Beach Hop 1950s-1960s Nostalgia

**cave weta** · 18th March 2009, 21:02

hey folks! next Wednesday 11am till 3pm Waihis main Street is the venue for

the Beach Hop Warmup party!

then the Cars head out to the main event over the next 4 days in Whangamata

up to 200 hot rods, classic cars and bikes on display- free admission!

Hot Rods - Rock and Roll - Dancing competitions - Classic Bikes - Best car competition- Themed 1950s-1960s dress competition best man, best woman prizes. - drag cars - Classic Cars - Stalls, memorabillia, food. continuous music - top Elvis Impersonator. Gerry Lee- Tom Sharplin - The Rockets

- Drag Racing-

bring your best performance dress, wig and handbag!- no stilletos please. Prizes prizes prizes- even booby prizes!

Get on yer bike and head over here - it will be a blast!

**cave weta** · 19th March 2009, 17:28

BUMP!

**peasea** · 19th March 2009, 18:41

Originally Posted by cave weta

hey folks! next Wednesday 11am till 3pm Waihis main Street is the venue for

the Beach Hop Warmup party!

then the Cars head out to the main event over the next 4 days in Whangamata

up to 200 hot rods, classic cars and bikes on display- free admission!

Hot Rods - Rock and Roll - Dancing competitions - Classic Bikes - Best car competition- Themed 1950s-1960s dress competition best man, best woman prizes. - drag cars - Classic Cars - Stalls, memorabillia, food. continuous music - top Elvis Impersonator. Gerry Lee- Tom Sharplin - The Rockets

- Drag Racing-

bring your best performance dress, wig and handbag!- no stilletos please. Prizes prizes prizes- even booby prizes!

Get on yer bike and head over here - it will be a blast!

I've been to a couple and I think you'll find WAY more than 200 hot rods, customs and classics there. Entrant numbers have been capped at 800 but with tag-alongs there's always shitloads more. It's a blast.

Go here: http://www.beachhop.co.nz/home/index.htm

**Beemer** · 20th March 2009, 09:51

We're going to be there from Friday - well, staying at Pauanui, but we will visit the Beach Hop. We were going to take the Corvette up but couldn't justify the expense after attending Americarna, but then I won a luxury weekend away and they decided to send us to Puka Park Resort - and they just happened to book us for that weekend!

We'll be in a Porsche (part of the prize) but it means we can get to see what the Beach Hop is all about and we won't have to pay for a thing! I can't wait - we had a ball at Americarna so we're really looking forward to next weekend.

**cave weta** · 20th March 2009, 10:02

Originally Posted by Beemer

We're going to be there from Friday - well, staying at Pauanui, but we will visit the Beach Hop. We were going to take the Corvette up but couldn't justify the expense after attending Americarna, but then I won a luxury weekend away and they decided to send us to Puka Park Resort - and they just happened to book us for that weekend!

We'll be in a Porsche (part of the prize) but it means we can get to see what the Beach Hop is all about and we won't have to pay for a thing! I can't wait - we had a ball at Americarna so we're really looking forward to next weekend.

That sounds AWESOME!!!! - you lucky buggers! Im one of the last houses in Waihi on the left as you leave on the Whangamata road. If you spot my black Over The Top Adventures Jeep outside -call in for a coffee!

**Devil** · 20th March 2009, 10:07

Bugger, i'm working that weekend

**Beemer** · 20th March 2009, 12:09

Originally Posted by cave weta

That sounds AWESOME!!!! - you lucky buggers! Im one of the last houses in Waihi on the left as you leave on the Whangamata road. If you spot my black Over The Top Adventures Jeep outside -call in for a coffee!

Thanks! The other half is pretty stoked - he doesn't drink so if I'd won a case of champagne he would have missed out but this way he gets to share the accommodation, massage treatments (bliss!), meals and the use of the Porsche. Originally the trip was meant to be to Wellington (not such a great thrill when you only live 110kms up the road) but Porsche said they didn't have any vehicles available in Wellington so the offer was made to either drive one down for us to use or for us to fly up there and stay at Pauanui instead. I've never been to the Coromandel, despite living in Whakatane for about 15 years, so I'm really looking forward to that, and the fact the Beach Hop is on the same weekend really is the icing on the cake.

**cave weta** · 21st March 2009, 21:23

Bumpity Bump

**cave weta** · 23rd March 2009, 20:39

Rattle bump

**Beemer** · 30th March 2009, 10:32

Didn't make it to Waihi, but did catch the Beach Hop on Friday afternoon/evening and Saturday evening. Great cars, great atmosphere.

Spent most of Saturday cruising along the beaches - there are some absolutely gorgeous places there, you lucky buggers who live nearby! We pulled over several times in the Porsche to let bikes pass (mostly Harleys) and nearly all of them waved. Probably nearly died of shock that a 4WD pulled over to let them pass!

Had an amazing time there last weekend and will definitely be back. The weather was perfect and the bonus of having it all paid for by someone else made the weekend the best ever!

**kiwifruit** · 30th March 2009, 10:35

Did anyone get any photos? Mate of mine was there in a lambo kit car

**cave weta** · 30th March 2009, 10:56

Cave Weta makes the front page!

Beach hop was a hoot with lots of competitions and novelty events.

I came second in the business house Drag Race. photo of us mid race on the front page of the herald link here!
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx

**Beemer** · 30th March 2009, 12:35

Can't find photo you're talking about - takes me to a news site but I couldn't find any drag racing mentions.

What colour was the lambo? Bit easier to spot if I know that for a start! Took heaps of photos, but mostly of the old Chevys and Fords, so if the car was a newish one, I probably didn't get a shot of it.