4 & Rotary Nationals 2014 New Zealand

Well I have had a super busy week getting projects completed and goals achieved!.... and posting my blog update late again. ^^

Last weekend I attended the "V" 4 & Rotary Nationals 2014 in Auckland New Zealand.

http://www.4androtary.co.nz/

Hundreds of cars were on display (Maybe over 1,000?) at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland City. A lot of good examples of show cars and street cars as well as many car clubs were represented at the show. Attendance was not bad... having come back from South Korea where over 1 million people are in attendance at a motor show it is hard to gauge if there was a large turnout at this event. But it looked like a lot of people were there. ^^

The ASB Showgrounds venue was an excellent improvement upon a show I went to maybe 10 years ago in a shed in a paddock between Auckland and Hamilton and felt like more of an international event center.
Now all we need in New Zealand is an international standard Motor Show and an Auto Salon. However we are far removed from the international markets and we don't have a car manufacturing industry so I can't see it happening. Which reminds me...

If you have ever attended an international show of this kind for example in Bangkok, Manila, Tokyo, Seoul, Busan, Osaka, Beijing..... you will notice the professionalism of the car models or "racing queens". Personally I think New Zealand lacks a sense of pride or professionalism when it comes to promotional models. Yes again I am criticizing my own country but companies employ these girls to promote their products and doing that job means that you will be in the public eye. Smiling at cameras and posing for shots is part of the job. Enjoying what you do should be part of your personality. Looking annoyed, carrying yourself badly and generally giving off a negative vibe is not part of the job. Don't get me wrong, there are 2 promo girls that make an effort... yes 2.

But enough of that. Also there was a New Zealand Model Search competition which had 13 competitors who competed over the 2 days of the show. I photographed the first round (costumes) before I left the showgrounds. Pictures will follow and are also in the YouTube video.

Food prices were similar to last weeks Kemeu show so they were reasonable and if you were resourceful you could find some vending machines. So no complaints here.

Overall a good experience and I am looking forward to a bigger and better show next year!























That's all for this week. I have no idea yet what i am going to post for next week! So it will be a surprise for all of us.

Until then have a fantastic weekend! ^^