JOHN'S ROD AND KUSTOM PICNIC- Who's Coming? Aussies?

One week till we're having fun...Who's coming?

I'll be there with the club (Kardinals) and 4-5 cars and our friends all day...Come and Say hi just ask for maiki!

AND As CARPS said...

As you've all figured from the foregoing, preparations for the 2003 KOA John’s Picnic started months ago and the gang have been working overtime whilst Carps was off gallivanting around the country pretending to be working for a living. The list of bands is bigger than ever and there’s a bunch of people and cars headed towards Packenham from all over the country plus a few confirmed guests from across the pond. To be sure the early interstate arrivals have something to do on Friday night (that’s our story and we’re stickin’ to it) the weekend starts with the now traditional BBQ, bench racing and general bullstuff session at Tina & Choppers place. So if you’re not doing anything, the place to be on Friday evening October 31st is 74 Beaumont Road Berwick, with the frivolity starting around 7:00pm. Early registrations for the event will also commence at this time and location.

Saturday November 1st. The fun begin with the troops gathering in the parkin' lot of the Sandown Park Hotel. This is across the road from The Necropolis which for those who don't know, is the final resting place of the lady who single handedly started this whole picnic deal and made it the success it has become. So those who wish to do so can drop by and pay their respects to Tina on the way to Packenham. Because there’s the possibility of a few folks having a headache after Friday night, the official gathering time is 10:00am and at 12:00noon we start the cruise. The Cruise will take us thru Dandenong and down the main street of Packenham on the way to the racecourse. From 2 p.m. be prepared to join in the Rockabilly Rumble... featuring some of the wildest driving bands ever assembled on stage in one place.
Naturally there’ll be trade stands... a huge Kustom Kulture Exhibition... model car display... and more. During the afternoon a number of cars vying for the KING of KUSTOMS and COOLEST HOT ROD honours will be nominated to grace the "by invitation only" main courtyard in front of the bandstand for Sunday.

Saturday schedule:
2.00 p.m. - 2.50 p.m. Flatfoot Shakers
3.10 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Crash & the Fender Benders
4.20 p.m. - 5.10 p.m. Jeannie Lush & the Lubricators
5.30 p.m. REGISTER FOR FLAME THROWERS and MUFFLER RAPP CONTEST
5.30 p.m. - 6.20 p.m. Psyclones
6.40 p.m. - 7.10 p.m. Rockabillity (The Firebirds)
7.10 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. Round 1. - MUFFLER RAPP CONTEST
8.00 p.m. - 8.50 p.m. Band to be announced
8.50 p.m. - 9.10 p.m. Round 1. - FLAME THROWER CONTEST
9.10 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. Zombie Ghost train
10.30 p.m. - Late Jam Session ...All invited to jam until we run out of “refreshments” or stamina.

Sunday November 2nd. The party starts early with gates being opened to participants from 7.30a.m. Of course anybody who wishes to volunteer as a helper is welcome to arrive even earlier. The grounds will fill up quickly so make sure you arrive early to get a primo parking spot. Naturally cruising is encouraged - clockwise around the marked track. Please use your brains and observe safety first driving practices!

Top quality fairgrounds style food will be available for sale from the Confederates Kitchen and Bay Rodder Barbecue stands, with drinks at the John’s Rod & Custom Stand at KOA Headquarters. Also in the KOA Headquarters building are Kustom Kulture Exhibition, Model Car Exhibition, and selected vendors including John’s Rod and Kustom Emporium. Event T/shirts and other items will be available on the opposite side of the main courtyard area at the Public Bar.

Rod & Kustom, Memorabilia, model car and other lifestyle oriented stands will be scattered around the main courtyard and surrounding areas. Please remember these people and businesses have supported our movement and their financial support helps cover the cost of running events like The Picnic. So remembering them with your custom when you have need of the services, parts, toys or other stuff that they offer will help ensure the future and ongoing success of our hobby.

The rules of the KOA Picnic are simple, no politics, no bitching! Lay back and relax, chill out or party hard and most importantly, have fun.

Sunday schedule:
Gates open 7:30a.m. and the fun begins.
10.00a.m. - 10.45am: Slap n’ the Cats
11.00a.m. - 11.45a.m. Itchy Fingers
Model cars have to be displayed before 11.30a.m.
11.45a.m. - 12.15pm: Auction & Give-a-ways
12.15pm - 1.00pm: Flyin’ Saucers
1.00pm - 1.15pm: Flame Thrower Finals
1.15pm - 2.00pm: Straight 8’s
2.00pm - 2.15pm: Muffler Rapp Finals
2.15pm - 3.00pm: Diddley Daddies
3.00pm - 3.15pm: Presentations
3.15pm - 3.45pm: Wild Turkey
3.45pm - 4.00pm: Presentations cont.
4.00pm - 4.30pm: Wild Turkey
4.30pm: Major award presentations... & Farewell
5pm: -- Event Close – So the committee can get home before midnight, please place rubbish in the bins provided.

