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[@roslynjonsson2383]

🥰👏👏👏 Its so lovely to see how much your podcast means to so many of us. Some of us may not be able to afford to send gifts, but we still send our thanks, hugs and love to the whole beautiful family. Beautiful gifts you all sent guys, just lovely xx

[@davidburnett93]

Well said mate. My sentiments exactly. Good to see you in the comments here too.

[@roslynjonsson2383]

@@davidburnett93 and nice to see you here also David 😁, and thank you for your lovely comment

[@alliegal45]

100% ❤

[@garros]

Have you guys ever watched the video of the Indigenous Australian playing the didgeridoo for elephants at a zoo? It is so beautiful and emotional how the elephants start dancing. It will bring tears to your eyes.

[@parabellumgaming5031]

Hey Ian, glad the package arrived safe and unharmed. Just to help you reference some of the images and auto's I sent you, the classic commodore you referenced in Marlboro colours is that of the Legendary Peter Brock, also the Poolrite Monaro in the larger image is also Brocky and you will see him at the wheel. This image was taken back in 2004 at Oran Park coming out turn 12. The yellow #427 Monaro is the 2003 Bathurst 24hr winner and this image was taken coming out of McPhillamy Park heading to Skyline, although this image is from the 2004 event which she finished 2nd to the #05 Monaro of Brock, Bright, Kelly and McConville. The Blue Valvoline #33 Volvo is that of Scott McLaughlin who you may bump into in your neck of the woods one day. Scotty is a 2 time champion and Bathurst winner who is now driving for the Team Penske Indycar operation, and just finished 4th in the series in his second year. The #27 Pirtek/Red Bull Commodore is driven by former MotoGP champion Casey Stoner after he retired from MotoGP racing. The Black Yellow and White Torana signed in the funky blue pen is from John Bowe who also gave you a shout out as Marcus Zukanovic had from Eastern Creek. BTW I hope the shirt fits mate, we had to make an audible on the size. 😁Glad you liked what was sent mate, I will message you about doing something either live or pre-recorded from Bathurst on the Wednesday before the race event starts. It's a good day to actually spend time in the pits catching up with the drivers and checking out the set up.

[@KristiContemplates]

Quite the care package. 12/10 👍

[@micko11154]

Awesomeness!!! Thanks for looking after The IWRockers m8! And for the info.

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

You are amazing mate with your support of Ian and his family. A true blue Aussie. Well done!

[@AmplifiedBluesHarmonica]

Phenomenal photos mate!!

[@paulheywood2116]

Go Pedro silver fox lol 😂 that’s absolutely gold

[@libbypeace68]

Ahhh, you are all so loved in Australia 💖 And, I'd like to thank my fellow Australians for the packages they send you. Your love and interest of our country is truly obvious. I was so impressed that Danni knew which State's numberplate was still to come as you unpacked the last one - you certainly know your Aussie States Danni! 😋

[@kevo6190]

The thought of a big friendly American bloke pointing out Monaros to the missus makes me all warm and fuzzy inside!🤣. Love your work IWrocker family 🇦🇺. Ps. Pedro's mug is AMAZING 👍😆

[@bensmart4259]

Hey Ian, love your work. I noticed you like a lot of the Darrell Lea confectionery. Not sure if you're aware but Darrell Lea was rescued from bankruptcy a few years ago by an entrepreneur named Tony Quinn. Tony is huge player in motorsports in NZ and Australia. He owns a substantial stake in the Red Bull Holden Racing Team. He also owns Queensland Raceway, and Hampton Downs and Highlands circuits in New Zealand. Just thought you'd like to know the connection between the sweets you like and your love of motorsport. Oh and the signature you weren't sure of on the Torana pic is John Bowe. JB is a multiple TCM champion and Bathurst winner. Cheers from Sydney.

[@katherinekane9651]

The Aboriginal design shirt should have a description explaining what all the different parts of the artwork mean. If it wasn't included in the parcel, you can look it up online and find out info about the artist and the artwork.

