Monday 23rd January 2006

totalkitcar LIVE! - Two Shows this Year

Brands Hatch and Oulton Park to play host to shows

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Following the successful debut of the totalkitcar LIVE! event at Brands Hatch last year, MotorSport Vision is again linking up with totalkitcar magazine to run a second version of the event at another of its venues, Oulton Park in Cheshire.

Celebrating one of the fastest-growing industries in Britain, totalkitcar LIVE! will be held at Oulton Park on March 25th.  The Brands Hatch event will be held again this year on October 14th.

MotorSport Vision Chief Executive, Jonathan Palmer, said: “I am delighted to welcome the kitcar fraternity to Oulton Park for the first time, particularly under the enthusiastic and professional auspices of totalkitcar magazine.  The inaugural event was a huge success and I am glad that it contributed towards the continued growth of the kitcar industry.  I know that this event will produce a fascinating array of truly affordable machinery and I look forward to seeing the cars being enjoyed at Oulton Park.”

totalkitcar editor Steve Hole said: “After the huge success of last year’s event, I knew there would be enormous support for an event based in the north and, having been impressed by Jonathan Palmer’s knowledge of the kitcar industry and his willingness to champion it, Oulton Park was the perfect venue.  We will have no problem getting at least 45 manufacturers to the March event, including several who were at Brands Hatch and want to come again!”

Brands Hatch last year

The event at Oulton Park will follow the same format as last year’s totalkitcar LIVE! with manufacturers exhibiting their cars in the circuit’s 24 garages with the unique advantage that they can also demonstrate the cars for serious customers by giving passenger rides on the track.

Among the car builders based in the north-west that will be present are Warrington’s ShawSpeed, Stylus Sportscars based in Mid-Wales and Cyana Sportscars from Runcorn, Cheshire.

Tickets to totalkitcar LIVE! at Oulton Park on March 25 will cost £10 per adult or £8 in advance by calling 0870 950 9000 or visiting www.oultonpark.co.uk.  Visitors arriving in a kitcar will be able to take advantage of central VIP parking.  Advance tickets will be available shortly.  Manufacturers will be able to exhibit in a garage for £550+VAT or in the paddock for £275+VAT.  Anyone interested in exhibiting at the show should contact Steve or Nat on 01883 372085.

Links

• www.totalkitcar.com
• PH Calendar

[vinceh]

Do they have a truck following the cars around the circuit with a team of sweepers to pick up all of the bits that have fallen off?

>> Edited by vinceh on Monday 23 January 14:12

[vinceh]

No, but these are all kit cars. Based on how many bits can fall off a TVR on the average journey (Oh God - I can see the posts now from the TVR faithful) and they are from a proper motor manufacturer, apparently, I just have this lovely mental image of a grid full of kit cars trying to make it round a full lap.

[vinceh]

I'm only joshing. I aspire to some day owning a really good Stratos from Hawk, as I probably won't be able to afford a real one. I've never owned a TVR myself but know one PH staffer who seemed to spend a lot of money keeping his on the road (I'm not sure it wasn't some sort of extended care home payment plan as it seemed to live at the dealer) and I also have two car fan mates who went down the TVR road, only to say 'never again'. To lay all cards on the table, I just love cars really. All shapes, all sizes. Well, with a few exceptions.