What a weekend! Today kicked off early for the Grand Champion contenders, who gathered on Quay Street to start proceedings with solo passes down the eighth-mile. Steve Carkeet in the ONBAIL ute, Mark in his ProCharged XY and Shane in his LH Torana flexed their muscles on the slippery, no-prep surface to dip into the sevens.

The contenders the headed to the burnout pad, for the (tight!) slalom and go-to-whoa. With that done, the scores were tallied along with how each car performed in the show judging to devise the ultimate winner – Adam Kruger in his Pro Touring-style ’67 Mustang dubbed EVL67. The Mustang has previously placed twice in the Street Machine Summernats Top 20 and it was great to see the car being used in anger.

Grand Champ

Adam Kruger, 1967 Mustang

• RARE SPARES TOP 10
• Shane Kingston, HQ Holden
• Shane Reid, Holden Torana
• Ben Ambrose, XY Falcon
• Geoff Davey, HG wagon
• Susan Burgraaff, LH Torana
• Daryl Allen, HQ Statesman De Ville
• Adam Warren, HQ GTS sedan
• Chris Fitzhenry, HQ Premier
• Anthony Whybird, VC Valiant ute
• Ken Rogers, EJ Holden

SPIRT OF THE EVENT

Kadin Berry, ’46 Chev

• BEST ROCKY ENTRANT
• Dave Casey, Suzuki Sierra
• JUDGE’S CHOICE
• Shannon Christoffel, LX Torana

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Jacinta Locke, HQ one-tonner

• MEGUIARS SUPERSTARS QUALIFIERS
• Jamie Cramp, XW panel van
• Andrew Atkins, ’32 Ford roadster
• Darren Ison, HT Holden ute

• TOP UNDERCARRIAGE
• 1st: Andrew Atkins, ’32 roadster
• TOP ENGINE BAY
• 1st Judith Menso, LX hatch
• 2nd Charlie Harley, ’57 Chev

• TOP INTERIOR
• 1st Adam Kruger, ’67 Mustang
• 2nd Charlie Harley, ’57 Chev
• TOP BODYWORK
• 1st Steve Wilkes, VL Commodore
• 2nd Charlie Harley, ’57 Chev
• TOP PAINT
• 1st Steve Wilkes, VL Commodore
• 2nd Andrew Atkins ’32 roadster
• TOP ENGINEERED
• 1st Adam Kruger, ’67 Mustang

• TOP RESTORED
• Jason Steemson, VK HDT Group Three

• TOP RESTOMOD
• 1st Jim Vearing, LJ Torana
• 2nd Bruce Knight, LX Torana

• TOP CUSTOM CLASSIC
• 1st Lawrie Kyte, ’34 coupe
• TOP HOT ROD
• 1st Andrew Atkins, ’32 roadster

• TOP ELITE BIKE
• 1st Jason Buckley, Harley
• 2nd Jason Buckley, Harley
• TOP FINISH (BIKE)
• 1st Casey Jelfs, Harley
• TOP DISPLAY (BIKE)
• 1st Damien Wood, Harley
• TOP CUSTOM BIKE
• Jason Buckley, Harley