The below quote is off the Powercruise website, so best way to show GUP the support is still here in Darwin is on here as he has been sent the link.
So leave the BS at the door and just show your support here so we may get powercruise back in 2010 ! Get the word around to show support on here for GUP to see. Can't do any harm?


Latest News 24th August 2009

Well the big news is there is no news as yet. The decision to bring Powercruise back to Darwin hasn't been made either way as yet because i am about to contact all of the loyal sponsors and supporters we have had over the years in Darwin to see if they all want to go again so it's up to these guys and girls to let me know their thoughts. The people at Hidden Valley Raceway have indicated their happy for Powercruise to return in 2010 and once i let them know for sure we'll be back then a date will be suitably arranged. I'm pretty sure the 200 odd entrants will wanna play again but seeing as i am not local i don't get a chance to chat with everyone about it so feel free to drop me a line and let me know your thoughts.

Catch Ya Cruisin....

Gup


Even more so for any local prospect sponsors of the event?

Cheers

good on em if they come back but 2 days might me a little too much for darwin

saturday and sunday this year were awesome i wont have anything to enter next year but hope they come back so i can be a passenger

POWERCRUISE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

SCUD can be the 'paid' entertainment from interstate!! **Gup stop laughing i can hear you from here**

If you could make it somewhere around the 3rd July would be great (but not on 3 July!!)

bring it back

Bring it back to Darwin PLEASE we have nothing else like it here PLEASE COME BACK

to powercruise coming to Darwin in 2010.

Please come back.

They have already put proposed dates on the calendar, HV management is now just waiting for them to come back with their preferred date.

or HV management need to stop fuck'n them around with their 'preffered' dates!!

hopfully the ute's done by then so i can enter, but i have my doubts

Email sent to Gup regarding sponsorship

Hey ben, greg told me to tell you, YOU WILL HAVE A CAR FOR PC 2010!!
even if ya gotta borrow a motor


BRING ON PC 2010.....

sweet ya powercruise ftw i actually have a car i can enter this time. might have to let my motor go pop in the burnout comp. rotar stylez

get rid of the tiered prices and more people will turn up..... and STFU to all who say "well put a little away each week"

what you can fly halfway across the country to look at rust bucket fb/fcs but cant afford $100 for something to some to you???

was a paid for trip and one of those rust buckets just happens to be in the running for smoty..... and go's..... does yours


also give me your heads plz

well lets hope they come back caus gary would love it

UPDATE

GUP (Powercruise) called today and discussions are underway for 2010.

Several business contacted him today offering support for the Darwin event next year.

Spread the word - even though the event would be months away, dates and the final decision need to be made very soon if it is to go ahead.

Continued support shown for the event (like above posts) will help this process and get POWERCRUISE back in 2010.

Powercruise 2010 = Melbourne FTW

I cant wait. It was a great weekend and we will be back this year if given the chance.

i for once have a car i can attend in, if i have money at the time, i shall enter the cruise, or maybe just watch, k is enjoying cars more and more so im sure he will love it also.

will have GTO there.. !!!
we are a bit spoilt in Sth East Qld with Willowbank & Qld Raceway so reeeaaallllly looking forward to events like PC in NT

Will be putting my money where my mouth is and entering my car (yes, even if it is my work ute again).
Would be great to see PC back again.

PS;
would be great to be able to take my kids for a lap too....and would PAY for it

The calais will be there again.... If i still own it.

spoke to Gup tonight and he is $10,000 away from locking in 2010 for darwin, i will put up money that i normally put on for the burnout comp and am prepared to raise it to $2,500 so now we need 7,500 to have powercruise come back.

Now up to you, the car enthuist comunity of Darwin, how are we going to find the money?

Powercruise Charity Cruise, Donation for every entrant goes to Gup...

you'd have no one turn up dude unless it was to replace some shit that was stolen. i mean look how much was raised to replace some gauges as apposed to being raised to help get a disabled bloke up here so he actually attend a motorsport event so he see a skid comp.

The first stage is more about the corporate side of the event for now then when the final decision to return in 2010 is made

make sure you all support by CRUISIN down to the event when it returns

not being a smart ass but what about goverment support? any thoughts

Doesn't he make rather larges amounts of money from entrance fees?

Just wondering.........

