保時捷

2023年1月8日

堪培拉地區的一個驚人結果是，一輛本地製造的保時捷贏得了令人垂涎的總冠軍獎杯，一名ACT車手在Summernats汽車節創紀錄的四天後被評為總駕駛冠軍。憑借1978年保時捷911展示車的卓越品質在比賽的精英評審部分獲得了無數獎杯，建築認證師Livi Krevatin隨後不得不在駕駛項目中冒著一切風險，將最令人垂涎的獎項帶回家。這輛價值超過75萬美元的純手工打造的跑車第一次在嚴格的賽道上亮相，對車主來說真的是心跳加速的時刻。來自Michelago的Livi Krevatin勝利地舉起冠軍Summernats劍，而他的伴侶Jennifer則向朋友們發送消息。他說:“一旦這輛車進入(評判)前10名，我就必須給它一個冠軍的機會。”“我決定在這場演出結束後，我隻想開著它，享受它。”在已故的Chic Henry製定的嚴格標準下，一輛車隻有在被評為精英前10名展示車、在人民選擇獎中受歡迎、在駕駛賽事中表現出色的情況下，才有資格獲得Summernats冠軍。在“漂流示範”活動中，乘客支付115美元，就能在展覽公園內的一條短距離賽道上被拋來拋去。這輛保時捷於去年4月完工，在實鋼集團位於昆貝的車身車間進行了7000個小時的艱苦改造和細致的噴漆。這是第一輛風冷車，也是第一輛獲得總冠軍的德國車。 Chief judge Owen Webb described the car as "an engineering masterpiece and totally deserving" of the top prize. READ MORE SUMMERNATS 35: "The plan was always to just keep it classic, keep it clean and get the details right," Mr Krevatin said. "But now this show's over, bugger the road grime and stone chips, we're taking it on a driving holiday to Victoria." In another success story for the Canberra region, Keith Miller from Melba racked up the highest points across four disciplines to win the show's driving champion. Summernats driving champion Keith Miller with his son, Reece, and the Mini Moke. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong And to prove vehicle performance was unnecessary, he did it in a 1-litre Mini Moke. "We were up against cars with hundreds of horsepower; we're lucky if this [Moke] makes 45 on a good day," he said. His secret weapon was fitting mud tyres for extra grip on the competition's grass surface. With his 10-year-old son Reece, Mr Miller streeted the motorkhana and barrel run then only had to win one more section to claim the overall driving trophy. After a weekend in which ticket sales were suspended when organisers decided they wanted to limit the impact of the event externally, the attendance at Summernats 35 easily topped the previous high mark of 119,184 mark set back in 2017. An XY Ford Falcon in candy apple red paintwork cruises past the packed grandstand at the Summernats burnout pad. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong But it was not without controversy as organisers shut the internal cruise route to all traffic and drew concrete barriers across the roadway around 6pm on Saturday after a couple of dangerous incidents. In one of the most serious incidents, an entrant in a NSW registered Falcon looped his car around on the cruise strip while doing a burnout as people crowded onto the roadway. The entrant was later evicted. "We know who these people are and they won't be part of Summernats again," event co-owner Andy Lopez said. Summernats 35 was the first held without the event's inspirational founder Chic Henry, who died in Canberra in April last year. The event's trademark black T-shirt, which featured his portrait, was a complete sell-out. . Some of the late Chic Henry's ashes were sent up in the Saturday night fireworks. Picture by Peter Brewer After Mr Henry sold the rights to the event to event management company Out There Productions, he remained closely connected to Summernats. On Saturday night, some of his ashes were placed in one of the fireworks which lit up the sky over Exhibition Park and "a little bit of Chic rained down on us", Mr Webb said. We've made it a whole lot easier for you to have your say. Our new comment platform requires only one log-in to access articles and to join the discussion on The Canberra Times website. Find out how to register so you can enjoy civil, friendly and engaging discussions. See our moderation policy here . Share