Two sleeps till esCarpade 2023 - time to start packing!

Two more sleeps till esCarpade 2023, so it was time for some last minute checks and balances... Up on the ramps and checking the bash plate is in good order...

Cherries for Hoges...

Out with the old Giggle...

In with the new!

Oh lookie... a blank space!

Not any more!!

Damian's lost the plot a bit here...

See the space... fill the space (with a sticker)!

This brake light isn't used - the one on the spoiler is.

Problem solved!

Plenty of room on that door...

A heady mix of old and new!

Boring!

Better!

Struggling to find spots now...

But room for that one!

And the boot is packed... seems like there's way too much room!  Must be the enormous boot of the EF Fairmont!

Fuel cans (2 x 10L) in the rooftop pod...

And an annoying loose wire on the safety lights that Damian spotted yesterday...

Fixed!

Voila!!  Works like a bought one!!

Thanks to the amazing people who have sponsored Retro Rock-It in the past few days, bringing our current fundraising total to... drumroll please...

$16,081

Last but not least, a few people have requested the route be uploaded... here's a PDF of it for your viewing pleasure!

2023 Camp Quality esCarpade Route Map

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Corvettes in Brisbane

 The day for the Corvettes in Brisbane event arrived - Retro Rock-It was ready to roll, while Booger Mobile looked on from the slowly emptying shed...

Sun was rising... time for a few pre-event snaps...

Looking the goods...

Gratuitous rear-end shot!

And from the front...

After picking up Hoges, the boys headed out to the DFO at Amazons Place Jindalee (the old site of the Amazons water park, for those old enough to remember).

Hoges with the old Giggle logo, and Damian with the new one... ready for a big day of fundraising!

Hoges knows where it's at!

Under the bonnet son!

Damian added the Camp Quality flag to attract visitors... Retro Rock-It is just peeking over the fence!

Damian with the fundraising tin... Get your motor running!

Parked and ready to attract a crowd... the lights were going, but only the one is showing!

Hoges and his grandsons...

The General Lee... not a Corvette, but pretty cool for a 70's kid like Damo!

Crowds checking out the cars across the day...

Retro Rock-It right at the entrance...

Tricia's favourite car... won a prize and all!

Damian was up high to get a pic for one of the Corvette Club members, and grabbed a pic of Hoges while he was up there!

There were very slight intermittent showers across the day, but although they looked menacing, nothing much came from the cloud cover...

Punters lining up for the trophy presentation.

Lots of happy campers!

The day finished with $85.05 in the donation tin, along with a donation of $500 worth of Coles vouchers from the Corvette Club!

With the esCarpade only 3.5 weeks away, the boys are up to almost $12000 in fundraising, aiming for $15000.

In breaking news, Damian's brother Jason will not be able to make the trip this year, meaning the car will just have Damian and Hoges... Hopefully Jason will return another year.

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Carrara Markets Corvette Car Show - Fundraising Kicks Off

Damian was up early ready to head to the 2022 Corvette Car Show at Carrara Markets... This year he would be joined by the lovely Tricia to help shake the tins and kick off fundraising for the 2023 Camp Quality esCarpade!

But first... time for a sneaky Penguin Punk sticker, courtesy of the most generous Dan!

Heading out...

On the road, Tricia tried to get a nice pic of the sunrise and the moon in the sky...

Not bad given the fact they were driving down the highway at the time!

Heading up over the Gateway Bridge...

And at the Carrara Markets, lined up waiting to go in and set up.

Sneaky selfie with Tricia staying warm in the car!

Check out the impressive buttress roots on this tree...  they were about 1.5m tall!

Deja vu all over again!!  Same bat spot, same bat time, same batty people!

The 'vettes headed into the pavilion... It was going to be a fine and sunny day!

Queensland Corvette Club were the hosts of this event, and as always tremendous supporters of Camp Quality and Damian's fundraising efforts!

Damian grabbed a Wounded Heroes sticker also - the other charity supported by the Queensland Corvette Club who were also there fundraising!

The lovely Tricia, doing a fabulous job shaking the tin... err... bucket!

The crowds started to flow through...

Plenty of cars to see...

Damian's personal favourite is the blue 1956 Corvette in the foreground...

Tricia's favourite is this pink 1973 Corvette... it looks like a matchbox car in these images, but it's real!

Selfie...

And a snappy selfie for the fundraising duo!

Panoramic shot of inside the pavilion...

Getting set up for the trophy presentation...

 After the trophy presentation, it was time for Damian and Tricia to head on home... Once home, the counting of the donation tins took place, and the total was... <drumroll>

$399.15

Thanks heaps to the Queensland Corvette Club, Mia from the Carrara Markets and all the visitors who gave generously not just to Camp Quality, but also to Wounded Heroes.

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