Being my first Auto Salon I was unsure what to expect, driving home on Friday night I realised there was not one piece of custom paint or chrome to be seen in our SAU stand. We were a little out of place but as far a PR exercise it was a success.
On Sunday arvo Abo Bob and I were walking around and we were approached by a paint shop who will be putting in an R32 next year. He commented that SAU is not about the bling but more about the go. He further stated ”this show was not really our scene, but its good you are here”. At the end of the conversation he questions advertising and sponsor cost on our forum. Obviously this is the good outcome from the show, should it progress.
Personally I had a great 2 days, it was good fun, hanging around the “Bro’s” and the dyno attention was something special. The highlight was having one or two beers with Abo Bob on Sunday arvo and taking some real time to have a good close look at almost every car and catch up with a few of the owners and hearing their stories. I would loved to have seen someone from SAU take an award, but the outcome was to be expected as the cars on display were virtually blingless.
Thanks to everyone who put in time to organise the event and assist with everything that had to happen to make the day work.