Adelaide Toyoshow 2007

[BLUEWIRE]

ADELAIDE TOYOSHOW 2007
February 2nd, 3rd and 4th
Wigley Reserve, Glenelg, South Australia

Friday: Super Cruise
Saturday: Dyno Competition
Sunday: Show n Shine

Heaps of prizes to give away!

Open to all Toyotas and Toyota inspired cars.


Go To ww.toyoshow.com (http://www.toyoshow.com/)

Click here :TOYOSHOW 2007 ENTRY FORMS (http://www.toyoshow.com/2007/toyoshow%202007%20entry%20form.pdf)
Get your entry forms in as soon as possible, as spots are limited.
Dyno is limited to 40 cars.

The winner of TOYOSHOW 2007 TOYOCHAMP will win free entry with there car to the Street Machine Show n Shine Feb 11th.

Thats not all if you enter your car before the 3rd you can win 0ne of 4 free passes to the Street Machine Show n Shine Feb 11th.


http://www.smasa.com.au/documents/archives/2006/SMASA%20poster_sml.JPG

So please get your entrys in now for your chance to win.......

[30psi 4agte]

Toyota inspired cars hey ! :D ...cool

Ill have a entry form for the dyno comp sean ;)

[BigWorm]

This looks awesome, I only wish I could get the celica done in time for it, but alas I don't like my chances. No matter, I'm sure I'll bring the cressy along!

[RObErT_RaTh]

Sounds like a really nice idea :)

[twentyEight]

I'm coming over for the Big Day Out, so I'll come have a look at the Toyoshow on either the Sat or Sun...

I should be driving the RA28 over also, so I might organise to meet up with a few of you!

74sLeeka's also heading to SA in Feb, and I'm trying to convince him to go at the same time so that there'll be a mini Celica convoy from Melb to Adel...

[Starfire]

Hi Guys,

The day of the Toyoshow is fast approaching. If you are interested in attending (or just spectating) check out toyoshow.com.

Places are filling fast, especially for the Dyno comp. If you would like to be part of what should be a great event, send in your entry forms ASAP!

Cheers,
Terry

[ace]

Arghhh I'll try and get the entryforms in asap!

Oh yeah i found a wet entryform on my RA28 window on sat night, who put it there?

[Starfire]

Green one with wire wheels?

[RT104GT]

I'm coming over for the Big Day Out, so I'll come have a look at the Toyoshow on either the Sat or Sun...

I should be driving the RA28 over also, so I might organise to meet up with a few of you!

74sLeeka's also heading to SA in Feb, and I'm trying to convince him to go at the same time so that there'll be a mini Celica convoy from Melb to Adel...

I can meet with you at Horsham, I am still working out my skeds.

[ashbox]

what time is the super cruze on friday. That'd be the only thing my car would go in. it looks a little rough and doesn't run the best

[Starfire]

As long as its not total garbage a little rough is fine to be in the show. Most of the cars that attend with be daily driven and 165s are oh-so-cool :)

The cruise is slated to start at about 1900 on the friday.

[GT4_adelaide]

Hey everyone. just got my hands on a GT4 st185 last week (previously had 1986 celica which btw is for sale) and i love it. I'm interested in meeting ppl who have abit of knowledge about toyotas so yeah i might come down and see.

[MR 1JZ]

fuck cant belive I have left this this late!

whens the latest I can enter?

I want to get all the shit I have planned for my aristo done before this but cant without my laurel 100% gone...

[strat]

Damm thought i would definatly have my boat ready but she still in dry dock;) I tell you what, not happy jan :mad: but ill come for a geeze and cry caus my car is still not ready!

[Starfire]

Check toyoshow.com for the entry details Matt, but you can enter on the day if you like by paying a late fee ($5!).

Cheers,
Terry

[MR 1JZ]

sweet...plenty of time...

[mtp_69_i]

I'll be over for a look. Cheers for the heads up Bluewire.

[ashbox]

is there anyother way i can pay my entry fee apart from posting a cheque?

[MR 1JZ]

is there anyother way i can pay my entry fee apart from posting a cheque?

i too would like an answer to this...im definitiely in now...where can I give my money to?

in cash?

[Starfire]

We have a TCC BBQ on Saturday at Unley Oval, you could pay then if you like.

Other than that you will have to send in the cheque or money order or pay on the day (with the appropriate late fee).

