G'day Scott,
I did consider the 5.4 but wanted to be closer to the marque so went for a Windsor,although in hindsight I would have been better off with the later engine as we would not be having to rush to get it past registration before the end of the year.
In regard the sausage sizzle at DRB,as far as I know,it is the first Sat of the month,seems everytime I am in country the first Sat of the month they had moved it to the last Sat of the previous month,which is why I have not been able to make it to one.Contact
PR for details.