Powercruise 15 - Barbagallo Raceway

[TUFF68]

Any of you other Perth boys planning on entering the Powercruise event coming up in October. Would be great to catch up and cruise the track with some other US muscle cars if anyone is interested ?

[tonner]

Any of you other Perth boys planning on entering the Powercruise event coming up in October. Would be great to catch up and cruise the track with some other US muscle cars if anyone is interested ?

Is entry still open?

[TUFF68]

Pre Paid before 18/08/08 - $120
Pre Paid before 26/09/08 - $180
Paid after 26/09/08 & up to and including on the day of the event - $240

[tonner]

I will send mine of tomorrow

[muggz]

I think they maxed out entries a few weeks ago as i heard through another car forum. SHould be a good day... we need more of these!

[TUFF68]

They must still be taking entries as they cashed my cheque last thursday. According to their website there is no limit to the number of entries, which could be a bad thing considering Motorvation gets over 1200 applications and we are starved of events such as this over here in the wild west. I'm predicting well over 1000 entries and many hours spent waiting in pit lane to get on the track.

[danrs]

i am keen, will send my entry off tomorow.
looks like i will be parking up with perth wrx though.
any others from here entering??

[TUFF68]

Hi Daniel, you entering that very nice looking tuff el camino ? how did you go with getting that rego'd, any problems ?

[danrs]

not yet, should be fine from what i have been told, waiting for front coil overs to arrive and have to install disc brakes to the front , rebuild kit and mufflers then im ready.
im at uni so its hard to find time! but using power cruise as a "needs to be done for it" kind of excuse.
from what i hear though utes are classified as light commercial.. which there are not too many rules for! aka all the rules are written for small passenger vehicles. But i need to clarify this.
anyone heard of this?

[AUSCAMARO]

So how is Powercruise so far boyz?

I hope your enjoying it while I'm stuck out in the middle of WA!

Mitch

[AUSCAMARO]

So how is Powercruise so far boyz?

I hope your enjoying it while I'm stuck out in the middle of WA!

Mitch


Oops I just realised it's only Friday and it starts tomorrow... I can never remember which dau it is out here!!! Except for fly out day that is!

[danrs]

Oops I just realised it's only Friday and it starts tomorrow... I can never remember which dau it is out here!!! Except for fly out day that is!

some nice muscle there, a few blown BB's about 5? 67-69 camaro's which were all nice, one sbc entered burnout comp.
way too many holden ss utes with the normal tune, chip and wheels (there was some hot ones also)
way too many hack cars, and not sleeper style. just old slightly modded cars but i guess it is a cruise and not a show as much.

I like'd the concept of being able to walk through the ingrid and stand at the fence for the cruises, also being able to take rides with drivers !


all in all
should have been $25 not $35 :)

[cluxford]

lets see some pics...don't keep us east coasters in suspense !!

[AUSCAMARO]

lets see some pics...don't keep us east coasters in suspense !!

Agreed.... Pics or ban!! :p

[AUSCAMARO]

Just got off the phone to my best mate who entered and he came 4th in the burnout comp in his Supersix Calais... Maroon VS for those that were there.

Not a bad effort up against the V8's... Blew his radiator in the heats (had a new one with him incase) and also a coolant fitting. Replaced them and then the car was running on 5 cylinders under load, replaced the plugs and all with 2 minutes to spare before the finals.

Best thing about it is that he drove it from Kalgoorlie to Perth and will drive it back to Kal again tomorrow. 1200klm round trip!

[TUFF68]

Awesome event, had a great time. got a real buzz thrashing the car around the track, especially in the first cruise session on sunday with a wet track - that was fun :D :D . Went in my 1st burnout comp and made it in the top 20 finals along with 2 other 68 Camaro's. Pad was little small but managed to avoid the barriers and the sand pit. Did a bit of paint damage to the bottom of the rear quarter's though with the steel belts, :( Got knocked out in the 2nd round of the street racing, spun the wheels a bit too much off the line and could'nt quite catch him.

As for pics, i will post up the websites from the official photographers that were there. i spoke to one photographer who flew over from melbourne and he and his partner took about 4000 photo's between them and they will on his website tommorrow. If you do a search on youtube under Powercruise there are some videos on their already.

Cluxford, there were a couple of Merlin 632 cubers there doing some awesome powerskids :eek:

[cluxford]

In camaro's or other cars ?