Cheers guys,
Terry

[BLUEWIRE]

One place that is taking entrys over the counter 9am to 5pm weekdays and 9am to 12pm Saturdays is Sleeka Spares in poraka....

Sleeka Spares
11 Langford st
Poraka

We only have a short run on TOYOSHOW 2007 Entrant T- Shirts (one per entrant) so first in first serve... dont enter at the last min, you may not get one:o

Hope this helps.......

[MR 1JZ]

spots for dyno shootout still available?

[jfallen]

is there anyother way i can pay my entry fee apart from posting a cheque?
Unfortunalty paymets by paypal have been closed:P

Jordan

[ashbox]

One place that is taking entrys over the counter 9am to 5pm weekdays and 9am to 12pm Saturdays is Sleeka Spares in poraka....

Sleeka Spares
11 Langford st
Poraka

We only have a short run on TOYOSHOW 2007 Entrant T- Shirts (one per entrant) so first in first serve... dont enter at the last min, you may not get one:o

Hope this helps.......

that place sounds the go i might go there and pay on thursday or something on the way to work.

[jonchai]

i got my stuff in the mail today....much to my surprise. Consider me in for the cruise and Show & Shine

[Gavatron]

Hmm, maybe I should bring the Crown along.

[strat]

Were is the dyno???

[mtp_69_i]

I signed up today over at fours'n'more. $25 puts me in the show and shine.

Need to get some details about the cruise though, where to meet and what time???

[Starfire]

The dyno is at Boostworx in Pasadena, starting at 10:00 on the Saturday.

I'm not sure about when and where the cruise meet up is, but it will be just south of the city somewhere from memory - the cruise route is almost complete, but a few things are yet to be sorted.

Cheers,
Terry

[BLUEWIRE]

HI mtp_69_i ..
All Toyoshow Entrant Advice Sheets will be sent out Monday 29th Jan.

All info on where to go & times for the Super Cruise, Dyno start time & set up times for the show n shine, sent out Monday 29th Jan.

Still some spots left for the Dyno Shoot Out ...Not many be so please quick

Thanks
Sean Basford

[mtp_69_i]

Thanks Sean

[jonchai]

yehaww.....signed-up with mtp_69_i at Fours N More too.
i dunno about a night cruise tho.....i'm scared of the dark....those wombats go down in the dark ;)

[mtp_69_i]

yeah man, the earlier the better I reckon

[strat]

The dyno is at Boostworx in Pasadena, starting at 10:00 on the Saturday.
Terry
Oh very handy thats were my sad site of a car has been sitting for 6 months with no work done to it. Im actually quite ashamed that all you guys are going to see my car there :o . well i realy souldnt be the one thats ashamed should i! well it funny that i am all pissed off that i am missing the first practice at mallala so it lookes like Shaun will to now! HA HA.

[ashbox]

boostwroks have the awd dyno don't they

[strat]

boostwroks have the awd dyno don't they
nope i think thats turbo tune, boostworx is 2wd

[Starfire]

Unfortunately they don't have an AWD one. We could have used an AWD dyno, but it would have been much more expensive for everyone.

[ashbox]

fair enough. my cars not that powerful i just wanted to see how much it did actually have

[Darkhound]

Hey umm, Im interested in going down :) Meet some fellow ST162 drivers :) And definitely interested in some TA22's. Might bring a mate down too who drives a GT4 rally a thing.. some limited edition thing, i cant remember... lack of sleeps getting to me... :(

Anyways :) Cyas down there (Oh and i'll be looking at doing the cruise only lol. Just got my car dyno'd yesterday at boostworx :P 74.1FWkW)

[DARKMAZE]

I so hope the AE71 is road ready for the night...

[MR 1JZ]

im gonna have to bail on this

aristo wont be ready in time

[ashbox]

i've paid my entry at fours n more today. yay

[jfallen]

Soft Matt :(

[Gavatron]

Is there a Toymods club display happening? Or should I leave that part blank..

The Crown is coming

[PlacentaJuan]

this is ghey i am working all that weekend :(

when is the cruise? if it is after 7pm i might be able to rock up.

bluewire do you know if there are any dyno spots left?, i *might* be able to do something on saturday (working nightshift) but sunday would definitely be out.

[BLUEWIRE]

Hi PlacentaJuan ..
The only way i can enter you in the dyno shoot out is that you pay the $40. for the Dyno & Show witch also gets you a entrant T-Shirt and goody bag worth about $20. But you dont have to come to the show if you cant make it.

