Words: Nathan Kumar | Photos: Jake De, Jason De
More Photos:
Part 1: Photos by Rowland M.
Part 2: Photos by Jake De
With our culture under constant scrutiny from the media’s watchful eye, events and gatherings as such have not been occurring in full swing like we used to see in the not so distant past, constant cruise’s and gatherings were quiet the norm. Now it is nearly taboo to be an enthusiast centred around vehicles of any kind.Had you worried there didn’t I? Well breathe easy friends because rest assured the scene is not dead and with All Stars: Spring Picnic in full swing, people alike are not shy to gather and share the passion of what we are all truly in it for, the car’s right?
The spring sun was shining, the grass was green, sausages were sizzling, the stage was clearly set for us eager’s to roll out and roll up to the “spring picnic”. Soon enough Silverwater park was crawling with dozens upon dozens of modified vehicles from the classic restored to the neat daily and sure enough the big horsepower hitters were also out to steal some of the sun’s spring ray’s.
We had a vast array of vehicles many crowd favorites were out such as Sergio Capozzi’s Midnight purple wide body Silvia which was sitting pretty at the All Stars stand for all to see.
Zomaya’s EVO was on display for all to see where the get-down gets down!
The Ke70 army was out, low loud and proud to show their glorified humble Toyota corolla’s which have chosen a path in life that Toyota engineers never would of envisioned at the moment of the car’s release.
Food & drinks were available on the day by the All Stars crew. Patiently waiting in a long queue!
This is the beauty of our culture we all walk a common ground even if we hate to admit it. We all walk the same path, we just wear different shoes, trends in the automotive world are not set in stone, they are constantly evolving and people alike growing with them or putting a twist on them to create car’s that represent who they are and reflect upon that. Gatherings like the Spring Picnic which was simply an event thrown together by the Capozzi brothers really demonstrated this and showed that Sydney still knows how to do it.
AWARD WINNERS:
All Star of Show: Hendra Parulan’s Widebody WRX
Best Team: Xtreme Motorsports
Best V8: Stephen Brennan’s ’68 Mustang
Best Nostalgic: Joe’s Hakosuka Skyline
Best JDM: Empire Aero Midnight Purple R34 GT-R
Best Stance: Nic Yanni’s Lexus IS
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Best Euro: Aaron V’s BMW E46 M3
