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off the services and skills offered.   wowed onlookers with an amazing   It also shows that having a few shows
        Displays included wheels, audio     setup to promote their Classic      in one works well. The judging was
        installs, parts and accessories, tools,   line of products; they recreated a   arduous and the points scoring
        and other merchandise, but it was the   retro‐themed garage look and feel   tight, but after a solid eight hours
        cars that were the stars of the show.   complete with go‐karts made from   of deliberations, the category and
                                            old oil barrels. Even AA Auto Centre   overall winners of the show side of
        There was a wide variety, from a    touched on the classic era by having   the event were chosen. A full list of
        supercharged Porsche that was       the AA Museum cars on display.      winners can be found on the idle
        revving to entertain the crowds, right                                  Auto Fest social media pages.
        down to a compact Nissan Champ      Attendance to the idle Auto Fest was
        powered by a motorbike engine       free, with the only charge being the   It’s safe to say that idle Auto Fest has
        in a build that took over 700 man‐  parking ticket and whatever products   not only raised the bar for events
        hours to complete. There truly was   attendees decided to purchase. The   like this, but has also instantly
        something of interest for everyone   attendance tally for the weekend   created legions of fans who swear
        including some custom motorbikes    was a massive 14 354, which not only   they will not miss the next one.
        worth more than a house in Sandton.   shows how many people are keen
                                            on supporting good events post‐     For more information head on over
        Some vendors went all out with their   pandemic, but that the aftermarket   to www.idlebrands.com. And be
        displays. Lubricant brand Motul,    industry in SA is alive and kicking   sure to keep an eye out for details of
        official lubricant partner to the show,   and set to grow exponentially.   the next instalment of the show.


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