Please down load the entry form and get it to us as soon as you can just a few places left for the Dyno..... www.toyoshow.com.au

[ashbox]

anyone here happen to know where i can get a water temp sesnor before say wednesday?

[jfallen]

will an st185 one fit, I can let you borrow mine until march, but I'll need it back.

Jordan

[ashbox]

it's all good with the water temp sensor. i got a temporary rad hose, something of similar shape and diameter, what other ways can i do trhe hose so it last longer? silicon or something else?

[BigWorm]

Ok, some last minute organisation means PlacentaJuan & myself will both be entering. With any luck there'll still be a couple spots free for the dyno.

We may not be very talkative on the sunday though as we both have to work all night saturday & again sunday, but meh, I'm sure it'll be all worth it. :)
Now wish me luck for the drags here in Sydney tomorrow night then my drive home to Adelaide the following day. :rolleyes:

[twentyEight]

i *might* be able to do something on saturday (working nightshift) but sunday would definitely be out.
Hey Jesse, I should be coming along on the Saturday, so hope to see you there!

[twentyEight]

I can meet with you at Horsham, I am still working out my skeds.
I'll be leaving Melbourne on the Thursday at about 15:30, but I won't be taking the 28 anymore, I'll just be taking the Uterus...

[mtp_69_i]

got the entry stuff in the mail yesterday.

[Gavatron]

Got all my stuff in the mail today. Awesome-o!

[ashbox]

yeah got mine yesterday

[twentyEight]

Well, went down to Wigley Reserve at lunch time today and not a thing!

What time was it supposed to start?

[Starfire]

The first post is a little unlclear - the toyoshow dyno day was on today at BoostWorx in Panorama. The show is on tomorrow at wigley reserve.

Sorry for the confusion.

Cheers,
Terry

[twentyEight]

I had a feeling that was the case... Next time!

[PlacentaJuan]

just dropped my car off.

i am really impressed by the total lack of organization, but its worth a look to see some of the shit that passes for cars these days.

its early but one example is a swede with a red celica (with gt four bodykit or maybe its a real one) with an uber faggy picture of a half naked fireman on the side.

hopefully things will improve by the afternoon.

[twentyEight]

Sounds like some of you South Australians have some "Issues"... :rolleyes:

[MR 1JZ]

Sounds like some of you South Australians have some "Issues"... :rolleyes:

oh dude there are some gay as fuck toyotas in SA...

[strat]

oh dude there are some gay as fuck toyotas in SA...
Yeah oi i second that! i went to boostworx yesterday to look at some runs and what is it with all these guys that dont know what spacers are. or atleast buy some decent offset wheels fellas. especially the supras i could fit my head between the guard and rim. WAK!

[PlacentaJuan]

Sounds like some of you South Australians have some "Issues"... :rolleyes:

mate tell me about it, i could go on about how disappointed i am, but what would be the point?

i have learned my lesson for 40 dollars.

[Gavatron]

I just want to know how the same person can win a prize for originality, a prize for Maiden or Modifed (which, presumably, would have to be a modified car) and win ToyoChamp (ToyoChump?) which apparently needs to be good on the street (cruise), good on the dyno and good in the show and shine.

I fail to see how an original AE112R Sportivo Turbo with 97fwkw meets any/all or these criteria.

Also, what happened to original before 1985? I only heard awards for original '99 and original 2000.

[BigWorm]

Here's me doing a Lyndie England in front of the "ON FIRE" [licks my finger & touches my nipple while making a tssss noise] Celica. I sorta feel bad posting this, but the thing has the worst airbrushing I've ever seen, a fully sick GroupA bonnet/body kit & sick yellow highlight interior & an automatic 5SFE. Shame Derrick shame....

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3112/dsc00122at0.jpg



On a better note, Jesse & I won 1st & 2nd 6cyl dyno awards, with 241kW & 219kW.

[ashbox]

it was a good day besides the heat and the idiot that bagged it up on the grass

[ace]

and the idiot that bagged it up on the grass
Pics?
I was gonna go but work and not being organised stopped me....
Was there a celica club display or anything?

