So there’s this little festival called Chopped put on each year in Country Victoria – Australia. The guys were kind enough to send TSY a note as they thought we would appreciate the madness that they create down under… Enjoy!
Drag racing where it started– in the dirt!
A throwback in time to a 1950s – ’60s Hop Up Carnival! Hundreds of cars and bikes rattled by the sounds of 25+ bands belting the roots of rock music to thousands of Rockers, Petrol Heads, Hipsters & Greasers! This is Chopped the only festival of its type it in the world!
Now in it’s 6th year, Chopped has a massive following of loyal fans from across the globe and all over Australia. They roll in to be part of the aesthetic, the action of Chopped, the cool, the style, they are living the moment, they come to feel life pumping through the blood in their veins. From the dabblers to the core of the Custom Community, Motor Heads, Music Lovers, Style Hipsters, and the just plain curious. They all want to be a part of the custom lifestyle boom surrounding the cars, bikes, music, and madness.
Head to head two-lane Dirt Drags with Pre-1965 style Hot Rods, Customs, Bobbers, & Choppers. Full throttle Vintage Speedway sliding and colliding around the circuit. 25+ bands from Rockabilly, Garage, & Rock through to Blues, Country, Swamp, & Surf all in the setting of the ‘Tiki Palace’ bar– a 1960s American-infused island lifestyle of tiki, palms and bamboo, fueled by music, cocktails and an Easter Island Head blowing ifs flame into the darkness of the sky!
One and a half hours north of Melbourne in Central Victoria… It’s 3 days of sensory overload!
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Chopped 2013 images by crcooperphotography
