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Speaker 1: Can you believe it? It's that time again for GDC Will's week plus to shift in togear from this coming Sunday, Greig Donalds in morning.
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Speaker 2: Good morning, how are you, Louk?
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Speaker 1: You're good? Have you been involved since day one with this thing?
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Speaker 2: No? No, we took over from Roscow Auto Dismount was I think it must be about eight years ago, something like that.
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Speaker 1: In Yeah, on a personal note, you've seen a few of them though it's grown to essentially Wills months they Oh, well, yes.
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Speaker 2: It's grown and ground and it's great for the community, you know, in the wider community. But yeah, it's like from a wheelchair to a grass card. It's all go, you know, something for everyone.
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Speaker 1: Very much so. So looking here this Sunday, the twenty sixth, we get it underway with the classic car run that the Rotary Club pulled together from the showgrounds, these cabs and coffee at Joe's garage. But then right through the coming weeks the return of the the what am I trying to say here? There are the stuff that was all riddled by the weather last week, which which was a real sorry last year which which was a real shame. So it'd be great to see the return of the motor Karna, you know, and the stuff around at the you know, near the timble plane and whatnot.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, I know, a little bit like and even the Swat meet and you know we won't good to We can't control that, of course, but it's not a bit wet in the early stages this week. But I think it'll be a right moving on to the weekend. But look at it, the.
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Speaker 1: Street sprints have to be a highlight surely.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, the street sprints spring cars and petrolheads from all over the South Island. Really, that's it's a fabulous events sort of grown. It could grow bigger probably if they had a bit more room and capacity. But yeah, it's certainly something the community need to keep.
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Speaker 1: Behind absolutely, So put a ring around Saturday the ninths and Sunday tenth and May for that one in particular. New additions to the lineup this year which could be interesting. Electric vehicles are going to be feature during at the likes of Lake Hood on Sunday the tenth of May. We've got an ev focus.
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Speaker 2: Yeah, well you know that's the way the wheel's going, and so you know they can show off your vehicles and I guess that might't just be cars either.
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Speaker 1: No, okay, we tease, are you personally going to be entering any rides and something great?
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Speaker 2: Yeah, I always sort of go along to the to the car show and custom bike show. Might even need MN this year myself, but yeah, so I have a look at a bit of it, go for a bit of a tour in the countryside and the car run. You even know we're going to end up. It was always well supported. Yeah.
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Speaker 1: What is it about GDC Will's Week plus for you? And why do you think it draws people from far and wide time and time again.
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Speaker 2: Well, we got asked if we were interested to sponsor it, like I said, about eight years ago, and I thought it was a good thing for the community, and it's certainly growing, and I think it's just a big variety of activities as something for everyone. And look even look at the boats here, you know, wals Week Class and I've got the classic boats that lay holds. So yeah, yeah, it's a great thing, Remy.
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Speaker 1: So you can fine the full schedule air to Walsweek at dot co dot nz. We've also got a bit up at our website which is hawking Ey dot co dot z. As I say it, all kicks in to gear this coming Sunday, the twenty sixth,