Sounds like an awesome event either way...may have to make the trip on year

[TUFF68]

other cars, one was an Orange ute, WB i think with tunnel ram and twin carbs. The other was a black HJ

[TUFF68]

found this clip of "tonner"

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=6qP6dBUCLLY&NR=1

[xxx.327]

went sunday as a spectator was awesome to see so many cars out being used as they should be..
heres 1 link i found bit of a mixed bag http://www.pixelculture.com/Powercruise_15/

[xxx.327]

1 tuff68 comin up
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/95/71759539am5.jpg

[xxx.327]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/gun_r32/PA110020.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4315/44484340be4.jpg
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8594/img2169bu2.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5347/img2170yi8.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/207nel5.jpg

[AUSCAMARO]

went sunday as a spectator was awesome to see so many cars out being used as they should be..
heres 1 link i found bit of a mixed bag http://www.pixelculture.com/Powercruise_15/

Couple of my mates cars in there...

Lee in his RX3, Leno's ricer S2000, Brett's old RXECUTOR and I've got some video footage of STRESS FACTOR driving up the street near my place in Canning Vale :eek:

Mitch

[AUSCAMARO]

Went in my 1st burnout comp and made it in the top 20 finals along with 2 other 68 Camaro's. Pad was little small but managed to avoid the barriers and the sand pit. Did a bit of paint damage to the bottom of the rear quarter's though with the steel belts, :(


Your a gamer man than I.... I'd be too scared of ruining all of my hard work...

Nice effort in the 68 mate! Spewing I couldn't be there for a ride :D

Mitch

[TUFF68]

Mitch, build 'em TUFF and treat 'em RUFF. That's why there called muscle cars :D

there's a heap of photo's of the event at www.hpheaven.com.au and www.circlework.com.au

[xxx.327]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5849/img2161qr3.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5417/img2162li1.jpg

[muggz]

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5417/img2162li1.jpg

I love this shot! :D

[xxx.327]

yeah that badge says it all

if i can can get off work early tomorrow im keen to try the 67 again @ the plex. anyone else goin?

[TUFF68]

Would love to see how your new combo goes down the track Sean, but unfortunately i can't make it down for a look tonite. I was planning on racing this Friday nite (1st of the Fast Friday series) but cant make that either, and just to top off my bad luck i can't make it down to the burnout comp on saturday nite as well. On the other hand it's probably a good thing though as 2 days at powercruise and then 3 nites at the motorplex in the one week would'nt go down too well with my wife :D

[xxx.327]

1 pass only tonight joint lost power and shut down.
ran 11.4 @ 109mph on the brakes when my aircleaner parted company with the carbi and hit my windscreen 3/4 track..(the aircleaner stuck out through the bonnet) with a 1.70 60ft...

[AUSCAMARO]

1 pass only tonight joint lost power and shut down.
ran 11.4 @ 109mph on the brakes when my aircleaner parted company with the carbi and hit my windscreen 3/4 track..(the aircleaner stuck out through the bonnet) with a 1.70 60ft...

Daymn!! Spewing bout the air cleaner....... but nice pass!!!:D

I just had a look for any info on your car in here and couldn't find anything?

I can see you have a 67 with a S/C 327, but which car is yours?

Mitch

[xxx.327]

its now 350 4 bolt mains cast dart heads with weiand 177 blower, manualized glide 3k stall,12bolt lsd, caltracks,competion eng shocks.made just over 400bhp at rears

[TUFF68]

Well done Sean, very good time on the brakes. My prediction was right ;)

What was your 660' time ?

[AUSCAMARO]

its now 350 4 bolt mains cast dart heads with weiand 177 blower, manualized glide 3k stall,12bolt lsd, caltracks,competion eng shocks.made just over 400bhp at rears


Mmmmmmmmmm Nice!!

What colour is it?

Anyone see the Maro in the latest Perth Street Car Mag? Sweet car, apparently it has a bumble bee stripe now aswell...

Mitch

[muggz]

Thats a good time there! any damage sustained on the windscreen?

[xxx.327]

Well done Sean, very good time on the brakes. My prediction was right ;)

What was your 660' time ?
60ft 1.70
330ft 4.72
660ft 7.271 @ 154kph
1000ft 9.50

no damage muggz the lid kart wheeled into the air just the K&N element hit the screen and their pretty flexible just got a oilly filter print on screen luckily...the free flow lid is rooted though id only just fitted them both too.

[AUSCAMARO]

Word just came through that Darryl in the Super 6 Calais came 2nd in the burnout comp.... Heaps of pics of Tuff68 on that HP website... Awesome pics too...


Mitch

[TUFF68]

All the results are now on the Powercruise website for those that are interested in who won what.

Here's one of the top 5 burnout winners........http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=H5hvya3DeJU

[AUSCAMARO]

Thats sweet... I remember that 68 (well atleast I think it was that 1) at Motorvation one year and it was pulling single leggers and braking down real bad.. Obviously come along way from then if it's the same car!