[rolla20]

i went down to this show around 2pm , an thought it was going to be something big and really out there to see what S.A has to offer
but was dissapointed to see almost nothing, sorry the only thing that really stood out to me was the celica car club which tried to have a little beach theme going on with the boogy boards an buckets an also the s.a supra carclub with there super clean cars to me thats what a car show should be of .
also to know that there was no 70s model corolla down there , i was going to bring my ke20 corolla out to show but had resently blown an engine last week out at murry bridge autofest. so i would have been the only 70s model corolla out there.
ok enough of my little winge,
all i can say is better luck next year!

adam

[ashbox]

some ppl may dislike the first one but meh, the second one is mine

[RA65 Sleeka]

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

[30psi 4agte]

sounds like i didnt miss too much then ;)

[jonchai]

It was more a gathering of Toyota owners than an actual 'Show'
It was still good to see cars out there..but unlike other shows....most of the Toyota's here are daily drivers, and hence were neither stock..nor standard, perhaps dropping the standard a little. At least it was in Glenelg where other sources of entertainment is possible..as opposed to last years...where Birdwood Museum was a little boring after a while!

i actually would have liked to see the dyno run, on the same day...as in...at the reserve itself...similar to autosalon style. would've kept everyone interested rather than sitting around waiting for 330pm

[Starfire]

I'm sorry to hear that some of you guys weren't impressed by the show. We certainly tried really hard to make it worthwhile.

It is correct that most of the cars are daily driven, but this show is more for the entrants than the spectators. Most of the people I spoke to that had a car present had a good time. The heat was a little opressive but we can't do anything about that.

We did inquire about having a dyno on site but there were a few things that prevented it this year - firstly it would cost us at least $2000 to get it there for the day, as well as the fact that the council didnt like the idea. It also would have made quite a difference to our insurance costs.

We will look in to the possibility of having a dyno onsite again next year though.

If anyone has any constructive criticism or suggestions, please feel free to let us know. We put the show on for you guys after all. It doesnt have a huge budget and it is still in it's infancy. With the change of location we hope to attract more entrants next year and hope to see a higher standard of car, but not the exclusion of the daily drivers.

[MWP]

Not me. I was quite impressed with the show and thought you guys did a great job of running it.
Congrats!

I took a heap of photos as normal, ill put em up later.

Oh... and yeah, way to spoil a decent GT4, that airbrushing was terrible!!

[jonchai]

Hey don't get me wrong Starfire, i had a nice time.
I'm just suggesting that perhaps the gang could organise a few more activities other than car revving to get the crowd and participants involved. even if its a massive undercover tent where people can mingle and sit down. i understand the costs involved and all, but it would be mighty cool to have that dyno on-site.
How about some eye-candy walking around handing out.....stuff.....like.....drinks! or maybe apply sunscreen on that hard-to-reach spot.;)

and just as a very random suggestion, is it possible to have the gathering at Collingrove? than when people are bored, can go for a run through the track!

[HKS_TRD]

I just want to know how the same person can win a prize for originality, a prize for Maiden or Modifed (which, presumably, would have to be a modified car) and win ToyoChamp (ToyoChump?) which apparently needs to be good on the street (cruise), good on the dyno and good in the show and shine.

I fail to see how an original AE112R Sportivo Turbo with 97fwkw meets any/all or these criteria.

Also, what happened to original before 1985? I only heard awards for original '99 and original 2000.

I've been told it has quite a few mods and some work done to the paint so maybe its more than it appears on initial inspection

[HKS_TRD]

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

Cheers mate, and yeah I was/am a little stumped about the second award I picked up

[Starfire]

The Levin turbo has a number of mods, but they are mostly very subtle and aimed at not destroying the identity of one of the rarest production cars in australia.

[Gavatron]

I've been told it has quite a few mods and some work done to the paint so maybe its more than it appears on initial inspection
She had a list of the mods on the board in front of the car. To me all it seemed to be was the usual turbo mods (2.25? inch exhaust, FMIC), some rims and a mp3 headunit. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice car. But I still can't see it as the best Toyota there out of all of the others.

Still wondering what happened to the original pre-1985 category.

[MR22ZZ]

as far as I can tell from pics of her car the FMIC is the stock one.

[Starfire]

I'm not sure about the pre-85 catagory, I'll check that out with sean later, but apparently the judges were really big on cleanliness and presentation, while being really picky on details.

Most of the cars weren't particularly clean, especially underneath (yes they did check under the cars).

One car in particular almost picked up the Toyochamp, but failed to have his engine bay open, and as such missed out on all the points associated with that.

[AE35]

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

That 89 Supra is in fact an 86.5 MA70, which I detailed for my friend for HER first show.

For a chick to get a couple of trophy plates in her first show, I think its a great effort. Looks like we have some sore losers here in the Toymods community.