Kustoms Of Australia thank you for your continued support and ask that you remember... The Picnic is by you... and for you, so please enjoy and have fun. We want to see you all back again next year for an even bigger and better KOA John’s Rod & Kustom Picnic.

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Carps

 

I’ll be there. I will catch up and say gday.

(About time you came out of the bushes and signed up to the Hot-Rod Internet Bench Racing board- isn’t it?)

 

WOW!

I wonder how I did that?

 

Kool Spark i'll see you there!

Carps..guess your just one clever mo fo!


MAIKI

ps. carps i'll say hi to you this year no matter how busy u look!

 

i'll be there!

my car won't...

i might come down with a mate who's got a pretty sweet EK.

i'll be wearing my RRT shirt, and i'm short. say hi!

 

My wife and I arrive about midday thursday. We're staying for about a week then pissoff home again. If I see that EK of yours around I stop and introduce myself.

 

I'll be there, wearing a HAMB T-shirt, but the coupe will be nowhere in sight.

Whats say we use Peddro's 'zine stall as a base, and meet up at around 12 to 1pm??? Wayne what do you think?

 

Hello All,

Yes I will be there, my new ride will be there and I'm planning on packing my dickie seat and cockpit full of the baddest girls and (light) beer I can find.

I look forward to catching up with you kats at the picnic.

Danny

 

Guys, if'n you wanna meet up at my stand that's fine. It's the little bamboo stand with the Kustom Ink/Drag-Net Ink sandwich board out front, the other side of the courtyard, behind the cruising lane. I don't really get to leave it all day, so it'll do me a big favour if you all meet there.

55olds88 (yes, a kiwi!) will be with me, so you can come along and have a laugh at him.

Just gotta make sure Gruntis doesn't come expecting beer from me (never start something you can't finish)!!

 

Someone Say Beer"

I hope ya Thirsty , Iam filling my Pickup

Whats with the All Nude female Band thats playing??

Later Gruntis

 

nude females?oh it just keeps getting better every year! see yall there sunday.

 

..wtf?

*hic* beer and nudity....and cars.

 

C ya'all at Peddro's on Sunday....

Rat

 

Tally so far equals 12:

Peddro
55olds88
Mai Ki Ki
Carps
Spark
Autocol
Burtrido
Stovebolt
Psychobilly Boi
Gruntis
Low Squire
Rat Bastad

 

Bummer, all there without me.

I'll be in a T (at Leongatha) but not the fast one.

Have fun.

Maybe next year

 

O.K. I'll be there , come along to Peddro's stand and have a laugh with me Will be wandering around in HAMB shirt looking dazed and confuesd most weekend I imagine, looking at the program it might be better for me to rock out a little later Sat after spending some time with the better 1/2 exploring Melbourne..... will figure it out sometime between now and then.

 

Its about a 90% chance that I'll be there...




Adam F

 

You'd better get your ass down there Adam or else these spindles are gonna get it!!!

 

Sadly, I've got work to attend to....next year the c/club I'm in can get stuffed, I'll be heading south.

Have fun,

Drewfus

 

Hey,

I saw we steal the bulesque girls, take our beer and have a private HMABers party in the back paddock.

as mikee said...mmm beers, nudity and cars. Id just like to clarify at this point the I would prefer the girls to be nude, not the hanbers.

Danny

 

burlesque girls ?? did I miss something
Do they serve anything in the Burbon + Coke style on site or do I need to BYO ? I would hate to get caught out there with nothin to drink...

 

Shall be there, hoping the rain holds off, if not I guess i'm getting wet. Missus mightnt like it but she can stay home if thats the case!

Flatoz

 

I think it's BYO?? Can't remember how discreet you have to be though......

 

Oh yeah, as an aside, I will be hauling over some stuff to litter Peddro's stand with, so feel free to come donate to the ticket home fund as the last thing y'all need is another bloody Kiwi over there

 

Hell, 13 HAMBers so far!

Gruntis: you're gonna have to back the pick'em-up up to my stand so we can pinch drinks straight out of the back....

 

Peddro
55olds88
Mai Ki Ki
Carps
Spark
Autocol
Burtrido
Stovebolt
Psychobilly Boi
Gruntis
Low Squire
Rat Bastad
Adam F
Flatoz

Burlesque Babes
Beer

and we're bringing more babes with us!!!

Now just 6 days to pray for good weather...

"dear god, sorry to disturb you..."

*with apologies to XTC.

MAIKI

 

Staring out the window now, and its the first sign of sun I have seen since Saturday!!

Things COULD be looking up. Might even be able to leave the swimming goggles at home!

Psycho billy boy get your self a pair of swimming goggles, there great for those wet days.

flatoz

 

This should mean that the rest of us that cannot be there will see plenty of pics here?????

 

Guys, I whipped this up last night. I'll attach it to the top of my market umbrella thingy so you can all see it above the crowd........assuming it's not pissing down and you all turn up!! It freakin' hailed this morning......

 

OK GUYS....say a HAMB Get Together at 1pm at PEDDRO's stall...if we get everyone together we can have a daggy group foto....

cheers
MAIKI