NSW NSW Sydney, Combined Fundraiser Cruise, Scavenger Hunt and BBQ - Sunday 26 July 2015

Well ladies and gents, let 'Wow' be the the one word to describe today's fundraiser.

What a great day, awesome weather, a great cruise and rally and great people; all of you and, such a great turnout. I think we had around 21-22 cars (Not all zeds though).
I lost track of the people headcount - but have to say it was well attended and enjoyed by all.

Sooooo let's roll with the important stuff first.

Today we raised $540 in cash donations (entry fee's) and, in addition to this we raised $49.00 in sales of aus300zx forum lanyards
A grand total of $589.00 Thanks so much for everyone's support.:zlove:

For the Rally prizes.. we only had a few hand-ins so we did a draw from first to third for prizes.

Our winners are:

1st: Daniel - Spoolin'30 (24" Canvas custom car print (From RGS Performance), $75 Gift card from ConceptZPerformance and a couple of bottles of brake fluid courtesy of Brakes Direct - coming your way soon.

2nd: Alan - MrT: $50 Gift card from ConceptZPerformance and a couple of bottles of brake fluid courtesy of Brakes Direct - coming your way soon.

3rd: 'J Jon' - 300ZEDX
$25 Gift card from ConceptZPerformance and a couple of bottles of brake fluid courtesy of Brakes Direct - coming your way soon.

I will be in touch with the winners for delivery of the remaining prizes, or to reach anyone that left early in the afternoon

That's it from me for now.. Thanks to everyone that made this such an awesome day.


Please post up pics when you can.

 

Sorry I couldn't come. I've been busy getting the convertible ready for the new engine

 

Thanks Chris for organising such a wonderful day out! I had a great time catching up with old familiar faces and meeting some new ones.

Thanks for putting up the photos Rob!

Mike

 

Thanks Chris for all your hard work and a great drive in some new countryside.

Thanks too for Rob and getting these photos uploaded.

It was great to put faces to names at last and meet a really decent bunch of people.

PS Rob, can you please change the photo tag to "Adam/Chev28". Chev28 is my name for forums since I had this old girl between having a 260Z and Elmo today.

Cheers

Adam

 

It was my first time out meeting everyone and had a really great time yesterday. Its nice to finally put names to faces after meeting you guys. Thanks for organizing an amazing event Chris, the roads were lovely and the food was delicious as well. And thanks Rob for the photos and the forum merch.

 

Adam, that Chevy looks awesome mate. You still own it?
I always think people's car ownership street cred goes up a few notches when they own one of these fine pieces of motoring history.

 

Thanks Chris. Whiterose left a few years back when we needed the money for a block of land (just like the 260z left me when I got married and needed a "practical" car).

Had years of fun though, 0-80 km/h in 5 minutes. Took nearly that long to stop again with mechanical brakes and those cheesecutter wheels. Steering wheel action had only a vague relationship to the direction of the car. No synchros back then so mandatory double declutching downshifts.

No seatbelts too so you just took it easy.

Lot of cool stuff like ignition advance/retard lever and idle lever both on the steering wheel, little hand operated windscreen wiper, foot starter (and crankhandle when that didn't work). Daily rituals of oiling the tappets and greasing the water pump kept you busy. Check the fuel gauge too before you leave as it is located at the back of the car.

Building and maintaining it teaches you that if it is broken - you rebuild it. Repco/eBay doesn't have all your parts so you need to reweld, braze, machine, repack anything that falls off. You also had to do your own upholstery repairs (including making side windows).

Next one will be a Ford most likely as they have all steel frames in the tub. No timber.

 

Big Thanks to Chris and Rob for this great event.
Kerry and I had a great time. Was fantastic to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces.
Looking forward to seeing you all again at another meet.
Thanks everyone for comming out and supporting the fundraiser to keep the Aus300zx forum alive.

 

Thanks again Chris for organising such an awesome event and thanks Rob for the great pics. My family and I had a wonderful time. Lunch was very yummy and it was really great meeting the other forum members. I enjoyed my first zed cruise very much and look forward to the next one :zlove:

 

Great day, with terrific people and a good Lunch. It was good to see some old friends(and even better to meet several new ones). Lynn and I had a very enjoyable time and can't wait for the next one. Good work Chris!!!

 

Damn didn't even know this was on.... tells me how busy and distracted I've been at uni, insane, looked like a good event, hope there is more to come.