Shame to see that sort of mentality getting around really.

[MWP]

She had a list of the mods on the board in front of the car. To me all it seemed to be was the usual turbo mods (2.25? inch exhaust, FMIC), some rims and a mp3 headunit. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice car. But I still can't see it as the best Toyota there out of all of the others

Agreed.
Although i guess the limiting factor on choice was that the entrant had to participate in all 3 events.
Brad (the silver RA60) was a little annoyed he didnt go on the cruise... he would have had a decent chance at the top prize :(

[MWP]

One car in particular almost picked up the Toyochamp, but failed to have his engine bay open, and as such missed out on all the points associated with that.

The purple Supra?
I guess the engine bay wasnt open because it was non-turbo so not much to show off in there.

BTW... you guys should have told the GT4 & Prius owners to wash thier cars on arrivial.
I thought it was pretty crappy seeing them like that.

[BigWorm]

That 89 Supra is in fact an 86.5 MA70, which I detailed for my friend for HER first show.

For a chick to get a couple of trophy plates in her first show, I think its a great effort. Looks like we have some sore losers here in the Toymods community.

Shame to see that sort of mentality getting around really.

Sore losers?!? I don't think the problem was with it being owned by a chick, the problem is that the award was supposed to be for year 2000+, so a 1986.5 model car winning it is a bit strange.
Get off your high horse.

I had a ok day. lots of the same crap there though.
Con grats to Dan who got horsepower hero with 340rwkw.
Some of the judging had a bit to anwser for, how dose a 89 supra get 3rd place for origianl 2000+
Went looking for you big worm. seen your car but didnt see ya.

Cheers

Yeah I wasn't around much, mr brother & I had a 12 hour night shift saturday night, so we dropped our cars off in the morning & went home to sleep, then came at about 3 to pick them up. I still havn't tried installing that speed cut defender..... :rolleyes:

[SoulSearcher]

Hey,

I came 1st in Matron of Modified, Encouragement award for the Dyno and Toyochamp.

I have a 2001 Corolla Sportivo.

[AE35]

You're missing my point Bigworm.

The category was Original TO 1999. :)

[twentyEight]

The Levin turbo has a number of mods, but they are mostly very subtle and aimed at not destroying the identity of one of the rarest production cars in australia.
I would never class them as "rare"... They are "not common" beacuse they were to stupidly overpriced from the factory!

[Gavatron]

Hey,

I came 1st in Matron of Modified, Encouragement award for the Dyno and Toyochamp.

I have a 2001 Corolla Sportivo.
Cos champions need encouragement awards...

[AE35]

Someone really cant read, can they "Gavatron"

Encouragement award for the DYNO.

*sigh*. Does Toymods sell reading glasses?

[mtp_69_i]

thanks Gav (i got the unmodifieds encouragement award) :D

in all honesty, is an encouragement award a compliment or an insult? It kind feels like the judges are saying; "mate, this car could be so much more. Get cracking!"

Anyway, I had a nice enough time. Was the first time I'd entered in a car show so I was preoccupied enough with that. Agreed there could have been more entertainment. A dyno slot, some games, Nitro RC cars?, raffle, shit like that.

Anyway, it was cool to meet some of the local toyota owners and just hang out a bit. Cheers to everyone that organised it.

[Starfire]

I would never class them as "rare"... They are "not common" beacuse they were to stupidly overpriced from the factory!

There were 110 sportivo turbo corollas built, of which 10 were used in mandatory crash testing. I'd call that pretty rare...

[Gavatron]

Someone really cant read, can they "Gavatron"

Encouragement award for the DYNO.

*sigh*. Does Toymods sell reading glasses?
And to win the ToyoChamp award you had to do well on the cruise (ie finish it), score BIG POINTS in the dyno and do well in the show and shine. That was what was said when the award was being presented.

I fail to see how you can get 'Big Points' in the dyno then need encouragement. And I don't see how 97kw is equal to 'Big Points' when it was less that a 1/3 of the power of the winner.

[twentyEight]

Someone really cant read, can they "Gavatron"

Encouragement award for the DYNO.
And to win the ToyoChamp award you had to do well on the cruise (ie finish it), score BIG POINTS in the dyno and do well in the show and shine. That was what was said when the award was being presented.

