Media Release 23rd June 2009

The Springnats Autofest Group, today announced it has secured a major extension for an already popular automotive event, Springnats, to be held annually during the last weekend of November, kicking off for the first time in 2009.

The Springnats Autofest Group together with the support City of Greater Shepparton have agreed to continue the cities longest running motoring event, now into its 17th year at the refurbished Shepparton Showground’s.

The organisers of the highly successful Shepparton Springnats Autofest and the trio of the Murray Bridge SA and Corowa NSW Autofest events and the new Mount Gambier Autofest and Show N Shine event estimated crowds of between 40,000 – 50,000 spectators.

The Shepparton Showground’s have been chosen by organisers as the most suitable venue after consideration of new and upgraded facilities, these include, Grandstand, new grassed areas, air conditioned auditoriums and a new hard stand surface which will cater for all the traditional Springnats driving events.

Benefits Include:
Central Location
More secure premises
Much more user friendly amenities
Minutes from retail shopping

Major future improvements also include a new indoor facility which will house approximately 80 to 100 vehicles and shedding that will be able to be used as garages for competitors.


The alcohol free Springnats Autofest has been running in Shepparton for 16 years, we believe this is a very large step forward for the longevity of the events future in Shepparton.



The Springnats Autofest will be promoted nationwide in Australasian car magazines, Trading Post as well as extensive television and radio campaigns.

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For assistance with further information, please contact:
 Mr Les Adams –Springnats Autofest Promotions Manager
P (03) 5823 5801 M 0417 511 577 E springnats.autofest@bigpond.com
www.autofest.com.au

Press Release: 29 July 2009
“THE MONARO FROM HELL COMING TO THE SHEPPARTON SPRINGNATS”
A radical custom-built Monaro which was exclusively unveiled at the Melbourne International Show will seen for the first time in regional Australia at the upcoming Shepparton Springnats in November. Designed, commissioned and built locally, the Auto-Tek Adaps Monaro has been described as the Monaro from ‘HELL’.
The vision was to keep the much-loved design of the 2005 Holden Monaro GTO but make it more ‘radical’. After 18 months of work and many hundreds of thousands of dollars, the team believe they have delivered. Every panel on the vehicle has been hand-crafted from steel, with the roofline lowered by 2 inches, and the body widened by 10 inches. The only non-steel piece of the body is a carbon fibre rear skirt.
Powered by a 6 litre Corvette engine, the six-speed Monaro is intended to be street-legal. The tyres are the widest allowed on a road-legal vehicle.
The two instigators behind the project, Auto-Tek’s Bob Roman and Adaps’ Paul Halstead, say the project was a lot harder than it initially appeared. “We planned on spending a few tens of thousands, but decided the project had to be done properly.” Paul says. “We wanted it to showcase Australian automotive expertise and design vision.”
Bob says Auto-Tek have a long history of developing concept cars that have achieved the status of automotive icons, including the Ford Arrow two-door coupe, Raptor Gullwing Ute and the famous The Beast Holden Ute. “The future favours the brave. We’re proud to be at the cutting edge of automotive design, engineering, construction, manufacture and marketing. The expertise we build up on these concept vehicles is directly transferrable to our Original Equipment and Consumer products and service.”
The attention to detail and commitment to quality is clear throughout the vehicle. The rear lights have been retained, but with the glass re-shaped to fit the new body. The interior uses the finest quality leather and suede. And there’s a real sense of pride among the team.
About Auto-Tek
Auto-Tek has more than 30 years experience in the automotive industry as importers, distributors and manufacturers of original equipment, as well as high quality brands such as Momo, Recaro, Atiwe and Atera.

Driven by passion and experience, the company also provides project management, design, warehousing and styling concept vehicles for customers such as Ford, FPV, HSV, Toyota, Isuzu and Mitsubishi.

Auto-Tek’s most recent venture is an alliance with Adaps to provide highly skilled automotive personnel on a contract basis.
About Adaps
Adaps pioneered IT contracting in Australia In 1976. Within 8 years, Adaps was Australia’s largest IT contractor services company, managing more than half of all the country’s IT contractors. Since then, it has grown into a $75 million business with 400 staff.

In recent years, Adaps has continued its pioneering work, including the establishment of the Adaps Virtual Bench. This innovation provides a pool of on-call IT Project Managers, pre-qualified, pre-screened and rigorously tested.

Working with Auto-Tek, Adaps provides high quality project managers, along with payroll and contractor management services.

Free Ads on the www.TradingPost.com.au for the Springnats/AutoFest family and friends

I am pleased to announce that as part of the ongoing relationship with the www.TradingPost.com.au the AutoFest and Springnats community will have the opportunity to advertise for free over the next 6 months.

By entering the unique AutoFest code when placing an ad at www.tradingpost.com.au/Sell you will be able to sell cars, parts and accessories for free with a Value Online advertisement value at $29.95 which is inclusive of the ability to publish up to 5 pictures online.

The unique code for Autofest/SpringNats is: couponAFEST

To list an ad on TradingPost.com.au there are only 6 easy steps to follow and you ad goes on line in minutes potentially reaching 1.9million potential buyers each month.

All you need to do is:

1. Select the category in which you want you ad to appear (eg. Classic and Unique Cars)
2. Register as a Member of TradingPost.com.au
3. Select the ad type as “Value Online”
4. Fill out your ad details (eg. Describe your vehicle & contact details)
5. Add Pictures
6. Review your Ad details and enter your promo code (couponAFEST) in the box located just before you submit your ad.
Note: you will be asked to provide your credit card number…don’t panic (!) you won’t be charged when using the promo code. TradingPost.com.au asks for you credit card details so we can verify who you are. These details remain confidential.



Note: the code is strictly for private use only and www.TradingPost.com.au reserves the right to remove any ad.

Thanks again to our Partner the Trading Post for this fantastic offer.

i read in the paper that since its in the middle of town their gunna have to tone the burnouts down, its shit as

You must of read wrong cause Burnouts will be as awesum as always

The Springnats / Autofest Series welcomes new naming rights partner Valvoline Australia to its family.

Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., serves more than 100 countries worldwide and is a leading marketer, distributor and producer of quality branded automotive and industrial products and services and has been serving American motorists longer than any other motor oil company and is a leading innovator and supplier of quality, high-performing automotive and industrial products. Best known for its lubricants, Valvoline also markets Eagle One® appearance products, Car Brite® car restoration products, Zerex® antifreeze, SynPower® performance products, Pyroil® automotive chemicals and MaxLife® products created for higher-mileage engines

Springnats, now into its 17th year as well as the Murray Bridge, Corowa and Mount Gambier Autofest's are excited with the latest announcement and look forward to a long term relationship with this iconic institution, also we proud to announce that we also welcome the return of long time supporter Strathfield Car Radio who are backing the Stereo Comps together with Option Audio at Springnats once again.


Josh Fegan Victorian State Manager SCR wrote;
Strathfield Group is proud to announce a renewed sponsorship of Springnats, an event that has brought the company many happy returns over the last decade. Australia’s most famous Car Audio retailer, behind the latest Option Audio, Pioneer, Sony and Orion products, is thrilled to once again work with Springnats to bring you one of this nations truly great automotive experiences.

Council better hurry up and pull there finger out soon i drove past the other day and they where still working on the burnout/drag pad and only just put up the lights the other day lol

mmm i want to attend this i thinK!

They are all done and the track is ready for some action!