1: Ashley Pearce has
owned his super-neat
VL for 23 years now, and
although it’s an original
Calais Turbo, it’s a far cry
from the 150kW cruiser it
was intended to be. With
a built RB30 and three-
speed auto, it now cranks
out 530rwkW thanks to
the boys at QuickBitz,
and with the rollcage on
board he plans on hitting
the track soon to test the
limits of the 235 radials
2: Mark Delahoy’s VR
Commodore was one of
the few cars to be trailered
to the show, but with good
reason. This is a genuine
Gibson Motorsport-built
V8 Supercar, which Mark
Skaife used to win the
Australia Touring Car
title in 1994. While the
car technically started
life as a VP, Mark has
it presented in its
1995 Sandown 500 VR
bodywork and livery
3: There were plenty of
appetising cars being
offered for auction for fans
to check out, headlined
by this stunning Camaro.
With a twin-turbo, 1600hp
blow-through carby
set-up, this former Street
Machine cover car was
a fan favourite and will
certainly keep the punters
busy come auction day
4: James Mackie made the
trip down with his one-of-
a-kind XY Falcon drift car.
Some people may find it
controversial to enter a
Falcon of this vintage in
slideways competitions,
but with a Harrop-blown
LS under the bonnet, it was
never James’s intention to
appease the purists5: Leigh Deakins’ 1964
Galaxie wagon still sports
the humble 289 V8, but
is now force-fed by a
little Weiand 144 blower
to give the big machine
some extra up-and-go
when needed. The car
is fully engineered with
the supercharger and
the airbags, and Leigh
admitted that while the
patina look isn’t 100 per
cent what he wanted, it
does have its advantages:
“I can park it wherever
I want, because if I get
another dent on it I
wouldn’t even notice!6: Milan Dokic is best
known for his monster
1968 Camaro, MENTLE,
but this time it was his
’41 Willys, ‘Wild Willy’,
that wowed the crowds in
the warehouse, leaving
eardrums broken and
hearts racing with a few
quick braps on the loud
pedal during a pair of
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