I fail to see how you can get 'Big Points' in the dyno then need encouragement. And I don't see how 97kw is equal to 'Big Points' when it was less that a 1/3 of the power of the winner.
Looks to me that Gavatron could read quite well, and his point was very valid there "AE35"

[twentyEight]

So this basically stock Corolla Sportivo Turbo was chosen, as the best at Toyoshow, to represent the South Australian Toyota community at the upcoming Street Machine Show n Shine!!!

So, will she be entering it in Summernats also? :rolleyes:

[AE35]

So this basically stock Corolla Sportivo Turbo was chosen, as the best at Toyoshow, to represent the South Australian Toyota community at the upcoming Street Machine Show n Shine!!!

So, will he be entering it in Summernats also? :rolleyes:

1. It wasnt stock. Do some research. Then maybe your points might be "valid".
2. I believe it was a FEMALE that owns the car "twentyEight". :cool:

[twentyEight]

basically stock
99.99% of people on this forum would class a car with an exhaust, upgraded FMIC, aftermarket wheels, and an MP3 player as the only upgrades as basically stock! (I would also like to see a photo of this FMIC, as the factory ones were a hell of alot more than enough for most cars)

As for the sex of the owner, that is fixed!

[HKS_TRD]

What is themods list on the Corolla so we can lay this one to rest?

[MWP]

FFS, dont you guys read.
To be Toyochamp you HAD TO participate in all 3 events.
Yes, other cars/people were more deserving of the award by they didnt show for the Cruise and/or Dyno.

Out of the people that did do all 3, her car was obviously the best.

There should be nothing more to say!

[Gavatron]

Maybe they should have given the Aurion the ToyoChamp award. It went on the cruise, it went to the dyno day (and pulled more power than the Sportivo) and it was at the show and shine. Plus being a new car it would have to have been the cleanest car there.

INSTANT WINNER!

[HKS_TRD]

Maybe they should have given the Aurion the ToyoChamp award. It went on the cruise, it went to the dyno day (and pulled more power than the Sportivo) and it was at the show and shine. Plus being a new car it would have to have been the cleanest car there.

INSTANT WINNER!

Ha ha thats funny but actually could be true nonetheless when you think about it.
There was only 17 cars that did all 3 events IIRC

[AE35]

What is themods list on the Corolla so we can lay this one to rest?

PM Soulsearcher and ask her. I'm sure she would happily rattle off the mods of her pride and joy.

[PlacentaJuan]

^10 bucks she doesnt have a clue

[AE35]

I bet she does :)

But I'll bet you $10 of intarwebz money :P

[MR22ZZ]

or check on http://www.rollaclub.com or at http://www.twincam.org

[Starfire]

Like any true enthusiast Lesley knows a lot about her car.

The Aurion probably could have been a contender if it was cleaned and if it were entered for judginig.

It was on display from Toyota Australia.

[AE35]

Thanks Starfire and Blue_Stivo.

Seriously people, this has gone on long enough.

I'm not going to reply here anymore unless its absolutely necessary.

The judges had the last word and their word is final and there isnt anything anyone can do about it.

[BigWorm]

You're missing my point Bigworm.

The category was Original TO 1999. :)
According to the TCC forum a 1988 model supra won 2000+, a 1994 supra came second in 2000+ and an 89 supra came in third. I guess you could call that being a sore loser as it was an owner of a similar year model car complaining about the inaccurate awards, but really none of these cars were in that category, winners or "losers".


I for one know how hard it is & how much organisation goes into putting on events of this size as I used to be a board member of Toymods, so I appreciate how hard it is to get it all running smoothly & organised well. I guess some credit must go to the effort put in, but some valid points have been made.
The organisers also can't be blamed for the calibre of cars that entered, while there was some genuinely well built & well modified cars there I have a particular dislike of pointless cars, of which there were a few (adding bodykits, shiny wheels, big wings, bad airbrushing, stereos with more power than the engines, "painted hubs", tacky interiors etc to naturally aspirated automatic supras or celicas is something I just don't understand :confused: ).

But the judging obviously did leave alot to be desired, especially after reading the thread on TCC. It seems that the judges were simply looking for the cleanest cars, & had no interest in mods that were purposefull or effective. It has been said that maybe this should be changed to encourage more cars that would be classed as tough streeters. Judging cars that are daily driven, make hundreds of kilowatts and competed in the cruise & dyno comp on how clean they are seems to me to miss the point.
But it sounds like there's plenty of people that have voiced similar grievances with the system on TCC.

