CASTLEMAINE ROD SHOP OPEN DAY 2016

> CASTLEMAINE ROD SHOP’S ANNUAL OPEN DAY WAS BIGGER, BETTER AND LOUDER THAN EVER

WHEN it comes to holding an open day, the folks at Castlemaine Rod Shop sure know how to put on a spread. Held on Saturday 12 November, this year’s free annual event featured hourly burnout displays, a show ’n’ shine, workshop tours, as well as live music with a bar and barbeque.

Inside there were guided workshop tours throughout the day, with CRS staff on hand to explain all the latest innovations and workshop services, as well as offer advice on the huge array of components on display. These included the range of Ultimate Control custom front-end kits, chassis and engine conversion kits, complete nine-inch diff conversions, custom bellhousings, Wilwood brakes and HQ-WB bolt-in rackand-pinion power-steering kits, just to name a few. There’s nothing quite like seeing the components in person to get a proper understanding of how things will fit and work on your car.

The weather may have been a bit dreary, but that didn’t deter the spectators; the crowd was even bigger than last year, and with the Bendigo Swap Meet on only half an hour away, people were dropping in from all over Victoria and interstate to catch some of the action.

And when it comes to action, CRS doesn’t do things by halves. They stepped up the burnout demos a notch this year by installing a purpose-built pad next to the workshop, with four top-class burnout cars putting on some massive smoke shows for the crowd, including Steve Nogas in KILLA-B and Mad Sam in his Capri.