[@popcornshiner3937]

It's no wonder you got a shout-out from the racing drivers man, it is your passion for the sport that is second to none. Great vid as always Ian. Cheers

[@leandabee]

Incredible haul! Wonderful work everyone 👏. I love Mrs. Pedro comment ' no, it's blue", hilarious 🤣🤣🥰. Zeehan pronounced Zee'en, named by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. Once called silver city, due to the immense deposits of silver that was mined in the late 1800s. I'm also a couch geologist 🤣🤣

[@jenb658]

Ballarat is in The state of Victoria but is pronounced “Bal” with saying the “a” as in “Sally” and ignoring the second “l” and then “a rat”. It was in the eye of the storm in terms of the gold rush of the late 1800s. Love you guys x

[@col470]

Great description mate

[@robertleeimages]

Lived there and best way to explain how it's pronounced is Bella rat

[@nicolecrichton9654]

Funny story. My granddad gave my parents an old Torana so my mum could learn how to drive in the 80s. I remember it was so rusted that I could see the road through holes in the floor of the backseat as she bunny hopped along trying to figure out how to use the clutch lol

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

Have you updated your home contents insurance?

[@glenndot6965]

Love the haircut Ian!! You look better with it short. Also thanks to the whole family, including Pedro for loving this beautiful country that we live in. Would want to live anywhere else!! Xx

[@briangill4000]

Awesome gifts Tracy from Tassie 😍

[@JoSedunary]

One thing our motorsports people are very good at is standing for hours signing autographs - very good of Dave to get those customised ones for you Ian - race day is such a looooong day/weekend but they're always out there in between practice/qualifying every race. Its like a big family outing, heaps of kids. We are in WA, would leave at 3.30am to get out to Barbagallo Raceway... set up camp by the side of the road into the venue (with hundreds of others... ) cook breakfast and wait for the gates to open... I remember clearly one poor guys car setting on fire at the side of the road because he'd parked over one of the campfires that wasn't quite fully extinguished... once the teams knew about it they organised for him to have a replacement car ! Such a great community - Normally most of us would have Pit passes...so we got to go to pit lane and meet everyone each year.... Being Ford people (sorry hahaha) Craig Lowndes quickly became one of our favourite drivers and was so accessible during race weekend... as were most of the others... I remember holding Mark Skaife's coffee for him whilst he signed my sons autograph book. (he had a book with photos of each driver with their current car and got all of them to sign their own photo ) Such great memories back in the day when Ford vs Holden was the highlight of the weekend.... You deserve these special treats Ian... you show so much respect to our country.

[@Lionizeu21]

G'day Ian, I love your old T-shirt with the Ford F Series Pick-up truck. Pedro is the best dressed cowboy, he is an amazing guy. This was another great mail-time video I enjoyed seeing very much. Your Aussie Man-Cave is going to look great, and can't wait to see it with all the cool cars, photos and Aussie content to proudly display.

[@JudeAussie]

I love how appreciative you are for your great gifts. I LOVE the mugs! 👍❤️🇦🇺

[@helmuthschultes9243]

Ballarat is West of Melbourne and was one of the major Gold Rush diggings that once made Melbourne richest city in the world. Also location of the Eureka Stokade uprising of gold miners against "corrupt" officials and police/military.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Ah yes, The huge Welcome Stranger Nugget from Ballarat

[@shagged-kf7nj]

Dave Awesome stuff you almost made him cry start a fundraiser for Ian and Family to visit our Great country and our Epic Motorsport! Thanks for the share mate!!!

[@suerobinson844]

Hi family, your appreciation touches my heart. My mum grew up in Ballarat before WW11one of her brother as an award winning photographer for the local paper. Sovereign Hill is a famous historical town from the gold mining area which the town was established. A pretty city with a beautiful lake and public gardens. Love the mugs and car memorabilia too. Sending well wishes to you and your family from your friend in Queensland Australia 👍💖🐨

[@TheSamleigh]

Pedro’s mug made me smile - nice job.