One of the results I was most dissapointed with was the number plate award. Having ELCARIM (miracle backwards) on an N/A automatic supra with a bodykit & rims doesn't make much sense to me, what is the miracle part? I would have liked to see this one go to a car that has a number plate that goes some way toward tying in with the general theme of the car, & even though the PHNTOM supra & ON FIRE celica were totally not my cup of tea, their no plates at least tied in with some sort of theme on the cars (one was purple like the phantom [:rolleyes:] and the other had a half naked fireman painted on the door, & was fire engine red), & to me were more deserving than the miracle supra. But mostly I thought my Cressy, with it's 1JZCYA number plates and 219kW & 12 sec quarter mile credentials was most deserving (call me biased :rolleyes: ).

But once again, I know how big a job it all is, & as long as the organisers can take away some ideas to improve the event for next year I guess that can't be a bad thing. Hopefully some of the entrants return with a few more purposefull mods too.

[BigWorm]

A couple more things, it looks like with a good enough clean my daily driver cressida would have been a contender for toyochamp, which I didn't really anticipate (not leaving the cruise after the first stop in a cloud of tyre smoke might also have helped :rolleyes: ) as I had higher expectations of other entrants which were ultimately unfullfilled, and also awards for street sleeper and/or (as previously mentioned) tuff streeter, ie cars that have power, handling & stopping ability as well as being clean & even a bit blingy on the outside would be a good idea.

[AE35]

There are some great valid points that have been posted in your reply Bigworm.

It's good to see someone not having a slinging match in here for once.

I for one, would like to see individual 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000+ categories for next years event.

The judges should also have checked the year of manufacture of the participating vehicles to avoid confusion in the categories that were present this year.

I believe some categories were pulled due to not enough entrants when the Toyoshow award plates had been made and therefore there was no pre-1985 category this year for example.

All in all, its a learning curve for the organisers and entrants on what they can improve on next year. I'd also like to see the judges stick to a certain criteria for certain categories, not just the cleanest overall vehicle, as this would make the competition more fierce and more demanding on the judges.

For the 1986.5 MA70 Supra that placed 3rd in the Original To 1999 category which was owned by my best friend, I had no idea that the bonnet's had to be up for judging so I got to work detailing that engine bay as soon as I found out that her vehicle was being judged and it had a filthy engine bay to begin with.

Maybe with the entrant information packs that are sent out in the future, there should also be a general listing as to what the judges will be looking for when judging each car. This way people will actually be prepared for the event and the standard of the vehicles will be raised and this will make the competition more even throughout the field.

Also in saying that, having vehicles that hadn't even been detailed "Prius for example" shouldn't have been allowed on the ground as I'm pretty sure I read that all vehicles entering the show and shine had to be clean upon arrival.

That's my 2c worth anyway and I sure don't expect people to 100% agree with some of the things I have stated above. Just don't think I'm singling anyone out, because I'm not.

[jonchai]

^^ that is true, despite the Entrant Form saying the cars had to be clean and presentable, two cars were muddy and dirty! whilst i can see that a "Theme" may have been working with the GT4..the Prius should not have been on the ground..let alone 2 awards.

Thumbs-Up for all organisers involved and all entrants that tried or attended on the day. If there was a "Backyard Mechanic" award or a "Ghetto Mod" i may have won something. but such is not my luck with the 162 :(

as for judges looking for clean cars....well...cars that are actually driven (which is their purpose) generally aren't clean. that limits trailer whores to the award.

i liked that Japanese-only Toyota...i think it was called the Will???? i thought it was odd..and ugly...but i actually liked it.

[MWP]

i liked that Japanese-only Toyota...i think it was called the Will???? i thought it was odd..and ugly...but i actually liked it.

I think you have problems :P

[HKS_TRD]

For what its worth I offered to return the post 2000 award I got on Toyotacarclub.net, I was a little stumped to receive it, my car is 89 and its modified not original?

[ashbox]

the catergories were according to toyoshow.com rules and regs

Original: Up to 1985

Original: 1986 to 2000

Millenium: 2001 up

original categories allowed mods only if they didn't attract form the original apperance.

its all on the website
www.toyoshow.com

[mtp_69_i]

I think you have problems :P

2nded :P

I've got some snaps from the day. Should we improve this thread a bit or start a new one?

[BLUEWIRE]

Hi Everyone,

There have been a few questions raised about some of the awards given out at the 2007 Adelaide Toyoshow. We hope that the following information will help to clear up some of the confusion.

