Festival of 86

[kajun]

62 to go!

Originally Posted by st162celica

They should extend the entries and try it make it as big as possible.

From what the guys running the NSW club have said, the limit is purely down to site capacity & catering

Originally Posted by crouchy35

Do you know if he is going to any other states or how i would find out that information?

If you have a local/state 86/BRZ club, get them to contact Toyota (and possibly the guys running the NSW one, such as @86drift there. Toyota Headquarters in Australia is actually down in Melbourne, so I guess there's a possibility Tada-san will visit there as well.

[Firefly]

What's the line up for the day? A show & shine with a speech by Tada-san?

[Wise]

Will Tada be doing any signings?

Wouldn't mind getting my copy of Top Gear Car of the Year or the Wheels 86 Special Edition Booklet signed by the man himself.

[kajun]

From the event page:

Schedule:
1300: Gates open
1320: Welcome announcement
1330: BBQ commences
1330: Tada-san's welcome address
Autograph signing (Tada-san, Neal Bates & Beau Yates)
1420-1450: Show and shine judging
1500-1515: Awarding of Show and Shine prizes
1600: Event finishes (site cleared)

[bestwheelbase]

Looks like fun. Wish we could join you guys.

[alexm86]

Registrations for this have closed now by the way guys. The event has been deemed at capacity.

[Nafe]

haha ^^ that post was made on 6th august.... :P

[PB86SS]

Hey guys, I've joined the forum so I could post some photos we took on the day. I'm Pete, Stephanie is my better half, and I'm using my number plates as my forum tag. If you see us around Sydney give us a wave huh? :happy0180:
Here's the photos, sorry about the general iPhone crappiness:

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Waiting in line before the gates opened. Glad to have met Juvenile, I like his subtle mods too. There was an awful rear-end accident here on the main road and I hope the guy in the grey 86 is ok.

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View back at the line waiting to enter. Never get tired of saying 'hey, nice car!'

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Tada-san escaped his minders and started greeting peeps at the gatehouse! Controlled mayhem ensued!

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It's like his babies are coming home to roost.

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Doesn't he look like a proud father?

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One of three car parks full of 86s.

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And another car park full. It was great to fully appreciate each colour in the bright winter sunshine, photos never do justice to these cars.

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My missus is an avid Doctor Who fan and loved this number plate. She wanted to call ours 'The TARDIS' but I said no. If I agreed to that then she'd probably make me dress up as David Tennant. There's only so many ladies one man can beat away with a stick

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Tada-san giving his welcoming address. Don't forget boys and girls, it's all about PASSION, NOT COMMITTEE! (never get tired of that!)

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Beau Yate's soon-to-be rally 86. Just look at the workmanship, sexy time!

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(In Borat vocal style) Is niiice, I like!

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Tada-san's handling optioned 86 out near the merch stand. Gotta love the VO and those rims, very nice.

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The missus having her t-shirt signed by the great man himself. Tada-san must have been signing stuff for nearly three hours, he's so cool. I wonder if he knows just how happy he has made all of us?

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Tada-san was nice enough to sign my owner's manual, as well as pose for a quick photo. Great success!

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After Tada-san cut the massive 86 birthday cake, we grabbed a slice and were about to take off. My father-in-law appeared out of nowhere! He's a crafty one and loves his cars. Not sure how he got through the gatehouse but I guess he did buy a new Corolla last year so why not?

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As the event was closing, the marshalls got everyone still on site to form a motorcade and park along the main road within the grounds. Tada-san went to the front of the queue and a photographer snapped everyone from atop a ladder. Tada-san then waved everyone off.

Thank you to Toyota, Neal Bates, Beau Yates, everyone involved in the various car clubs and of course Tada-san - we had a great day. Nice to have a yak with our fellow 86/BRZ/AE86 fans too. See you out there, drive safe.

[davey90]

my car on the left next to JVN11L

[Juvenile]

Thanks for the pics Pete and nice to meet you guys too
I was in awe of all that 86/BRZ talent and forgot to take pics myself, here's one I did take though

[PB86SS]

@ davey90: Your rims are awesome man, me jelly!

@ Juvenile: No worries, I was the same, wish I took more shots of the AE86s and BRZs but was standing in line for ages to meet Tada-san!

[alexm86]

Originally Posted by davey90

my car on the left next to JVN11L

My car is the white one with TOM's tails hehe

[dnjshin0bi]

@Juvenile nice car :P

[PB86SS]

Does anyone know the dude who's 86 was rear-ended on Capt Cook Drive before the gates opened? We were near when it happened and when we realised it was an 86 we felt so bad. Hope he's alright and the car is repairable. I didn't want to look.