THE SHOW MUST GO ON
June and July have sure been a busy period for our industry; show-wise, I mean. Early in the month we saw the Autosalon caravan pull up tent at Moore Park for the Sydney leg of the travelling show. The show saw a slight downturn in attendances early on in the weekend but insiders reported strong build-up of crowds on the Sunday afternoon. I attended on the Saturday afternoon and was pleased to find some outstanding examples of customised vehicles on display, many of which were representative of the audio and visual bent we are particularly keen on in this publication
There seemed to be a certain invigorating freshness from the youthful exhibitors proudly displaying their enhanced vehicles (see our pictorial report in this issue on page 22 and 23). This of course, is a promising preface for what’s to come at the climactic Final stand, back in the fair city of Sydney in December.
As if all that automotive surgical enhancement wasn’t enough, we were hosts once again to MotorEx at Sydney’s Olympic Park, Homebush. MotorEx is similar to Autosalon but, in catering to a somewhat wider audience, tends to include Hot Rods, American classics, motorcycles and other less common and specialist exotica. The fact that two shows co-exist in what is, realistically, quite a small market such as we have here in Australia can only mean one thing: a healthy industry. And good on MotorEx’s Meguiar’s and the folks at Autosalon for striving to bring the best of custom and enhanced motor vehicles to the hungry Australian public.
This month we have what can only be described as a jaw-dropping demonstration car that has been given the “IMPRINT” treatment by the folks at Alpine. Just check out the cover, feature article and poster, but please do sit down first. What’s more there’s a dark shadow of an RX8 with a killer Kenwood system on board, an American Beauty in the form of a Mustang with the JL Audio touch, a gorgeous and valve-equipped Ferrari from the lads at Sounds Xplosive Audio in Perth and lastly, a MyCar Sound & Communications black Laser with an all Fusion powerhouse.
And as usual, our “Auditions” section has lots of the latest product reviews to educate, enlighten and entertain.
Ed Kramer,
Editor
INCAR Entertainment August/September 2008
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