Firstly we would like to say a few words about the judging of the show. The judges are professional, independent judges from the Street Machine Association of South Australia (SMASA), who have many years of experience judging show cars.

The most important thing in judging a car at a show is cleanliness, followed closely by attention to detail. There were considerable point deductions for dirt and the judges were looking closely at things like under doors and the bottoms of engines. Getting your car detailed and steam cleaned went a long way towards your total point count. There were also deductions for things like floor mats and seat covers, as well as not having the entire car open during the inspection process (boot, bonnet, doors, etc.).

Many spectators and entrants have expressed that they believe that Entrant 5 purple PHNTOM Supra should have won the 2007 Toyochamp award. Let me be the first to say that his car is an exceptional example and that it indeed scored very well, however it lost out on points due to the engine bay not being cleaned and/or detailed fully. There was some misinformation floating around that his bonnet was not open during judging, but I have confirmed that this was not the case.

Entrant 1 a AE112R Corolla Levin Turbo, while not highly modified, was exceptionally clean, well maintained and presented at the show, & also met the other prerequisites for the Toyochamp Award of having attended the supercruise and dyno day events. This car's winning is a good illustration that you don’t have to have a big dollar show car to do well at the Toyoshow.

The final issue we would like to address is that of the trophies for the pre 1985 class and the 2000+ class.

At the time the trophies were ordered, there were no entries for the (Original to 1986 to 2000) class. As entries came in, they were added to the (Original to 1999) class for judging. For next year’s show we will order trophies for all of the listed classes, as we now know that we will get sufficient entries closer to the day of the show.

There were only two entries for the (Original 2000+) class, being Entrant 1 a AE112R Toyota Corolla and Entrant 37 a Toyota Hybird Prius. As Entrant 1 had won the 2007 Toyochamp award the car was not eligible for the (Original 2000+) trophy. Entrant 37 won first place in the category. It was decided to issue the 2 extra trophies from that category was to be changed to a 4th in (Modified) and a 4th in (Original to 1999), however this was not mentioned by the M.C. during the presentation. Entrant 17 a 1989 Toyota Supra and Entrant 5 a 1995 Toyota Supra have been notified of this, and will be sent replacement placards indicating the correct names for their trophies, which they can affix in place of the existing ones.

We hope that this has cleared up some of the confusion, and would like to thank you all for attending, either as a spectator, entrant or sponsor. We look forward to seeing you at our show next year.



With regards,

Adelaide Toyoshow Management Team

[mtp_69_i]

Jon Chai's race prep'd 162
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2673.JPG

Ashbox's GT4
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2674.JPG

unknown vert complete with SX dash (240km/hr) and rear disc conversion + custom interior and sound system and specky paint
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2675_566535.JPG

Nice looking two tone soarer
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2701.JPG

Bluewire's very tidy RA40
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2695.JPG

loving the supercharger
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2697.JPG

RA23 (?) with an amazingly tidy 1ggze swap. This car was my pic for the entrants choice. I have a few more pics if the owner is interested in getting them
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2679.JPG

There were plenty of Supras on the day. One example...
http://www.celicatech.com/gallery/files/3/6/1/1/100_2680.JPG

[BigWorm]

Hmmm, maybe the no. plate award was given to the car with the cleanest custom no. plate.....

[BLUEWIRE]

Hmmm, maybe the no. plate award was given to the car with the cleanest custom no. plate.....
Very Funny BigWorm... But it was a good thought of plate though ....hey
Hope you guys had a great time sorry about the 40o heat.
We will be there next year.....

[twentyEight]

It should have been your RA40 that won Toyochamp there BLUEWIRE... That's neat as!

[PlacentaJuan]

Hmmm, maybe the no. plate award was given to the car with the cleanest custom no. plate.....

yehg era setalp motsuc

[BigWorm]

So when are you ordering yours?

[jfallen]

Was a little disapointed that the RT40 corona didn't get a mention :( was so tidy, sitting there all by itself.

Was a good day, if not a little hot, with plenty of the local tallent walking about. Sean's car Bluewire was inelegable for toyochamp as it didn't compete at the Cruze or dyno, also he was running the show along with Brian (Who for some reason didn't get a mention on the day)

good work Brian and Sean, we owe you one, and then some.

Cheers
Jordan

[Sagluren]

well, bugger me, but i didnt even know it was on again ( my fault for not cheking the sa forum) i hope it all went well, and pics posted soon please.

sam.

[mtp_69_i]

check these (http://toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16091&page=6) out for a starter

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