PICTURES: Wheels of Nairn returns to Links with 350 vehicles on show
Visitors from Austria stole the show at a modern and classic car show by securing the best in show prize.
Anton Hohenauer and Daniel Dietrich ended up joint winners after wowing the judges with their vehicles — respectively with a 1989 BMW E30 M3 Evolution 1 and with a 1983 Opel Ascona C — at Wheels of Nairn on Saturday.
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Hundreds of spectators flocked to Nairn Links to see the 350 vehicles on display — making it the biggest Wheels of Nairn to date — with stalls, demo stands and children’s entertainment also present on the day.
There were 17 different classes, including cars from before World War I and motorcars of special interest, show and shine, rally and competition vehicles.
The Best Bike in show belongs to Andy Gray who won with his 1982 Kawasaki z1300.
Lucy Harding, manager of event organiser Nairn BID, said: “Congratulations to all of the winners. It was a tough job for this year’s judges, so much so, that the Best in Show had to be shared. We are delighted that our overseas guests had a great day and took home a prize.
“The display of vehicles was sensational, and we are truly grateful to each and every person who comes along to take part in Wheels of Nairn. The event has grown year on year and this was our biggest yet.”
She added: “We must also thank our sponsors who helped make the event possible. Nairn Car Sales has been with us from the beginning back in 2019 and each year, more and more businesses have got involved and their contributions make the event extra special.”
One of the highlights of the event was 110-year-old fire appliance Betsy, a new addition to this year’s Wheels of Nairn, which was brought along by the Northeast Scottish Fire Heritage Trust.
New this year was a fun car treasure hunt, which launched at the start of September and encouraged people to visit Nairn town centre and spot 15 miniature cars ‘parked’ in shop windows.
Each car represented a letter, and people were tasked to collect all the letters and work out what the magic three words were – Nairn Loves Local.
Lucy said: “This was a fun new addition to Wheels of Nairn and the idea was to make sure that people got out and about to enjoy our beautiful seaside town.
“We have visitors coming to Nairn from all over for Wheels of Nairn, and we do our best to encourage them to enjoy the show, but also head up to the town centre and see what a wonderful selection of shops, boutiques, cafes and restaurants we have and certainly, from speaking to people at the event, that’s what they were doing.”