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THE MACHINE

THE MACHINE

A Brother's Legacy

STORY Krissy Henry | PHOTO Dave Reid Photography

Since Shane 'Barney' Barnard was just a small lad he has been heading out to the drags with his step-father, Shane Bowden, who was a drag racer, as was his older brother Luke. So it was no shock that Barney found himself behind the wheel. 


With an eye catching spring frost, 1971 Ford Falcon, housing a 427 cubic inch Windsor dart block with CHI Cleveland heads that turn out a not-to-shabby 937hp at the tyres, Barney's best run so far has been an 8.90  @ 152mph!


'THE MACHINE'. originally belonging to his older brother Luke, who tragically passed away in 2014, continues to compete on the circuit with Barney in the cockpit, attending Powerplay, All Aussie Rivals day,  2 days of Thunder and of course, PowerCruise, his favourite event having attended every one of them with his brother Luke, up until his passing.


Barney will be at Warwick's Dragfest held in October, sharing his love of racing with his sons, Cruze, 10 and Cash, 3. He has fond memories at Warwick Dragway and it will always be a place close to his heart. 


“They treat you like family at Warwick. I've raced at Dragfest before and loved it. I loved the Chicago shootout style racing and it's just a great weekend all-round. There's a band and BBQ or pizza every Saturday night, the atmosphere is electric! I can’t wait to go back.”


Along with his right hands, Andy ‘Assassin’ McSmith, his younger brother Aza, Geoff Trapnell (tuner/engine builder) Nathan Owens Place & his sponsors PowerCruise, P&D Graders, Lifestyle Carpets, OnGrade Excavations, Trapnell Race Engines, Big Red Automotive, Always Livin‘ & Protrac Suspension, Barney has all the help he needs to run a great weekend. But there's a lot of time for fun.


“There’s not much we have to do to the car as it’s pretty consistent.”


“I would like to get the car into the 7’s one day, but I’m just happy driving it and being in there with Luke as much as possible.“


With a packed calendar of events and a tank of gas (and nitrous!), Barney has little to do except appreciate what he's got, make memories and keep smokin' tyres. 


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Pricing & Quantities

Prices may vary depending on job/finish/artwork. Please contact us for a quote today

Prices listed are based on a standard 90mm x 50mm design with a matte or celloglaze finish. Prices listed include GST but may not include freight 

500

$185.00

1000

$220.00

2000

$375.00

3000

5000

$525.00

$800.00

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Finishes

A wide range of finishes and styles are available. All our business cards come standard with double sided/single sided matte or gloss lamination printed on premium 400gsm artboard at no extra cost.

For a customised quote or to talk about the best option to suit your business please contact us and arrange an appointment.

The following finishes are available and are quoted per job.

Foil, Letterpress, Raised, Embossed, Spot UV, Laser Cutting, Duplex/Triples Cards, Edge Colouring, Velvet, Plastic.

400gsm

Standard

Matte

Standard

Gloss

Standard

Foil

Velvet

Optional

Optional

Depositphotos_46686217_xl-2015-sml.jpg

Artwork Guidlines

A full design service is provided. Our print ready specs are as per the below chart.

size + bleed

90mm x 54mm

+ 2mm bleed

Colour

3mm in from all sides

Text

All fonts must be embedded or converted to curves

Resolution

Profile

300 dpi for all images / 800 dpi for all text as an image

CMYK or greyscale only

We can design, print and deliver your business cards in a matter of days!*

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