Overwhelmingly positive comments from fans and exhibitors about the 2012 CRC Speedshow indicate that the show’s developer and promoter, Keith Sharp, is on the money when he says this was the best show yet.
The sixth edition of the Speedshow celebrated all things automotive and this year’s sold-out show took place at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds over the weekend of 21 and 22 July.

With the New Zealand Hot Rod Association’s 50th anniversary hot rod show providing a hugely popular star attraction in addition the Speedshow’s traditional action-packed line-up, Sharp says he’s confident the show attracted a good 10 to 20 percent more visitors than last year where nearly 24,000 people enjoyed the auto-focused event.

“Saturday was busy all day and despite the rain on Sunday, it was also a great day. The Ezybuy Car Auctions jet pack with American pilot Nick Macomber at the controls still flew, the D1NZ star drifters had an awesome time going sideways in the wet and at times the display areas were literally shoulder-to-shoulder,” says Sharp.
“While walking around, I saw people six-deep at the Meguiar’s counter buying their car care products, and the team from Venom Roadsters in Tauranga were delighted to sell one of their sleek two-door roadsters which are hand-built in South Africa. We’ve had numerous exhibitors keen to book their trade space for the 2013 show, which will again run in July.

“I think the show looked the best it ever has; it’s truly an international-class event. Our exhibitors, once again, made a fantastic effort with their displays and had some fantastic show specials for people to make the most of – there were a lot of products, cars and bikes sold over the weekend!”
The show also proves very popular on fans’ social media pages with thousands of photos and video clips uploaded on Facebook and YouTube, and the show’s own Facebook page breaking the 10,000 fan barrier on the Friday before the event opened.