100 entrants and $200 each is $20k, would cost more than that to bring up entertainment and put it on. Events take a lot of money.

tis why we were looking at doing our own..... what ever happened with that?

you need to talk to taffy about that

Yep what he said, John from shannons might even lend a hand

Government funding is out until 2011 and it would take a lot of sweet talking and hard work to even get them to contemplate supporting an event like this. Not saying don't try, but from a few government contacts I know and discussed this with recently - outlook is cloudy.

GUP has explained the figures to me and what has been involved in running PC Darwin over the past two years, and I think most people would be very surprised in what this event cost's to run. I was blown away and that was without interstate support last year. But once he starts rattling it all off whats required, it don't take long to get to his cost figure and appreciate what it really does take to have an event like powercruise.

Anyway back to the local guys looking at running a similar event, was this pub talk or something a few people were seriously looking at ? I am keen to have a chat and join in helping out - even if (hopefully) PC does return early next Year?

Cheers

no pub talk dude. i'm pretty sure we got as far as going and seeing john from shannons

no it was at WOW carpark

It was initiated there, however Adam(Ancullen) did go to John @ Shannons and I believe maybe even the motoring council (either that or get a proposal together)

Edit: And from what I was told, John seemed rather keen on the idea?

Ok i'll put my 2c worth of bitchyness in!

John has his own problems to deal with with the Shannons Motor Show! The lack of 'commitment' that most of us have seen already is proof that 'most' dont care about getting an event organised but will happily sit back and bitch and moan about everyone else who puts something on....

Gup would have that 10k by the end of the week if people on here actually gave a crap... Not blowing smoke up my own husbands arse but he got off his arse and worked tirelessly to get PC up here the first year! And he didnt spend a cent! Its called using YOUR own networks - we all know people in the right places - heck some of you prob own/run/manage your own business... We all deal with businesses that would fit the PC sponsor profile... You prob deal with them daily/weekly but have you sat them down and got talking to them about giving PC some sponsorship??? Gup doesnt have a huge local knowledge of who's who in the zoo up here! Its getting there but thats the commitment you can show by using your contacts and getting the 10k... A pissy little cruise isnt going to do anything - be honest!

And i think more importantly is marketing the event... How many of us actually grabbed a handful of posters/entry forms and not just put them on a counter but actually talked to people about joining in the fun, bringing the kids etc....

Flame away! But at the end of the day - one meeting months ago in a WOW carpark and another meeting with John and no follow up is not the commitment Darwin needs to get/keep these events coming!

arent u leaving soon

we had dinner with John in Alice springs at 1320x so she isnt far off he has alot on his plate..

i think you'll find that's why it's been put on the back burner for a bit. the new calender was needed before anyone could go any further anyway. but as said, he was keen on the idea

who was keen?? John?? caus i woulndnt have said that after that night

you must've been given info that we weren't....


don't care either way. as lng as we have something to go to

Dunno who your talking to but governments have grants all the time for things, and even have money left over in buckets for helping events.
In the past i have used my contacts in the NTG and got free buses for PC, More then happy to pass on my contacts to Gup and co if they want to organise a meeting or have a discussion about the NTG helping out, they have been very willing in the past to sponsor free buses so maybe it might be a time to push them for a little more.

Couldn't agree more

We have a guy thats willing to back such an event - if Darwin in return will do the same.
No offence to anyone BUT why try and re-invent the wheel?
Lets give GUP and PC support for 2010 and many more after.

A couple of guys have offered to be representation for PC locally and we are discussing this with GUP currently, especially as Ben has become a mexican and there is a huge spot left that needs filling.

Thats my last 2 cents on the topic. Rest of my support from here on, will be rounding up support with Darwin business and then the marketing once the event dates have been confirmed.

to PC in 2010.

Cheers

seriously.. who cares? just give us an event to rip some skids without the fuzz smashing us.

gup, garry meyers, leeroy and co.... it doesn't matter

exactly my feelings aswell Gup bought his show to town and i would prefer to continue supporting him for that reason.

yes stephen we are going soon but don't think just because we are 3 States away we will wash our hands of motor sport events that happen up here. We've worked hard for the sport and if/when we do come back we don't want that work wasted.

Chris this may just be one thing you don't know all about!
Yep John was keen but he's seen and heard it all before! We had a rather lengthy talk with him in Alice and it's not my place to repeat the conversation. Actions speak louder than words i guess!
People have an attitude like what you posted - don't give a fuck just give us something! But in reality you do give a fuck what it is... There is always the bag'n and the bitch'n about events. It can never be good enough yet people are happy to sit on their backsides and do nothing to improve it... Why pay a big gun performance money? You want the event to drive your car don't you? Why not make the show yours?