Mitch

[sixty8]

awesome skid ,p#@ed off that i couldnt go to pwercruise as i wanted to meet a few of you guys,marty car looks sweet as man gives me motovation to work on mine to get it there next year ,and i think wild 68 had 22's on the back at motovation didnt he,who won the burnout comp anyway

[TUFF68]

Yes, Wild 68 is the same car from the last couple of Motorvations. I spoke with the owner, Jamie, a few times over the weekend and left a message for him through Youtube to join us on the forum.

A blue HQ is listed as the winner of the burnout comp.

[biante12]

Have just uploaded Saturdays pics. These are the pics that haven't been sent to magazines etc. Sundays pics will be up soon. Total shots taken = 7230. Obviously not all were used. Full res copies available to car owners at no charge

http://biante12.com

A few samples

http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Saturday/powerskid/images/powercruise15_0773.jpg

http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Saturday/powerskid/images/powercruise15_0802.jpg

http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Saturday/powerskid/images/powercruise15_0804.jpg

http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Saturday/misc/images/powercruise15_0908.jpg

[WILD68]

hey all im new to this forum stuff.

saw comments about my car n thought i would join.

i have wild 68 and it was at motorvation 21 and it did have 2 lobes wiped off the cam, (engine made 452hp on chaistys dyno prior to the event) and the first time i drove it was the friday b4. its all learning hey. just costs too many dollars.

the car is finally going well, and i reckon powercruise is the best event as an entrant i have been to, with a bit more organization next year wil be even better.

[WILD68]

biante12, my mrs is interested in getin the photo in the cruise session number 18 of my car how can i get a print
http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Saturday/cruise/pages/powercruise15_0065.htm

[biante12]

biante12, my mrs is interested in getin the photo in the cruise session number 18 of my car how can i get a print
http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Saturday/cruise/pages/powercruise15_0065.htm

Just send me an email. Link is on the website front page and on the powercruise page, I don't supply prints, only orginal High Res files so you can get your own prints. Files are approx 3-4meg in size

[AUSCAMARO]

hey all im new to this forum stuff.

saw comments about my car n thought i would join.

i have wild 68 and it was at motorvation 21 and it did have 2 lobes wiped off the cam, (engine made 452hp on chaistys dyno prior to the event) and the first time i drove it was the friday b4. its all learning hey. just costs too many dollars.

the car is finally going well, and i reckon powercruise is the best event as an entrant i have been to, with a bit more organization next year wil be even better.


Hey WILD68, welcome aboard mate.. She's a sweet looking 68 you've got there!!

What size are those rims? I've got 20's on the rear and 18's on the front but yours look even bigger?

Mitch

[WILD68]

yeah mitch cheers, the wheels are intro billets, victory fives and are 22 on the back and 20s on the front.

jamie

[biante12]

Still working on Sundays pics that should be up by the end of the week, but as Tuff 68 is on this forum, a preview from his burnout session

http://biante12.com/files/DSC_8452.jpg

[AUSCAMARO]

Hey John, you take some good shots mate. Well done...

Mitch

[TUFF68]

Great pics as usual John, i did check your website last week but nothing was up yet.

Welcome Jamie, i take it you got my message and congrats on finishing top 5. Bring on Motorvation :D

[WILD68]

Great pics as usual John, i did check your website last week but nothing was up yet.

Welcome Jamie, i take it you got my message and congrats on finishing top 5. Bring on Motorvation :D

yeah cheers marty, wont be going to moto cos im gettin married in feb, always next year but.

[cluxford]

Wild 68, welcome aboard.

We need pics (lots fem) and details...what ya running ?

[biante12]

Great pics as usual John, i did check your website last week but nothing was up yet.

Welcome Jamie, i take it you got my message and congrats on finishing top 5. Bring on Motorvation :D

Thanks

Its been a bloody long week. over 3500 photos from each day and I had to go through each one to pick the best. I should learn not to take so many.

I'm well into Sunday's so should be uploading on Saturday.

[TUFF68]

Its been a bloody long week. over 3500 photos from each day

thank technology for digital camera's, imagine how many rolls of film that would of been :D

[biante12]

I don't want to remember those days, saying that, I still dig out the old nikon film to do the odd slide shot

[WILD68]

Wild 68, welcome aboard.

