V8 Supercars Gala Awards Dinner In Sin City Sydney, by Eva Rinaldi

The V8 Supercars may be off the track, with the some winners and losers known, but now its time for boys and girls to celebrate the year that was.

This years Sydney Telstra 500 was one of the hottest and most exciting and the news keeps speeding along.

The drivers, teams, officials and guests came together this evening for the 13th Annual V8 Supercars Gala Awards Dinner at the awesome Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour.

Media and guests witnessed Jamie Whincup snatch his third V8 Supercars Championship trophy.

The Team Vodafone driver also got a sweet championship ring plus the Australian Touring Car Championship from CAMS.

Championship runner-up Craig Lowndes and third-placed gent Mark Winterbottom were acknowledged for their campaigns.

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 winners Garth Tander and Nick Percat were also applauded for their closest-ever winning margin at The Great Race in October.

Ford lapped up seeing Glenn Seton inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame. The 2 time Australian Touring Car Champion enjoyed a standing ovation and applause as he was now the 15th member of the ‘Grid of Champions’.

Craig Lowndes snatched the Barry Sheene Medal for the third time, with teammate Whincup missing out, and Banana Bender Chaz Mostert nabbed the Mike Kable Young Gun Award for best first-year driver after finishing 6th in the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series.

Fujitsu Series Champion Andrew Thompson was presented with his championship trophy, finishing an impressive season for good guys at Triple Eight Race Engineering

The V8 Supercars Gala Awards Dinner will be broadcast on V8Xtra via Channel Seven this Saturday 10th December at High Noon (Eastern Daylight Time).

2011 V8 Supercars Gala Awards:

V8 Supercars Champion: Jamie Whincup (TeamVodafone)

V8 Supercars Runner-Up: Craig Lowndes (TeamVodafone)

V8 Supercars Third-Place: Mark Winterbottom (Orrcon Steel FPR)

Barry Sheene Medal: Craig Lowndes (TeamVodafone)

Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 winners: Garth Tander/Nick Percat (Toll Holden Racing Team)

V8 Supercars Hall of Fame Inductee: Glenn Seton

Champion Team of The Year: TeamVodafone

Champion Manufacturer: Holden

ARMOR ALL Pole Position Award: Jamie Whincup

ARMOR ALL Best Presented Team Award: TeamVodafone

Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series Champion: Andrew Thompson

Mike Kable Young Gun Award: Chaz Mostert

Privateers Cup Champion: Jack Perkins

Most Improved Team Award: #1, Toll Holden Racing Team

Event/Promoter of the Year: Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Best Volunteers Group: L&H 500, Phillip Island

Media Award: Ray Berghouse (Chevron Publishing)

Appreciation of Service: Roger Cook, Basil Scaffidi, James Erskine

References: Wires, Google News, V8 Supercars, Media Man News, ABC News

Websites

V8 Supercars

http://www.v8supercars.com.au/

Sydney Olympic Park

http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre

http://www.scec.com.au/

Channel Seven

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/

Seven West Media

http://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr

www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography

www.evarinaldi.com

Splash News

http://www.splashnews.com/

Media Man News

www.mediamannews.com

Music News Australia

www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Woman’s Day Miss Country Girl Australia On Sydney Harbour

Karlee O'Donnell 2010 Miss Country Girl and Josh Flinn

Karlee O'Donnell 2010 Miss Country Girl

Later tonight 30 stunning finalists from across regional Australia will compete at the National Final in the 2011 Woman’s Day Miss Country Girl Australia to be held on Sydney Harbour on board the deluxe cruise ship, Bella Vista.

Woman’s Day and Channel Nine’s The Today Show have extended their support for young country women seeking opportunities in the modelling and fashion industry with over 2000 aspiring young models competing in a regional roadshow. The 30 finalists have been selected and will attend this prestigious event with the hope to be transformed from country girl to supermodel and be signed with Scoop Management (a subsidiary of CHIC Management). The winner will also appear on Channel Nine’s The Today Show the following morning and appear in a four-page fashion spread in Woman’s Day.

