Electric Ave sparks up for Big Boys Toys’ 21st

Electric vehicles are becoming a key feature of Big Boys Toys, celebrating its 21st birthday this year from November 1-3 at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane.

Its Electric Avenue will show off the latest in EVs along with e-bikes and e-scooters and provide test drives for visitors.

“While petrol-powered supercars have been at the heart of BBT for our first 20 years, electrics have an exciting future and we’re starting to see some very exciting electric vehicles such as the Audi e-tron in the mix,” event director Dean Wilson says.

“But if your passion is still firmly set on piston-pumping engines, the Ferrari Enzo – one of the greatest Ferrari’s ever made, and Mad Mike’s Lamborghini ‘Nimbul’, the drift supercar which stunned this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK will definitely get your chrome heart pumping.”

The Driven Hall includes Electric Avenue and other vehicles such as the supercars, while the BBT Garage features hot rods, classic cars, tools, machinery, and more.

Over the years the event has evolved to be so much more than cars, with a live arena show of FMX and BMX stunts, the Auckland Excavator Operator Competition and Medieval Armoured Combat.

“This year the addition of Sweet Axe Throwing and Combat Robots, and the launch of augmented reality game Hado into NZ, join the wonderful line-up of things to see and do, along with this year’s movie car, a replica of the incredible General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard tv series,” Wilson says.

Visit www.bigboystoys.co.nz for more details.