Meguiar's MotorEx 2006

The Expo of POWER and PASSION

Meguiar's Show Car Superstars - 26 Finalists from around the country competed for the most sought after Showcar prize in Australia. These are the cream of the showcars hand chosen from other shows across the country all converging at MotorEx Sydney for the Grand final to find the best car in Australia! This year once again, Meguiar's included the custom bikes in the Superstar awards. Each year these awards grow in stature, while the bench marks in design, build, finish etc just keeps getting higher and higher. Being so popular, this award attracts many times more entrants from across Australia than end up making itinto the final 26 that come to MotorEx. It's a hard job for our judges and its getting harder!
The 2006 Meguiar’s Street Machine Superstars “Best in Breed” was Bruno Gianoncelli’s – 1950 Ford Mercury “Mercules”, followed by runners up Laurie Grima’s – 56 Chev Coupe "Pro Neat II" and Aaron Fitzpatrick’s – Datsun 1600 “510”.

The 2006 Meguiar’s Hot Rod Superstars “Best of Breed” went to Mark Course – 32 Boydster II “Jucetr” with second and third place going to Peter Olver – “Lethal” and Joe Italiano – 34 Chev.

Held for the first time at MotorEx the 2006 Meguiar’s Hi-Tech Tuner Superstars “Best of Breed” was awarded to Zahir Osman with the Osman WRX. The runners up were Roni Tarabay – RX7 “Lushes” and Danny Hoang – RX7 “Cyber”. The two additional invited finalists of this category were Steve Martin/Queen Street Smash – Nissan S15 “QSR2” and Aaron Kumar – Lexus IS200 “Drempt”. This new category of Superstars at MotorEx was received well by the competitors and crowds.

The Meguiar’s Motorcycle Superstars held for the second year saw some builders exemplify what the Superstars criteria is judged on. GLH’s “Preditor” took the top honour, with Doug Campbell’s – “Croc bike” and Daniel Seluna’s – “Razor’s Edge” in the runners-up positions. Danny’s – ‘The flat black knuckle’ and Steve’s – “Batman Chopper” making the 5 finalists cut as well.

Now in its third year, HOK Inauguration saw the next generation of blockbuster cars and bikes unveiled. The line up chopped and changed throughout the year as build schedules and deadlines were made and missed.
4 cars and two bikes were revealed for the first time. These vehicles that have been designed and built over the past 12 months were never seen, photographed or displayed before their unveiling on the Saturday morning of MotorEx. This part of the show was a real crowd pleaser as the covers came off in a frenzy of camera flashes and the moans of appreciation from the huge crowds that gathered around each car and bike. Each year this part of the show attracts more and more attention from the public and press. Builders now see MotorEx as the only show in which to debut their creations to the world!
The final line up for HOK Inauguration 2006 were Laurie Seguna – “Mr Sik”, Steve Martin/Queen Street Smash – Nissan S15 “QSR2”, Chris Bitmead – 32 Ford Coupe “Deuce Coupe”, Joe Cutelli – Corvette Doorslammer “Smokin' Joe Blow”, The Chopper Shops latest creation and GLH’s Predator. Following in the history of this event two cars Chris Bitmead’s 32 Ford Coupe and Laurie Seguna’s “Mr Sik” have gone on to qualify for Meguiar’s Superstars 06/07 and GLH’s Predator took out the 2006 Meguiar’s Motorcycle Superstar.

The four Superstars ‘Best Of Breed’ Champions each received $5,000 cash and a magnificent ‘masterpiece’ billet trophy. The other thirty Superstars Finalists in the four categories each received $1,500 cash and a commemorative jacket.