Hi all, just though I would post up the trophy winners list from the DotVW - Vic.

First up tho on behalf of the VW Club Vic I wanted to thank all who attended the DotVW last Sunday and made it the successful and enjoyable day that it was. The weather was kind, not too hot or sunny, the VW's of all types and classes were top class. Extra big thanks to the interstaters that made the huge trek across from Sydney, Adelaide and even Brissie.
And big thanks also to our volunteers, sponsors and traders present that worked hard all day. These events run on volunteers so you need a crew you can rely on.

Major stats for the day
Shine and Shine Entrants - 217.
Spectators thru the gate - 850 (odd)
More swappers than last year. (lots more)

So to the trophy winners and grinners. Note the runner up is listed first and winner second. Also shows the sponsor. Just how its cut and pasted off the sheet sorry.
Also note no Modified Bay Window Kombis
entered at all. So we took that trophy home?? Were were they all?

Categories Sponsor Runner Up Winner
BEETLES UP TO 57 SHANNONS Ben McKinnon Cheryl Ermel
BEETLES UP TO 67 MICK MOTORS Paul Kinsey Matt Kinsey
BEETLES 1968 0NWARDS Bill Tsokos Kenneth Davies
MODIFIED BEETLE UP TO 1957 SHANNONS Dave Dickinson Gary Greber
MODIFIED BEETLE 1957 ON VOLKSCARE Bruce Argaet Robert Lakat
NEW BEETLE ALL STH YARRA VW Kim Murray Eva Wawrowska

KOMBI SPLIT WINDOW 1950 TO 1967 SHANNONS Matt Brinston Stuart Ermel
KOMBI BAYWINDOW 1968 ON BUS STOP QLD Matt Gardiner Lloyd Davis
KOMBI CAMPER ALL YEARS STH YARRA VW David Holliger Adam Koniaris
MODIFIED SPLIT KOMBI TO 1967 SHANNONS Robert King Scott Fisk
MODIFIED BAY KOMBI 1968 ON Nil Nil

TYPE 3 & 4 FRAN OLIVER Wayne Ronnet Scott Fisk
MODIFIED TYPE 3 & 4 AUST VW MAG George Economu (Square) George Economu (Notch)

GOLF MARK 1 & 2 STH YARRA VW Chris Davis John Barnao
GOLF MARK 3 & 4 STH YARRA VW Blake Howard Maris & Julia
GOLF MARK 5 STH YARRA VW Christopher Hastings Rob Picone
MODIFIED GOLF STH YARRA VW Matthew Zerno Scott Sealey

KARMANN GHIA ALL YEARS SHANNONS Bernard Morosow John Cummins
MODIFIED KARMANN GHIA ALL YEARS KARMANN GHIA CLUB AUSTRALIA Ian Godrey Dean Holden

TRANSPORTER T4 & T5 STH YARRA VW Adam Selley Neil Voigt
WATER COOLED PRE 2000 STH YARRA VW Neville Dean Karl Pydee
NEW WATER COOLED POST 2000 STH YARRA VW John Gardiner Brian Reed
RATLOOK - ALL VW MODELS MARK KRAPP Linsey L.J. Shane Paton
KIT BODIES Anita Albrecht David Cole
MOTOR SPORT RACE CAR - ALL VINTAGE VW Michael Roberts Michael Clark
COUNTRY BUGGY - ALL YEARS SHANNONS John Write Dennis Leversha

BEST PAINT MOTHERS CAR CARE - COMMAND AUTO N/A Stuart Ermel
BEST ENGINE VOLKOMEN ART Gary Greber
BEST INTERIOR BUG & BUS N/A Mitchell Lovell
BEST DISPLAY WAVERLEY TR Ian Armstrong

JUDGES CHOICE - ORIGINAL VOLKWERKE Kenneth Davies
JUDGES CHOICE - MODIFIED VOLKSHOME AUTO George Economu (Trike)

CAR OF THE SHOW - ORIGINAL STH YARRA VW Stuart Ermel
CAR OF THE SHOW - MODIFIED SHANNONS Scott Fisk

Dont have the pics sorted yet. Maybe if you have a pic of your winning VW you could post it here.

So with the DotVW 07 barely over, we are already thinking about 2008. Planning will be starting early in the new year. So please pass on your feedback on what we can improve on, ideas to make it better anything that will have a positive effect on making the 08 event the best yet. Post here or U2U. Be nice!!

This was a great Judges Choice Modified. This thing is f**kin nuts.

Has anyone got any movies of the trike in action ?

They did a quick squirt thru the traders area after most went home. Sounded great, wish I could have got it on video.

I think there should be a trophy for best organization of show.

I would like to personally say that the effort everyone puts in to make that show so successful is fantastic.

But the biggest pat on the back award goes to Dean Holden. Your enthusiasm and organization makes the day what it is. Being that I have been in Deans position years ago as a DOVW organizer I know the amount of work involved both on the day and the 12 months leading up to it. The new ideas I saw this year made the show unique to the previous years and I was quite impressed in how clockwork the day ran. I know Dean would say it wasn't all smooth sailing but from a spectators eye it ran great. Its people like him that make these great shows run well and turn out successful. Well done mate. Looking forward to the next year!

I just can't understand how you stay calm all day? That really perplexes me?

Congrats dean. Sounds like it was an awesome day.
2008?
Got a spare bunk?


Tazz

Yeah, special award to Dean,
the show was very well organised so many people putting in so much work everywhere you looked, & it all seemed to run like clockwork

try http://www.surveymonkey.com  - great way of getting feedback and answers to closed questions....

Was indeed a great day. Thanks to all involved. Second year for me and was much better than last year (last year was too HOT!). I thought the layout was much better and I enjoyed not having to walk all the way down the hill to see the Kombis this year.

Only suggesting would be to invite one or two more caterers......it was along and hungry day if you wanted somethng other than Hot Chips and Coke....maybe set them up in that grassy bit where the Karmens were this year so families and the like can have good rest, chat, and munch in the shade.

Thanks again. I'll be driving the bus down next year.

Cheers

Dan

We really enjoyed our time at the DotVW07 (even if I did have to leave my '63 bug at home on the Gold Coast )

The show appeared very laid back and from a spectators point of view, was a very well polished event - even my wife, who usually can only hold her interest in VW shows for about 2 hours max, spent the whole day there and enjoyed it.

I will start making plans to get the bug to the 2008 event.. when is it on?

Well done also to all the trophy winners - I don't envy the judges - there were many, many very nice vehicles on display - I wouldn't have wanted to have had to choose the winners!

R

Good to see you and family got home OK Rossco-was really good to finally catch up with you and chat-couldn't have asked for a better place.Was an awesome display of VW's.