We need pics (lots fem) and details...what ya running ?

gotta find a heap of pics and put em up in the build up section when i get a chance.
got a 383 with forgies, h-beams, edelbrock victor jr heads, super victor intake, 850 demon and a big solid cam, made 452 at flywheel when it was 350 with same combo so now i reckon itll have about 480 and a bit more torque.
trans is t350 reverse manual with heaps of tci gear built by veersma, i put a jw ultrabell on it after i broke 2 cases at the bell housing, got a big tailshaft down to a strange full spool nine inch with moser axles n 4.11s. got a TCE 4500 converter but i reckon its jumped to 5000plus with the stroker.:rolleyes: i also fitted crs rack including shortening the column and fabbed up a custom shaft.
i have done all the work my self except for the g/box.
gonna take it down the drags over the next couple weeks see what it does, hoping for high 11 on street tyres :D ( ill give the 22s a go and take sum 15's)

[WILD68]

983

984

985

[AUSCAMARO]

JAMIE, mate your 68 is SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!

Those wheels are massive....

They definately work well with the silver paintwork...

I like it alot. Job done well.

Mitch

[WILD68]

JAMIE, mate your 68 is SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!

Those wheels are massive....

They definately work well with the silver paintwork...

I like it alot. Job done well.

Mitch

cheers mitch. yours is sweeet too, gotta love 68's

[cluxford]

Wow, tough car...that rear end has some work in it, full spool and mosers...

The 22' fill up the rear

Can't see why you can't get some good times, good luck ad keep us posted

[AUSCAMARO]

ditch the 22's for the quater though as they aren't going to help you at all....

15's and some tyres with a side wall with the pressures down a bit if your not going to run slicks....

Mitch

[WILD68]

ditch the 22's for the quater though as they aren't going to help you at all....

15's and some tyres with a side wall with the pressures down a bit if your not going to run slicks....

Mitch

i wanna give em a try cos it seems to strangely hook up with em? gonna borrow me mates welds with et streets, see what happens.:rolleyes:

[muggz]

Jamie,

Spoke to you regarding your RHD at MV a couple years back...
Did you end up getting it licenced?

[WILD68]

Jamie,

Spoke to you regarding your RHD at MV a couple years back...
Did you end up getting it licenced?
nah not yet gotta spend too much to put it back 2 standard,
spoke to reno marchesi at licensing and he reckons steering is all good but not motor, trans (stall), diff(spool), and wheels too big.
just having a bit of fun at shows n a couple skids for now but eventually want to repaint been painted for 12years) and put a stocky BBC in for rego then go nuts with that, when the bank balance lets me:D

gotta put more of an exhaust on it and then ill run permits till they catch on :cool:

[Nev68]

983

984

985

Nice car.
Those wheels fill the guards alright.
I like the silver on 1st gen Camaros too.

Rgds,
Nev

[AUSCAMARO]

gotta put more of an exhaust on it and then ill run permits till they catch on :cool:


They nabbed me on the weekend getting round on a permit :mad: bastids!!

[WILD68]

They nabbed me on the weekend getting round on a permit :mad: bastids!!

Whats the punishment?

[TUFF68]

They nabbed me on the weekend getting round on a permit :mad: bastids!!

What happened Mitch ?

[AUSCAMARO]

Whats the punishment?


Court on the 24th of December he rekons. Gotta wait for the summons to appear to find out more...

What happened Mitch ?

Would you believe having a novelty number plate on the car? :eek:

Then they started on about contraviening the conditions of the Permit as I was getting milk at the servo and my permit did not stipulate that movement on it.

They were then going to do my mate for street drinking as he had a can of Cougar on him (even though he was in the car).

The worst thing about it all is that I knew they were there and was putting around like an old mole not do anything wrong (well so I thought) and I was also nice to the fella, the plate was one of those $10 novelty jobbies which apparently is a MAJOR traffic offense resulting in court action and possible loss of license plus a fine and court costs... Go figure! So he confiscated my plates and the courts will stipulate whether or not they will be returned to me or if they will be disposed of in the appropriate manner... WHO CARES!!!!

So no fine was issued and no paper work was given... I dunno if he was having a lend or not.... Obviously not cause he is a copper and apparently doesn't have a funny bone in his body. Coulda just said that he'd take them and throw them in the bin.....

You would think the courts would have better things to do? I coulda been chucking a burnout or sumthing to make the story a bit more riveting eh :D

So after he made a prick of himself all he wanted to do was talk about the car!!!

Mitch

[TUFF68]

lol interesting story. The fact that no fine was issued or any paperwork was given to you for that matter sort of suggests that nothing more will eventuate out of this. Are the courts even open on Christmas eve ? As for confiscating the novelty plates and then showing an interest in your car also suggests to me that the plates are probably now hanging from his garage wall :)

[AUSCAMARO]

lol interesting story. The fact that no fine was issued or any paperwork was given to you for that matter sort of suggests that nothing more will eventuate out of this. Are the courts even open on Christmas eve ? As for confiscating the novelty plates and then showing an interest in your car also suggests to me that the plates are probably now hanging from his garage wall :)


We can only hope....