[@RARDingo]

WOW! Dave is a super legend!!! 👍👍

[@nelsondawson9706]

I don't think I have ever seen you without a hat on. Very unusual also the glasshouse mountains in Queensland are extinct volcanoes as well

[@rebeccatompkins]

Ballarat is the location of the goldfields back in the 1800s. Sovereign Hill is a tourist attraction that recreates life in Ballarat in the days of the gold rush.

[@daleg4192]

Dave absolute bloody legend ! Great V8 Supercars autographs, ian you got a fantastic collection there mate. 👍

[@CJTAS]

Love that fellow Tasmanians have found your page, I agree that your personality is much like us! I absolutely love your enthusiasm for Australia. One of the rocks you received was from a place called 'The Huon Valley', it's tricky for many to pronounce (think of it like hue as in colour, then on, so pronounced hue-on)!

[@imbluedabadeedabadie9717]

Pedro looks like such a cool guy 🤠

[@philward141]

The Sth Aussie plate is black. It's incredible your fan got all of these in such great condition.,

[@jessicahudswell14]

I’m so happy for you guys! The photos are incredible but those mugs get the win from me! 😝

[@utha2665]

IKR, Pedro looked so chuffed. 👍👍

[@auskiwi8116]

That's so cool that you got sent so many personalised signed photos! Our Motorsport drivers are just the loveliest, down to earth people. I'll be at Bathurst this year 😀You definitely have to make it one year!!

[@macman1469]

Good things happen to Good people. You deserve it.

[@Suspect333]

please timestamp ?

[@Suspect333]

@not today well played

[@KristiContemplates]

Need a Spanish version of the Pedro mug Wow, just realised that someone put Pedro's mug on a mug 🤣

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

Ballarat is a city to the west of Melbourne. It is famous for the gold rush there in the 19th century. It produced more gold than the whole of California and is still producing gold. It was also the site of the Eureka rebellion against the British which led to self government less than 2 years later. Sovereign Hill is a recreation of old Ballarat from around the middle 1800s and is a major tourist attraction.

[@rebeccatompkins]

The Adelaide 500 is back in December. Lovely gifts. These videos always bring a smile.

[@reneerussell9625]

Silver fox...handsome older man with grey/silver hair

[@7884golfguru]

You guys deserve it such a great family admired from down under ❤️❤️❤️

[@top40researcher31]

@24:25 From 1910 onwards, vehicle registration plates for each state started at number 1 and were manufactured in enamel. Starting in 1936, it was decided that Australian plates were to be uniform in size and embossed using standard Australian dies, beginning with New South Wales, the Federal Capital Territory (now ACT) and Victoria. By 1956, the other states and territories had moved to standard Australian embossing using painted or enamelled metal, with dimensions of 372 mm (14.6 in) × 134 mm (5.3 in). In the early 1950s, a uniform scheme for vehicle registration plates was developed, which was to apply across all states and territories. Previously, both New South Wales and Victoria had issued plates with two letters and three digits, in white on a black background. However, that was not entirely popular, and some states and territories preferred to have their own identity reflected on their registration plates.

[@ronboyd1430]

Mate you've touched alot of people and helped people without you knowing all I can say is ::::: When is us Aussies going to see you and your family down under I'm near Bundaberg Queensland Australia Mate and my door is always open for you and your family anytime we have a free Aussie animal zoo at Bundaberg and a shit load more ,, stay safe from the Boyd family

[@kew69]

Ron your the spirit that makes Australia great. I'm in biggenden we are neighbors 👍

[@ronboyd1430]

@@kew69 thanks Mate and all I can say is I'm a bloody proud Aussie and ex-service man RAAF. Love my country

[@littlecatfeet9064]

We had Queensland The Smart State rego plates for a couple of years in the 90s, due to a push for the then-Premier to advertise the state as the best for smart jobs. After the laughter from every other state and territory died down (think about Florida calling itself the smart state), we went back to The Sunshine State 😅.

