Entry Update – The Final 100!
Yep – entries for Sony Xplod 12 continue to keep us very busy, and we are quickly approaching the final 100 vehicles passes for the festival. A big thank you to all of those who have entered the festival already, it makes life easy for us. And it’s great to see so many new cars alongside our many regular entrants, it is going to be a fantastic show! If you would like to enter then we suggest you visit our website and do it online ASAP www.beachhop.co.nz

BH12 Festival Programme Advertising

The Sony Xplod Beach Hop 12 Festival Programme will once again be published by the Coastal News & Bay of Plenty Times. This is a great opportunity for you to advertise your business or upcoming event. Over 10,000 copies are printed and they’ll be posted to all registered vehicle entrants, and passengers, 3 weeks before the festival. They’ll be on sale for just $5 from March 10th 2012, and once again we’ll be doing the draw for one of our promo cars from the Programme – so they‘ll be in HOT demand. The advertising rates are incredibly affordable and much better value than similar publications we have seen. If you are interested in placing an advert in the 2012 Programme then please contact Jennie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ASAP.

We were just sent this photo of a stretched Cadillac taken in Alabama, USA.
Note the BEACH HOP decal on the rear screen!

The owner hopes to attend Sony Xplod Beach Hop 12 - we look forward to meeting him.

2012 Entry Update
Well we’ve passed the 800 vehicle mark in record time - and we thought the economy was supposed to be slowing down! This means we have room for just 200 more cars at the festival. And the trends are continuing – lots of cars we haven’t seen at the Festival before, including some major winners from the recent NZHRA National Hot Rod Show in Hawera. What a thrill it will be to see these stunning cars cruising the streets during the event. Nearly 70 cars from the South Island have entered, and another new trend we’ve notice is the number of vehicles entered by females appears to be on the rise! If you haven’t entered yet, then we suggest you do ASAP as the festival will sell out – that is a fact. You can enter online at our website http://www.beachhop.co.nz