Goldfields Getaway
1 September, 2022
Start your engines at Chopped
Hot-rods, vintage motor bikes and beloved vehicles from the 50s, 60s and 70s will make their way to Maryborough on the weekend of December 2 to 4, for Chopped, the hot-rod, motorcycle and music festival, held at the Harness Racing Club in...
Hot-rods, vintage motor bikes and beloved vehicles from the 50s, 60s and 70s will make their way to Maryborough on the weekend of December 2 to 4, for Chopped, the hot-rod, motorcycle and music festival, held at the Harness Racing Club in Carisbrook.
Chopped organiser Kyle Ford describes the three days as a ‘hybrid’ event.
“There are elements within the festival that locals like to come and watch – the drag racing for example – and then look at the cars and the motorcycles,” Kyle said.
“We also have people who just come to listen to certain bands.”
The very first Chopped event was held in 2008, when Kyle, his brother and a friend decided to hold a car show on a football oval.
“As kids we were off to car shows on the weekends,” Kyle said.
“We started putting on the event because there was nothing that we wanted to go to that catered for our interests, so we decided to do it ourselves. What started as a little car show on a football oval has grown organically from there to what it is today.”
“We have a great entertainment area and a tiki bar, cocktail caves and food trucks, so it doesn’t really stop between day and night.”
While most people who attend Chopped camp over the three days, passers by and locals are welcome to buy day passes at the gate.