[@daveamies5031]

I heard a lot of QLD'rs refused to buy cars with "The Smart State" rego plates, the dealers had to beg QLD Transport for the The Sunshine State plates to become available because they were loosing too many car sales, they were both available for a while but the smart state ones were phased out because of not enough demand.

[@katymcdonald5481]

I thought they were the smart state because they topped the country in education outcomes. QLD in the 80’s & 90’s had really good year 12 results. Not sure what it’s like now.

[@three29designstas]

The rock shop is literally 15 minutes from me, very cool to see!

[@baileyrobinson4267]

Same lol

[@BigfootRunning]

Sa plates = black writing (I’ve got “XX plates” on a murdered out Subaru, thin plates with white writing and black background) … we have optional plates with different sizes/styles and customisation for a reasonable one off registration fee 👍 love your work mate 😎

[@FionaEm]

Another lovely mailtime video 😊 Ballarat is pronounced with short a's. It's 80km north-west of Melbourne. It was one of the towns that prospered during the gold rushes of the 1850s. Still has lots of lovely buildings from the 19th century. Sovereign Hill is a local tourist attraction where ppl can get a feel for life on the goldfields and try their luck panning for gold. It's pretty expensive but kids love it. P.S. Pedro's mug is hilarious 😅

[@chrisfox5775]

That torana is signed by Mr. John Bowe... legend

[@Alberthoward3right9up]

Ian has reacted to a few videos with him in it. So hopefully should recognise the name.

[@kathybowe731]

A relo of mine

[@sodrav]

Have to admit I got a little bit emotional watching you open those packages. The way you have captured the hearts of so many Aussies is truly phenomenal. You are a lovely family and I wish nothing but the absolute best for all of you. Goodonyamate! 👍

[@Erizedd]

Always love the videos with Pedro! The mug sent and inscribed for him was aesome.😊By the way, props to Dani for the great job she does filming these long mail time videos - great job! 🙂

[@finpoidevin]

I can’t believe how fast you’re Chanel has grown. 85k is massive mate

[@briangill4000]

Wow. I think you need to build another Pool Room to fit your Aussie collection!

[@nelsondawson9706]

The penrite drivers are Lee Holdsworth and David Reynolds some of the longest racing drivers

[@AmplifiedBluesHarmonica]

Great parcel Dave!! Legend, bro…

[@DingoPaints]

South Aussie plates are Black on White/silver ... comes from the home of the magpies football AFL many years ago. Magpies are black and white

[@dodgingspice55]

Dave you out did your self man. How are ppl supposed to top that now.

[@nathenwayenberg5939]

I had the privilege of working on project digger. Super cool car

[@KristiContemplates]

Tis an excellent job. Well done and thank you

[@TheSecretChateau]

Worth watching just to see Pedro.

[@robertleeimages]

It's great seeing you overjoyed about the NAIDOC shirt and how much you embrace learning about our indigenous culture and although there's plenty of people here in Oz who also do, sadly we still have a long way to go when it comes to racism in this country just like most countries

[@drummerboy2834]

Dave=GOAT… wow dude, you got legit Bathurst winning drivers personalised autographs 🤯

[@robertleeimages]

Ballarat(Bella rat) is a the 2nd largest inland town(now called City of Greater Ballarat) in Victoria behind where i live in Bendigo(City of Greater Bendigo) and is located about 120km slightly North West of Melbourne in what is called the Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle also includes towns of Wedderburn, Dunolly and many other smaller towns in between, where massive finds of gold in the 1800s brought prospectors pouring into the area, setting up tent cities and, at its peak, sending 1000 kilograms of gold every week to the bank vaults of Melbourne.

[@alec7568]

He loves the AU Falcon supercars but also acknowledges the AU Falcon road cars were ugly 🤣 Spot on mate. 👌

[@briangill4000]

That collection of photos is amazing. Priceless. You sure have some generous supporters.

