North Canterbury News: January 14, 2021
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TRILLO METALS MUSCLE CAR MADNESS<br />
8 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>January</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Muscle cars cruise into town for<br />
The countdownisontothe South Island’s<br />
largest automotive eventand New<br />
Zealand’slargest street machine event.<br />
The TrilloMetals MuscleCar Madness<br />
show returns to the Rangiora<br />
Showgrounds on Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 23 and<br />
Sunday <strong>January</strong> 24.<br />
OrganiserCraigStaresays lastyear’s<br />
30th anniversary showwas epic, and only<br />
afew monthslater the world changed with<br />
the Covid19 pandemic. ‘‘Most of 2020 saw<br />
the majority of majorevents, in virtually<br />
everycountry, cancelled.<br />
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‘‘Our population has been starvedofthe<br />
events thatwelove so much, so Iamglad<br />
to report, all is going to plan for Muscle<br />
CarMadness to run as usual,’’ Craig says.<br />
AThursday twilightcruise will give<br />
peopleinRangiora and Kaiapoi an<br />
opportunitytosee some of the cars taking<br />
part in the weekend event.<br />
Aconvoy of carswill travel down<br />
Rangiora’s High Street,‘‘tiki touring’’<br />
throughseveral residentialstreets,before<br />
headingback downthe mainthoroughfare<br />
andontoKaiapoi via Lineside Road.<br />
They willtraveldown Williams Street,<br />
before heading back along to the Rangiora<br />
showgrounds via Lineside Road.<br />
About 250 cars will be on the preweekend<br />
warmup cruise, with about 2000<br />
cars expected on show on Saturday and<br />
Sunday.<br />
Craig saysvisitors areinfor atreat this<br />
year, withthe event lucky to have Martin<br />
Bennett’s ‘‘Uncertain T’’ at the event,<br />
which willbeits only South Island<br />
appearance.<br />
It is atributecar honouring atop<br />
American show vehicle thattouredthe<br />
show circuitsome 55 years ago.<br />
Monogrammodels built a1/24th kit set<br />
of the car, which went on to be its topselling<br />
model.<br />
Martintook the tribute car to the United<br />
States to competeinsix of the largest hot<br />
rodshows. He won more than 20 trophies,<br />
including afirst in class for the best handbuilt<br />
hot rod at the prestigious Grand<br />
NationalRoadster show in Pomona.<br />
Craig encourages people who own<br />
‘‘something different’’, or acar that is their<br />
pride and joy,toput it on displayatno<br />
extra cost other thanthe $20 adult gate fee.<br />
Striking look... ChristchurchvisitorHayden Coursey inspects a1932 Ford Sedanataprevious<br />
Muscle Car Madnessevent. The colour is FordFocus Electric Orange Pearl.<br />
PHOTOS: FILE<br />
Childrenunder 16 are free.<br />
Because of restrictions on overseas<br />
guests, all music will be Kiwibased, with<br />
afew young children's rockbands also<br />
making guest appearances.<br />
One of the most popular activities will<br />
againbethe Stadium Financesponsored<br />
burnout pad which operates each day<br />
from 1.30pm.<br />
Competition in this event gets tougher<br />
every year, Craig says.<br />
For those rocking the times, the<br />
rockabilly pageantisonSaturday at noon.<br />
The event will be finished in time for<br />
the afternoon burnouts.<br />
Craig suggests patrons bring someextra<br />
cash, or there is eftpos,asthe stallarea is<br />
again massive, with lots of ‘‘oneoff’’<br />
products available.<br />
He also warns people to be in quickly to<br />
buy an event Tshirt, as theyalways sell<br />
out fast.<br />
‘‘Our helpersare wearing orange<br />
Tshirts so if you need help, ask one of<br />
themorgotothe bright blueinformation<br />
centre container.’’<br />
For moreinformation, visit the Muscle<br />
Car Madness Facebook page.<br />
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Eyecatching ... Maureen Mauger, of Port Chalmers, photographs the 1950 Buick Special Sedan owned by Grant and Debbie Findley,<br />
of Gore, at last year’s event.<br />
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