It doesn't quite sit right thats for sure, they way it went down that is...

Hopefully it blows out the window. He sure did take plenty of notes in his little book though...

Mitch

[Nev68]

lol interesting story. The fact that no fine was issued or any paperwork was given to you for that matter sort of suggests that nothing more will eventuate out of this. Are the courts even open on Christmas eve ? As for confiscating the novelty plates and then showing an interest in your car also suggests to me that the plates are probably now hanging from his garage wall :)

TUFF68, You may have different rules in WA to SA but I ended up in court and had a loss of license (only 7 days) and approx $500 fine about 3 months after an "incident".:mad:
I received my summons via registered mail.
Mitch, I hope this is the last you hear of it but you may yet hear more if they work in similar ways to SA.:(

Nev

[xxx.327]

spewin motorplex meet cancelled tonight.. just fitted new fuel system too

[AUSCAMARO]

spewin motorplex meet cancelled tonight.. just fitted new fuel system too

I'm guessing it's raining in Perth?

Bloody warm in the middle of WA....

[Brodie]

Hey got some pics form the event for you guys.

http://www.driveline.net.au/gallery/2008/139/thumb.jpg (http://www.driveline.net.au/gallery.php?gallery_id=139)

760 Powercruise Perth Photos now online @ Driveline.net.au

CLICK HERE: http://www.driveline.net.au/gallery.php?gallery_id=139

B.

[AUSCAMARO]

Haha.... Brodie.... Sweet mate, I just got your email notification and was about to post your link up...

Some good pics there...

Mitch

[biante12]

Have finally finished and uploaded Sundays pics

http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Sunday/Burnouts/images/powercruise15_1565.jpg

http://biante12.com

[WILD68]

Have finally finished and uploaded Sundays pics

http://biante12.com/events/Powercruise2008/Sunday/Burnouts/images/powercruise15_1565.jpg

http://biante12.com

john those photos are dynamite, ha.
gonna go through em n let ya know what ones. gonna get em framed:D

[TUFF68]

Just finished watching the DVD of the event, got it today in the mail. Jamie's car (WILD68) managed to get on the front cover, must have been due to his cool interview :D :D Well done Jamie, some good skids too

[WILD68]

Just finished watching the DVD of the event, got it today in the mail. Jamie's car (WILD68) managed to get on the front cover, must have been due to his cool interview :D :D Well done Jamie, some good skids too

ha yeah apparently they love the car.. was rapt when i saw that will give me sum motorvation to get the big girl goin again.. they do a pretty good dvd i reckon, marty your car looks killer in it too.
good luck this weekend in the skids mate, snakepit has heeeaps more room way better.

jamie

[TUFF68]

managed to get some of those cross ply tyres you use Jamie, so will be aiming to blow both sides this time :D

[WILD68]

[QUOTE=TUFF68;9936]managed to get some of those cross ply tyres you use Jamie, so will be aiming to blow both sides this time :D[/QUOTE

dont worry about that it will just happen have fun:D

[robimpala]

is anyone planning on going this year? i believe its a 4 day event starting on the 8th of october

[TUFF68]

yep, i'll be going, marked that weekend off the social calander months ago :)
I think it might only be a 3 day event though and thursday may only be for accreditation and scrutineering only

[WILD68]

is anyone planning on going this year? i believe its a 4 day event starting on the 8th of october

Mrs is preggers n due on 10th October so i cant really see myself there:cool:

I also was thinking of not goin because of how much it is to enter as i believe they are making way 2 much money out of us! Apparently a sponsor has pulled out because last year they gave em 3 grand and this year they want 10!!!! cant name the sponsor but..

[Deadwood]

Im intending on going and taking chev except car is off chassis and a complete bare shell. Better pull my finger out. 6months to go slightly possible?

[AUSCAMARO]

Well, I might even have a driveable and show worthy car for this year.. That's if I can get it all back together in time.

Mitch

[stuart]

Any of you other Perth boys planning on entering the Powercruise event coming up in October. Would be great to catch up and cruise the track with some other US muscle cars if anyone is interested ?

hey i will be there i was talking to you there last year i have the blown hg ute red in colour i dont know if you rember or not but will be there again i hope to have my 69 camaro ready but if not will take the old ute again will see you there.

[TUFF68]

Hey Stuart, yeah i remember. Hope you get the '69 ready in time for this years event. Last time i spoke to you at the drags you had taken the blower off the HG.....