[@bigoz1977]

I seen that digger car at Sydney Motorsport park a couple years back and it is a beast of a machine 👍🏻

[@claw211]

I can’t believe the vast Aussie support you have on your Channel. Wonderful generous spirit it’s not surprising. I felt very proud of those who sent thoughtful gifts. I was waiting for the vouchers for an all expenses paid trip down under for the family or a Go fund me page… wouldn’t have surprised me. Enjoy! 😅

[@whisperslmao798]

The number plates come in many different designs and sizes, some of them were plain, but you do have choice when you get them 😁 for instance i come come from the festival state (South Australia) the more you pay the more you get.

[@TheSamleigh]

True plates so good on dude who sent them.

[@ReaverStudios]

I like the hair bro, looking good! Great content as usual mate!

[@kew69]

It's Time you come visit Australia. If even half your subscribers donated $2 Oz dollars to fund your trip. You could get 6months worth of content for a month in Oz. I'm sure you and the family would be made very comfortable and welcome.

[@vinniamsterdam700]

I am also a big fan of cycling and the upcoming week the World Championship is being held in Wollongong, Australia. I will be watching in the middle of the night.👍👋

[@svenomick5857]

Ian To You and Your Family You have bought a lot of Australia to a lot of People, great to see You in joying Australian Motor Sport all those signed posters are as You know top line Drivers, and that Yellow Monaro is the 24 Hour 427ci Weapon one of two as I understand built by Garry Rogers Motorsport it is a WMD You and Family have to get to Bathurst unreal You will love it and the History of Motor Sport in Australia the Holy Grail cheers Michael QLD.

[@andymills2985]

The au falcon is in resident evil lol

[@redoz9768]

Nice haircut Ian but you should have left it long at the back and had an awesome mullet.

[@yoluko4750]

Ballarat (ball like ballet, emphasise the second a, rat like the animal) was the centre of the Victorian Gold Rush. Worth looking up the Eureka stockade that happened there. Kalgoorlie (Kal-GOO-Lee) was the centre of WA's Gold rush, and is now home to the Super Pit, the world's largest open cut gold mine.

[@GF-ux7pp]

Ok Ian you now have the best Pool Room outside Australia now it is time to show it off. How about a Shoey in your Pool Room? 😁

[@jenniferharrison8915]

My grandmother grew up in Zeehan, Tasmania, and my father had a collection of rock samples from there - lost now - so good to see these! 😊👍

[@philedwards2679]

Didn't recognize you without your hat on, thought it was your more hansome younger brother doing the video 🤣

[@The_Stoic_Philosopher68]

That was great! Ian your collection is gonna be worth some 💵 in the future mate. Nice

[@billschild3371]

Bit of context. Dodo is an Australian internet service provider and Vodafone is a British multinational phone company operating mainly in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania.

[@KristiContemplates]

Dodo also do electricity and gas now too

[@wren1960]

The old Holden photo it looks like it has the 0.5 on the bonnet if so that would Peter Brock driving it. The 0.5 stands for our alcohol limit here in Australia. Cheers

[@tomwareham7944]

G,day Ian and family , the T shirt your wearing shows the logo LET FREEDOM REIGN there's an Aussie national treasure by the name of John Farnham a singer who is loved by all Australians who has a song called THAT'S FREEDOM and a catch line in this song is Let Freedom Reign , you can't get a more Aussie entertainer than FARNSEY and you would be doing yourself and your non Australian subscribers a favour by checking him out American reactors are starting to discover what a great musical country we are and it would be another avenue for you to expand your U Tube channel as well as enjoying a truly spectacular voice

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Your Pool Room is going to be amazing. :)

[@JudeAussie]

They might need to build another one soon with all that cool stuff they got.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

@@JudeAussie yeah, just waiting on some cheap cladding ;-)

[@pj1043]

The Richmond Bridge was built by the convicts & the town of Richmond. Some of its buildings were built by the convicts too.Amazing place. Eagles Neck is on the way to Port Arthur where it was a convict prison in the early eighteen hundreds. Very harsh conditions for the convicts too.

