Mercedes SLS AMG, a cool old hearse, a limo, and of course a Rolls Royce...... tank engine! It 'only' has 650hp, and is rather loud when standing next to it!

2013 SPONSORS
- Allied WorkForce (AWF)
- Brian Wheeler Motors
- Brooklands Retirement Village
- Green Island Lions Club
- Hanson Truck and Car Rentals
- Hyper Print
- Installer Services Otago
- Mag 'N Turbo
- The Rock & Mediaworks
- Viridian Glass

PHOTOS
Group photos - Individiual cars/bikes - Prizegiving/winners

2012

Rain and sun for the third year in a row! Nevertheless, it STILL didn't stop people from turning up in yet again a really wide variety of cars which is what we love to see!

- 137 cars (official count, there may have been a few more)

- $2,730.00 raised via driver and passenger entry fee, gate fee for spectators and any sponsor money that was left after the bills were paid.

- Guest judge: John Munro (Burts son). Five judges choice trophies and prize packs were won by (please help fill in the blanks if you can, for some reason it was never written down which cars won);
AUSTRALIAN: Holden ?
BRITISH: Mini Cooper (dark red with silver decals)
EUROPEAN: Alex - Porsche 911 RS replica (white/black) **
JAPANESE: Simon - Toyota Hilux (with Nissan engine, 'Nissota') (purple/silver) **
AMERICAN: ??

** There was also a slight misshap this year where two winning cars from 2011 managed to both get the same trophy again in 2012, something we didn't actually imagine happening so we didn't plan for it! I can assure you that it will not happen again, whether i have to personally double check it all before its announced or not! Sincere apologies to those who recognised this occurance on the day/afterwards and were dismayed by it. Personally i would have liked to have seen the Ferrari 512BB or Skoda get the European trophy and a purple (or blue?) Mazda RX2/RX3 get the Japanese one.
If your car has won a trophy previously, please don't let this put you off bringing it back, it's just a way to give extra thanks to a select few who bring their cars along!

- Yet again there were lots of awesome cars, like a Ford Seirra Cosworth RS500 (?), NZ's only Ferrari 599 GTO, Porsche Caymans, Ford Mustangs/Facons, Pontiac Firebirds, BMWs, big American trucks, Valiant Chargers, and way too many more to mention!

2012 SPONSORS
- Allied WorkForce (AWF)
- Brian Wheeler Motors
- Brooklands Retirement Village
- Green Island Lions Club
- Hanson Truck and Car Rentals
- Hyper Print
- Mag 'N Turbo
- The Rock & Mediaworks

PHOTOS
The Cruise - The cars - Group shots & prizegiving

2011

Raining slightly in the morning, during the cruise, it stopped for a while when we arrived back, then started up again later in the arvo and everyone took off!

- 75 cars (official count, there were actually a little more)

- Guest judge: Dougal Stevenson. Five judges choice trophies and prize packs were won by;
AUSTRALIAN: Paul - Holden HR (green/teal)
BRITISH: Ford Capri (brown)
EUROPEAN: Alex - Porsche 911 RS replica (white/black)
JAPANESE: Simon - Toyota Hilux (with Nissan engine, 'Nissota') (purple/silver)
AMERICAN: Bryan - Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (red)

- Huge variety of cars in attendance, and to list a few marques: Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Holden, Rover, MG, Mini, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Austin, Audi, FPV, HSV, Skoda, Volkswagen and so on!

2011 SPONSORS
- The Rock (advertising)
- Brooklands Retirement Village (ground booking fee)
- Mag 'N Turbo (trophies)
- Brian Wheeler Motors
- Allied WorkForce
- Hanson truck and Car Rentals
- Hyper Print

PHOTOS (on Facebook)
The Cruise - The Cars - Group and Prizegiving

2010

Event cut short by a few hours due to rain. Trophies were quickly decided on and handed out before everyone left!

- 155 cars (official count, there were actually a little more)

- $2,250.30 raised via driver and passenger entry fee, gate fee for spectators and money handed to committee members from those who couldn't make it on the day

- No guest judge. Four judges choice (made of the events committee members) trophies and prize packs were won by;
Mike Columbo (Lotus Esprit Sport 350),
John Kerr (AC Cobra replica),
Bruce Brash (1924 Austin 12/4 Clifton) and
Eric Gamble (1984 Chevrolet Corvette)

- Huge variety of cars in attendance, and to list a few marques: Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Holden, Rover, MG, Mini, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Austin, Audi, Lotus, FPV, HSV and so on!

2010 SPONSORS
- The Rock (advertising)
- Brooklands Retirement Village (ground booking fee)
- Mag & Turbo (trophies)
- Brian Wheeler Motors
- Allied WorkForce
- Custom Signs (signage etc)

Also thanks to Repco, VTNZ, Magoo Muffler & Brake and Dunedin Warrant Of Fitness Centre for the prize packs.

PHOTOS
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