PopBangColour at Autosport International

Ian Cook of PopBangColour fame, shows off his latest masterpieces to Rosie - including 2 very special cars. Ian's famous for painting pictures of cars using radio controlled cars. His latest innovation is to paint pictures of cars, using radio controlled cars, onto cars.

Autosport International 2013 : Johnny Herbert Celebrity Karting Challenge

Join Kart Force as they take on celebrity drivers with the help of former Stig Ben Collins in a 3 hour endurance race at Autosport International. Featuring interviews with Johnny Herbert, Ben Collins and former Premiership Footballer, Robbie Savage.

More Johnny Herbert coming soon.

Top Porsche team to win £5000

The most successful team in the 2013 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge GB will win £5000 at the end of the season in what is thought to be the most lucrative award of its kind at this level of British motor racing.

The new GT3 Cup Challenge Team Championship, launched today (Thursday 10 January) at Autosport International, will be open to two cars from each team with points scored on the same basis as the drivers’ championship. However, to make the Team Championship as flexible as possible, teams will be able to change their nominated scoring cars for each event.

Seven days prior to a race weekend, each team must nominate which cars will score points for the team for that weekend. The nominated cars can then be changed again for the following race weekend if required.

Leading team boss Stuart Parker from Team Parker Racing said that the award is another boost for the championship. “This is great news for the GT3 Cup Challenge,” said Parker. “Anything that encourages teams to contest the championship is excellent news and I’m sure there will be some tough competition for the prize.”

Meanwhile, the scoring system for the drivers’ championship has been amended to better suit drivers’ family and business commitments. In calculating end of season totals, drivers will count the scores from their best five weekends out of the scheduled six double-headers. This will be a boost for drivers who need to miss a race weekend due to clashing commitments and also means that drivers can have a bad weekend without necessarily damaging their title bid.

GT3 Cup Challenge drivers in action

Twelve races in six weekends covering Britain’s best-loved tracks make up the superb calendar for the 2013 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge GB.

Headlining the season will be the deciding two races on the BTCC support bill at Silverstone in September, while visits to Donington Park, Brands Hatch, Croft, Snetterton and Rockingham make up the balance of the season. Importantly, general test sessions are available before the race weekend at each track to allow less experienced drivers to learn the circuits.

The season starts at Donington Park in mid-April, just a week before the Carrera Cup GB races at the East Midlands track on the BTCC schedule. Double-headers at Snetterton (May), Croft (July) and Rockingham (August) follow through the spring and summer before an all-action finish to the season in September with dates at Brands Hatch and then at Silverstone for the BTCC weekend.

At four of the tracks (Snetterton, Croft, Rockingham and Brands Hatch) general testing is available on the Friday of the race weekend, At Donington, the general test will be on the Thursday before the races and at Silverstone testing will be on the Wednesday prior to the event.

“We’ve listened to the feedback from our competitors and believe we have an excellent calendar,” said championship co-ordinator Darioush Gheissari. “I’m particularly pleased that testing is available before each of the race weekends.”
 

The full schedule is:

April 13/14             Donington Park

May 11/12             Snetterton 200

July 6/7                  Croft

August 10/11          Rockingham ISSC

September 21/22    Brands Hatch Indy

September 28/29    Silverstone National

Supercars set to thrill the Autosport International Live Arena

United Motorsport's McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in action last year at the Autosport International Arena

A celebration of the UK’s automotive engineering expertise will take place at Birmingham’s NEC on 12-13 January 2013 with live demonstrations at Autosport International’s Live Action Arena.

Hosted within the UK’s largest indoor race track, motoring magazine Autocar presents its ‘Best of British’ with a display of stunning models: the 3.8-litre V8 McLaren MP4-12C; the 186-mph Jaguar XKR-S; one of the most extreme road cars the BAC Mono; the Range Rover Autobiography 5.0-litre V8 Supercharged, as well as a Lotus Elise and Lotus Exige.

Last, but most definitely not least is the Bentley Continental GT, the basis for the manufacturer’s return to motorsport competition this year.

Autosport International’s 5,000-seater Live Action Arena presents live races, record-breaking stunts and exhilarating demonstrations from a host of cars and motorsport disciplines. Guiness World Record Holder and stuntman extraordinaire Terry Grant will keep people on the edge of their seats as he demonstrates the ultimate in car control with jaw-dropping stunts and the latest world record attempts.

Powersliding his way into the Live Action Arena will be Boyzone’s Shane Lynch with his 2012 Maxxis British Drift Constuctors’ Championship-winning Team Japspeed and team-mates Paul ‘Smokey’ Smith and Shane O’Sullivan.

A diverse range of formulae will also take to the track, including Porsche Boxters, Supermoto Quads, Autograss Class 8 and the ever-popular BriSCA F1 Stock Cars.

“The strength of British engineering will truly be celebrated with such an exquisite selection of models on show, “said Ian France, Autosport International Show Director. “Meanwhile, for those craving the sights and smells of motorsport, there will be lots to relieve that closed season frustration. From stock car racing through to some of the most prestigious road cars, the Live Action Arena will again provide fantastic entertainment for all the family.”

The Live Action Arena is part of Autosport International, a show dedicated to the best in race and road machinery. A host of special guests will attend and make appearances in the Live Action Arena, including three-time Formula One World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, current British F1 star Paul Di Resta, endurance legends Derek Bell, Emanuele Pirro and Allan McNish, along with touring car champions Rob Huff, Gordon Shedden and Andy Priaulx.

Some of the finest race and road cars will be on show, including all the race-winning cars from the 2012 F1 season, along with displays dedicated to the racing careers of Sir Jackie Stewart and 2001 World Rally Champion Richard Burns.

Tickets are on sale now, which provide access to a performance in the Live Action Arena, and The Performance Car Show. Adult tickets are available from £31 and children’s tickets available from £20. For more information call 0844 581 1420 or visit www.autosportinternational.com.