[@Mechanic.Pete41]

Also the Chevy Caprice is actually a Holden Statesman 😁, thank the New York police commissioner that came over here on holiday and had a stato ( statesman... pronounced 'state-o' ) rental car and requested they start using the Holden over there, so next time you see a chevy cop car that's a caprice you'll know 🤙🇦🇺

[@Alberthoward3right9up]

You should check out them vodaphone commodores they were painted in chrome paint. Looked awesome. That's a killer photo. But they look better in sunlight. And that yellow Monaro won the 12 hr Bathurst. Not sure what year tho sorry. It may of won it more than once come to think of it

[@sirslaythelot6018]

Pedro the Silver Fox 😎👍🇦🇺

[@KristiContemplates]

Qld - Maroon or a fresh emerald green SA - Green [edit] so dark it looks black NT - Ochre Rego plate ("Did you get the rego number?") Registration plate. Number plate. Fun bit of personal history, according to Mum Dad used to wave the checkered flag 🏁 at the then Tooheys 1000 (1970s), now Bathurst 1000. In 1989 he took me on a drive around the Mountain circuit 🙂 after picking me up from a writing camp. Apparently we used to go to the Rewa Raceway too but I have very fuzzy memories of such.

[@Alberthoward3right9up]

Waddamana is a hydro electric power station. And it's funny you say Tasmania seems like it was connected to North America. I posted a geology video on your Facebook page (in the comments section of the father's Day post) that actually documents that rocky Cape. An area on tassies north west was actually connected to North America.

[@leandabee]

Yes, apparently we have rocks and cliff sides (Rocky Cape) that match The Grand Canyon Arizona . Fascinating! 😊

[@anth5189]

Aussies look after their mates.

[@karenstrong8887]

I love Tasmania and it is very beautiful. Don’t go to Zeehan. I was stuck there with my little girl for 3 weeks. I was so happy to leave. Everywhere else is gorgeous. Victoria was the Garden State. Until we had a 14 year drought. You will need more walls in the man cave.

[@robb3341]

Lots of history in ballarat, Its where the Eureka stockade was fought!

[@SolidSnake-]

you could open an australia museum with all the stuff youve gotten. charge people to come look. sell keyrings in the giftshop

[@JudeAussie]

Good way for them to raise money to come visit Oz 👍🇦🇺

[@briangill4000]

Tasmania is not that far south. Fun fact Devonport Tasmania is 40,40 South. Davenport Illinois is 41,40 North. 🇦🇺

[@TruBluAussie]

I have met Chaz Mostert & I can confirm he is a very nice guy. He now races in a 3rd Gen Mustang for Team Walkinshaw Andretti

[@billschild3371]

Ballarat is pronounced bell a rat. I know weird right but that is just how us Aussies roll.

[@farmsimaussie1992]

15:45 Ian Ballarat is pronounced BAL-LA-RAT, you were close

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Ballarat is an interesting area, it had the largest goldrush in the world outside California! Well preserved and historically worthwhile trip! 👍

[@Jeni10]

Kookaburra, the u is like in up, barramundi, Bundaberg, summer, fun.

[@Blessings.429]

Ian if you have a hallway you could line the hallway with the very beautiful car photo’s

[@sarahbell158]

HEY GUYS, IM FROM ADELAIDE, ITS SOO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE HOW INTO AUSTRALIA YOU ARE. AND ITS OBVIOUSLY GENUINE. AND I LOVE YOUR HAIR BETTER SHORT! EMMA IS SO ADORABLE.

[@dylanwhite1212]

Whoever sent the number plates is an absolute legend, hooking you up with all of the states. Keep up the good shit mate 👌 👍

[@100reality2]

Who is starting the collection to fly this family over for Bathurst this year?

[@andrewcoulter323]

Diggers is an affectionate nickname for our Australian soldiers

[@cgkennedy]

Bal a rat is how it is pronounced. It is 60km west of Melbourne and has a replica gold town. It was one edge of the Golden Triangle of Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine where a lot of gold was extracted in 30 years. Ballarat was the site of the Eureka Stockade where the miners rose up against the "police" who where very draconian in enforcement of government licensing fees.