The cocktail style event will be hosted by Australia’s Next Top Model mentor, Josh Flinn who will present the fresh faces of the 2012 Australian modelling industry to over 300 friends, celebrities and media. The event will start with a fantastic Forever New fashion parade vocally complimented by internationally signed McKenzie Comer. Regional models will then feature in the swimwear parade sponsored by Seafolly Australia followed by a parade in evening gowns.

WHAT: WOMAN’S DAY MISS COUNTRY GIRL AUSTRALIA

WHO: Expected guests include:  Ursula Hufnagl (Chic Management), Kerri Chow (Seafolly  Australia), Grace Doyle (Woman’s Day), Leea Charleswood (Scoop Management), Katie Jones (Woman’s Day Miss Country Girl Australia), Josh Flynn (ANTM), McKenzie Comer, Jay Lyon (The City), Sandor Earl (Penrith Panthers), Andrew Lawson (The X Factor), Troy Thompson (Beauty & The Geek), Samantha Brett (Sam in the City), Mitchell Callaway (The X Factor).

WHEN: MONDAY DECEMBER 5

Red carpet photo opportunities  – 6:30pm – 7:00pm

Harbour Cruise - 7:00pm – 10:30pm

Finalists presented and Forever New show begins – 7:20pm

WHERE: BELLA VISTA – DELUXE CRUISE BOAT

King Street Wharf, Darling Harbour (in front of Cargo Bar)

Be watching out for the Music News Australia and Eva Rinaldi Photography follow up reports later tonight.

Director and Founder of Womans Day Katie Jones and Mckenzie (singer and songwriter)

Josh Flinn

Websites

Woman's Day

http://www.womansday.ninemsn.com.au/

ACP Magazines

http://www.acpmagazines.com.au/

Chic Management

http://www.chicmanagement.com.au/

Scoop Management

http://www.scoopmanagement.com.au/

Sea Folly

http://www.seafolly.com/

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr

www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography

www.evarinaldi.com

Media Man News

www.mediamannews.com

Music News Australia

www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Splash News

http://www.splashnews.com/

Hollywood Treatment

http://www.hollywood-treatment.com/

Field Day 2012 lineup on Music News Australia

Field Day 2012 Entire Line-up revealed

VISIT THE FIELD DAY WEBSITE/BUY TICKETS

DANCE SUPERSTARS LEAD THE WAY ON THE FIELD DAY 2012 LINE-UP

Two of the hottest properties in dance music, Calvin Harris and Example have joined French electro-maestros Justice on the Field Day 2012 line-up. Sydney’s best New Year’s Day party is further enhanced by the dubstep stylings of Modestep and a solid squadron of local stars including Flight Facilities, The Aston Shuffle , Cloud Control and New Navy

FULL LINE-UP

JUSTICE (live)
EXAMPLE & dj wire | CALVIN HARRIS
CRYSTAL CASTLES | MOBY (dj set) | GOTYE
TIGA | BUSY P | JACK BEATS
SKREAM & BENGA feat. mc youngman | METRONOMY | YUKSEK (live) | SPANK ROCK | CLOUD CONTROL | THE ASTON SHUFFLE | FLIGHT FACILITIES
FOREIGN BEGGARS | MODESTEP | 12th PLANET | TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS |YOUNG MC | NEW NAVY
MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE | ELIZABETH ROSE | DOCTOR WEREWOLF
ANNA LUNOE | NINA LAS VEGAS | ALISON WONDERLAND
triplej unearthed winner | + many more

Field Day is synonymous with New Year’s Day for young Sydneysiders. The city's original multi-stage outdoor party, it’s a gathering of friends coming together for a fantastic fun filled first day of the year. There is something uniquely warm and yes, Fuzzy (!) about Field Day. There’s an air of hope and positive energy in beautiful tree-filled surroundings, on a perfect Summer’s day.

The entire event is a non-stop buzzing crescendo of eclectic music-filled experiences, which build up to the final electrifying set on the main stage. This is the peak of the day and the crowd go crazy – it feels like quite literally 25,000 people are dancing shoulder-to-shoulder absorbing the last performance of yet another amazing Field Day which will be remembered fondly by all who came…until next time….

Start the year the way you'd like it to go on: Have a Field Day.