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ELECTRIFYING!

ELECTRIFYING!

I have recently returned from a short test-drive in the just-released all-electric Jaguar I-Pace. The last time that I drove a car with the I-Pace’s incredible acceleration was some time ago, in one of Holden’s V8 race cars. 0 – 100kph in just 4.8 seconds is pretty neck-snapping! Here at the Australian National Show and Shine Euroa, we get pretty excited when one of our major sponsors launches a new product or service that we can display at our event. That was the case when D

THE LIFE OF RILEY

THE LIFE OF RILEY

Although Sunday October 6th 2019 still seems a long way in the future, the Committee members of the Australian National Show and Shine Euroa are already working on some of the main attractions. “Magnificent Motoring” was one of the slogans for British Riley cars back in the 1930s. The 1949 Riley RMB has a 2 ½ Litre engine, developing 100 BHP @ 4,400 RPM. It has a Cross-flow motor featured a hemi head with twin high camshafts, (very advanced design for its era) twin SU carbure

GMCU PARTNERSHIP FOR EUROA SHOW & SHINE.

GMCU PARTNERSHIP FOR EUROA SHOW & SHINE. Following recent negotiations between GMCU (Goulburn Murray Credit Union) and the Australian National Show and Shine Euroa, the locally based financial and insurance institution will now have Trophy Naming Rights for the show’s two most prestigious trophies for 2019. The top awards, for Best Car in Show, and Best Motorcycle in Show will be known as the “GMCU BEST IN SHOW” and the “GMCU BEST MOTORCYCLE IN SHOW.” GMCU will also gain a si

The “LapreCorn”

The “LapreCorn”

It looks like a Maserati, has a name that sounds like a small Irish fairy, and has been over sixty years in the making. Corowa motor racing enthusiast Terry Cornelius has been a long-standing supporter of the Australian National Show and Shine Euroa, displaying a variety of vintage racing cars, but this year he has something very special to offer. Recently, the Corowa Free Press reported on Terry’s latest project. “A long-time historic and speedway racer, Terry said this ‘gre

CHARLIE AND THE KNUCKLEHEAD

CHARLIE AND THE KNUCKLEHEAD

Motor Cycle enthusiast Charlie Palmer, originally from Euroa but now residing in Sydney, may return home to the Australian National Show and Shine with a very special bike for us to see. Charlie’s 1937 Harley-Davidson “knucklehead” might be 82 years of age, but it still punches well above its weight in terms of performance. Together with the considerable talents of Charlie its rider, the knucklehead won the 2003 Australian Historic Championships. The machine is also known as

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