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Minitruck, Lowrider, and Airbagged Car show

Laid Out at the Lake is a Minitruck and Lowrider show

It is held at the Great Lake Centre in Taupo

This year Laid Out At The Lake is proudly brought to you

Show entry is $10.00

The show will run from 9am till 4pm

If you want any more info please send us a message

05/11/2026

We'd like to thank Mag and Turbo Garage for coming onboard again this year as a show sponsor, they're also sponsoring the "Best Lowrider" award.

As NZ's largest wheel & tyre retail franchise they will have a combo to get you rolling in style. Creating automotive perfection!
They've once again hooked us up with a bunch of their SupaDry Towels for our prize packs.

Head over to their Facebook and Instagram pages and give them a like
Mag & Turbo Garage

04/11/2026

Entry is via Redoubt Street, the gates open at 9am
Entry cost is $10 per vehicle and $2 per passenger. Not entered/not eligible cars parked in the top park area will be $5 per car (tow vehicles are exempt).

We do have Eftpos available, there is a surcharge for credit card and contactless payments (not our decision, the Eftpos rental place does it).

Make sure cars in the top car park are locked and nothing is left out on trailers, we are not responsible for any theft or damage whilst parked there.

Timetable for the day:
10.00-12.00 - Judging
11.00-11.30 - Tug-O-War
12.30-1.30 - Switch Session
1.30-2.30 - Low Limbo
3.00-3.30 - Prize Giving

There will be some prizes for the games so make sure you get involved!

We are also having a bit of a cruise again after the show, leaving from the grounds at 4.30, nothing too major, maybe 20-30 minutes and it will be ending at the area behind the fire station.

04/11/2026

We'd like to thank Sticky Autoworx for coming onboard this year as a show sponsor, they're also sponsoring the "Best Fabrication" award.

They've given us a $500 voucher that can be used for parts from their website or for some work from them. This will be auctioned off at the end of the day so go check out their website and see what they have available. (link in the comments)

They specialise in custom fabrication, performance mods & full builds done right. Steel, stainless, aluminum, titanium, they craft precision, power & perfection. Built by hand for drivers who demand more.

Head over to their Facebook and Instagram pages and give them a like.
Sticky Autoworx

03/11/2026

We have around 15 trophy categories at the show (depending on what has turned up on the day) and some really cool prize packs to go with them.

Our Top 5 even have cash prizes
Best Minitruck
Best Static
Best Lowrider
Best Fabrication
People's Choice

Do you think you might be in the running for any trophies? What do you have your eye on?

03/11/2026

We'd like to thank Franklin Performance for coming onboard again this year as a show sponsor, they're also sponsoring the "Best Static" award.

They specialise in the design & manufacturing of high quality automotive performance parts. Designing and producing top quality components is their passion. It is what has built the Franklin Performance brand and what you can rely on.

Head over to their Facebook and Instagram pages and give them a like.
Franklin Performance
@.nz

02/11/2026

Once again we will be supporting I AM HOPE/

Dig deep when you come to the show because the more money we raise the more money we can donate.

02/11/2026

We'd like to thank Mudgway Design for coming onboard again this year as a show sponsor.

Mitch is one of the founding members of Wellington Trucking Friends and has been doing our annual members T shirt designs for years, he's done another amazing job with all of this years Laid Out art work.

01/11/2026

The show is family friendly and pet friendly so feel free to bring along your kids and your dogs.

Please keep dogs on a lead at all times, we'll leave it up to you about the kids 😂

There will be space behind your vehicle to pop up a small gazebo if you want to as well. Small BBQs and the likes are ok also but please use the bins provided or take your rubbish away with you. (yes we do have fire extinguishers just in case)

It is also an alcohol free event so please leave that at home.

01/11/2026

We have 3 judges who will be checking out the vehicles throughout the day (the judging period will be 10-12).

If you want your vehicle judged thoroughly then they need to have access to it. For example, if you want your motor and engine bay judged then have your bonnet popped, if you want your fab work judged then make sure it can be seen.
Better yet, look for the 3 guys with clip boards walking around and when they get to your truck run them through what you want to point out so they don't miss anything.

Also make sure you have your entry number displayed in your windscreen so they can see it. We've had vehicles that would have won prizes but they didn't have their numbers visible.

31/10/2026

Where are you travelling from?

We'll be heading up from Wellington on the Friday so if you want to roll with us go and check out the cruise event on the Wellington Trucking Friends (WTF) page.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1652721356207751

A few of the South Island boys will be back again this year, is anyone else making the big trek up?

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