Classic and Competition Car 13 October 2011
Classic and Competition Car 13 October 2011
Classic and Competition Car 13 October 2011
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World GT Championship switches to GT3<br />
Next years World GT championship will<br />
run for GT3 cars <strong>and</strong> for 2012 only,<br />
current GT1 cars will be able to compete<br />
in a restricted form to equalise their<br />
performance to GT3 levels. GT2 <strong>and</strong> GTE<br />
cars will no longer be eligible to take part<br />
in the championship. It was decided to<br />
switch the World Championship to GT3<br />
as this category has been the most<br />
successful GT category in the World, with<br />
most manufacturers having a GT3 model<br />
in their line up. It is expected that there<br />
will be 10 two car teams participating , all<br />
representing different manufacturers.<br />
Many of the national GT championships<br />
around the World are run to GT3<br />
specifications.<br />
Major manufacturers Mercedes, Ferrari,<br />
Porsche, BMW, Ford, Audi <strong>and</strong><br />
Lamborghini all provide current GT3 cars<br />
plus the new McLaren MP4-12C.<br />
<strong>Classic</strong> Motor show<br />
This years <strong>Classic</strong> Motor show should be bigger than ever,<br />
taking 7 halls at the NEC. Moving to new halls, the cars will be in<br />
Halls 3a,4,5,6,7 <strong>and</strong> 8 <strong>and</strong> Hall 9 will be for the <strong>Classic</strong> Bikes. This<br />
gives the show more space, which will allow more clubs to display<br />
up to 1,400 vehicles, <strong>and</strong> up to 300 classic Bikes.<br />
These changes were facilitated by the Top Gear Live show<br />
moving out of its usual Hall 5 (The largest Hall) to the LG Arena on the NEC site.<br />
Meguiar’s Top cars<br />
The first ten cars have been announced from Meguiar’s Top 16 Club showcase<br />
display. These cars have all been selected as Top <strong>Car</strong> from various club days up<br />
<strong>and</strong> down the country, which have been supported by Meguiar’s.<br />
These are:<br />
1975 VW Beetle ‘La Gr<strong>and</strong>e’ Bug - Volks World’s Topp 20 winner<br />
1989 Porsche 911 Speedster - The Independent Porsche Enthusiast Club’s <strong>Car</strong><br />
of the day.<br />
Mercedes Benz 450 SEL 6.9 - Mercedes-Benz’s Master Class Winner.<br />
Jaguar E-Type Series II V12 Coupe - Jaguar Enthusiast Club’s <strong>Car</strong> of the day.<br />
Triumph TR7 - TR Register’s Best Paint.<br />
1946 Chevy Pickup - NSRA’s Best in show.<br />
BMW M3 E30 - BMW <strong>Car</strong> Club’s Best in show.<br />
1981 Ford Capri Mk 3 - Capri Club International’s Gold Medal winner.<br />
1964 MGB - MG Live Concours Winner.<br />
Ford Anglia - Ballymena <strong>Car</strong> Show Concours winner.<br />
Page 10 <strong>Classic</strong> & <strong>Competition</strong> <strong>Car</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
© Janet Wright
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