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GM GOES FULL THROTTLE ON PARTS PRIZE POOL
HOLDEN’S AFTER SALES ORGANISATIONS HAVE GOT TOGETHER TO OFFER A GIANT PRIZE POOL INCLUDING TRIPS, DRAG RACING RIDES, AND EVEN HIGH PERFORMANCE V8 ENGINES TO PARTS BUYERS
T
he promotion runs until the end of June
up the ACDeco Monaro on the net.
but Tokoroa’s Holden and Hyundai service
Vern has been warned: the G forces are likely to blow
agent Vern Pilott, of Pilott Automotive,
someone’s mind when accelerating down the quarter
can confirm Kiwis are swimming in the
mile. Then the eyeballs take the strain during the
same prize pool.
retina-stretching experience of the parachutes being
Vern was one of the monthly winners who scored
deployed. Very few people get to experience this and
a ride in the 3500hp ACDelco Pro Slammer Monaro
even fewer can talk sensibly afterwards.
— the fastest CV8 Monaro in the world. It can do the
But Vern recently completed some ideal preparation.
quarter mile in 5.76 seconds at over 400km/h and
He and his new wife Debra took the plunge, literally,
will accelerate from 0-100km/h in under one second.
with a skydive from 12,000 feet before they got
Vern is waiting to hear details but expects he will be
married in March.
on his way in September or October. Holden is paying
It’s fair to say Debra is less impressed by dragsters. She
air fares and accommodation.
suggested getting them to drive more slowly so Vern
Vern has run his workshop for 31 years in Tokoroa and
would have more time to enjoy the ride.
fills in the entry forms when he sees them — “You have
This is just one of the prizes in Holden’s ‘The Power &
to be in to win” — but never really expected the call. “I
the Passion’, sales promotion.
got quite a shock when I got a call from Greg Sillitoe
GM Holden’s aftersales brands — Holden Genuine
from Holden saying my name had come out of the
Parts, ACDelco, Holden Trade Club, and Chevrolet
hat.”
Performance Parts clubbed together to create the
He enjoys fast cars and went to a drag meet years ago
joint promotion and dreamed big to create a big
but wasn’t a massive fan until the win, when he looked
power car enthusiasts’ dream prize pool.
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