Upon arrival at the Fest motel I just caught out of the side of my eye, an evil looking man lurking in the bushes who looked a bit like the Cisco Kid, but then again probably more like Pancho 
You get all types of Torana enthusiasts at the Fest and I think this fella who created this marvel of engineering has turned a nice LH Torana into an Ugly Car
More pics on this later
Undoubtedly this next event almost stole the thunder of ToranaFest. NBL
Yes, the much publicised Arm Wrestle Championships of the “The Iceman” Geno Vs “Slap’em in the Face” Skap.
Umpire/referee/arbitrator Robbie got them under way
Geno wins final bout
BUT there was a protest by many of the crowd who were of course slightly inebriated so a video replay was called for
So, after much deliberation and the fact everyone wanted it over quickly AND the two participants were “stuffed”, Geno was anointed as the winner
The loser relegated to drinking out of the bottle while the victor drank out of the “Winners Trophy”
Travelling to ToranaFest can be a bit hard on the wallet but these two fellas have found a solution by putting half a tent on their hatchacks so does this make them Happy Campers
There's one of them now but he doesn't look all that happy
The ToranaFest dinner was a great venue for the Nowacki brothers Bruce and Ned to have their “From The Bush To Bathurst” book launch with lovely lady Bev Brock doing the opening speech.
After the book launch I no longer have to keep the secret that my mate Gary was the instigator in getting this great book into print and that these fantastic stories from the best days of Australian motor sport are not lost forever.
Ned on the left doing the introduction of Bruce with Bev, Jenny Bellfield and Gary looking on.
As a footnote to the book, this should be in every Torana enthusiasts collection.
The stories will put a smile on your face as they are told with honesty and straight to the point.
On Bruce’s first car, an FC Holden
Not satisfied with these modifications we then lowered it by heating the springs and letting the front end drop onto measured blocks
On the first of the 1974 SLR
A 308 V8 equipped with a banjo diff for a farm ute, oil surge problems, lousy brakes and looked just like a house brick on wheels. Some would say it had the same characteristics
Definitely not one to be missed.
AND BTW, If you get sign writing done on your car, make sure it is the right way up 
Ooooooops, my mistake 
that is only a reflection
Barry
