CHIP FOOSE
AMERICAN car builder and TV personality Chip
Foose will be a special guest at this year’s
Meguiar’s MotorEx, thanks to the good folks at
3M. He’ll be doing autograph-signing sessions,
drawing sessions and panel chats, and to top
off the weekend, the car that takes out the
Grand Master award will be immortalised in a
live drawing session by Chip. That will be worth
the price of entry alone! Look for him on the 3M
stand in the Meguiar’s Superstars pavilion.MEGUIAR’S SUPERSTARS
THIS year’s MotorEx will see the largest number
of Superstars contenders in 10 years, and the
biggest ever seen in Melbourne. Over 40 cars will
be competing for the richest elite show-car prize
pool in the country, including eight wildcard entries.
“Because we’ve moved the show forward this year
to align with SEMA, we won’t have any cars from
Perth [WA Hot Rod & Street Machine Spectacular is
on 16-17 June], and Queensland didn’t have a show
this year, so that’s why we’ve added the wildcard
entries,” says Owen Webb.
Three-quarters of the cars are brand new to
Meguiar’s Superstars at MotorEx, and as always,
there will be great variety on offer, including hot rods,
muscle cars and the reigning Summernats People’s
Choice and Top Judged Elite cars. All Australian
states will be represented, as well as one car from
the United States – a stunning ’55 Chevrolet coupe.
It will be great to see how our local stuff stacks up
against the Yanks, or maybe, if their stuff stacks up
against ours. There’s no doubt that Superstars has
lifted the build quality in the Aussie car scene.
There are three categories within Meguiar’s
Superstars: Open, Super Six and Grand Master.
All Superstars entrants are eligible to compete for
the Open Champion award, but only cars that have
pre-qualified at a lead-up event are eligible for the
Super Six and Grand Master awards. The top six
point-scorers will make up the Super Six, while the
top overall finalist will be crowned Grand Master and
take home the 600mm-tall, 18kg billet trophy and a
hefty cash prize.
You’ll be able to check out all of the Superstars
contenders in the one pavilion, so get amongst it!CHIP FOOSE
MEG UI A R’ S S U P E R S TA R S
2018 GUIDEMEGUIAR’S MotorEx hits the Melbourne Showgrounds on the
weekend of 26-27 May. This will be the first MotorEx run by the
new team from Out There Productions, and the first to feature the
good folks from SEMA. While the headline attraction remains theelite show cars, this year’s event will feature a massively expanded
Real Street display and a bigger focus on active displays such as
drifting, dyno and FMX. Throw international superstar Chip Foose,
AFL legend Barry Hall, and a bunch of other Aussie celebrities and
their cars into the mix, and you’ve got a massive weekend! For
more info, check out motorex.com.au., yyy ggg
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