We can hardly believe it, but there’s only one day to go till Total Vauxhall Live, the second event in the Adrian Flux Auto Series. Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire is bracing itself for an invasion of Vauxhall owners from across the country, all eager to see how this years show can top last year’s.
The Triple Eight Race Engineering Vauxhall Vectras being run in this year’s BTCC are set to star at this year’s Total Vauxhall Live. The 20 time British Touring Car Champions will not only be on display at the Castle Combe event on the 30th July, drivers Tony Gilham and James Nash will also be putting their respective cars through their paces around the circuit in a lunch time demo.
When it comes to Vauxhall, no name is more synonymous with the brand than two-times British Touring Car champion John Cleland. John made a name for himself getting the best out of Cavaliers and in a championship that captured the nation’s hearts.
Total Vauxhall Live, the UK’s only Vauxhall dedicated track event is returning to Castle Combe next weekend and promises to be a day of non-stop, high-octane, Vauxhall action. Past and present stars of the BTCC including legends John Cleland and Jeff Alam and current star James Nash and Tony Gilham will be showing off their skill on track, and with public track time for just £20 you can put yourself and your own car to the test around the Castle Combe Circuit!
Here’s a chance to get your car on display at what promises to be one of the best days on the calendar. Total Vauxhall Live, sponsored by top Vauxhall tuners Courtenay Sport is bringing together club displays, race legends, the latest BTCC machinery and all-day-long track action. Click through to find out how to be a part of it!
BTTC Legend John Cleland, will be at this summer’s Total Vauxhall Live show sponsored by Courtenay Sport, taking place at Castle Combe Circuit on Saturday 30th July. Jack Gorman talked to former the BTCC champion about the sport and his fantastic career.
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Total Vauxhall Live, sponsored by exclusively Vauxhall tuners Courtenay Sport is building up to be one of the best days on the calendar! There’s a superb mix of club displays, track action and motorsport legends. Click through to find out details on how to book tickets, track time and learn about what else is on…
Right then the time has come for the entire Total Vauxhall staff to decamp to Santa Pod for Performance Vauxhall Show. We’re going to be around all weekend, splitting our time between the TV stand, the show area and the quarter mile itself. If you’re coming along for the weekend too, good, it’s going to be brilliant and make sure you come over and say hello. If the last 10 years has taught us anything at all then it’s to expect a massive variety of stunning cars, plus the chance to have a good chat with you lot, the people who make the Vauxhall scene the vibrant and lively place it is.
Living in 1980′s Germany must have been tough at times. The horror of the Berlin wall, living so close to a huge communist powerhouse and the prospect of bumping into David Hasselhoff must have made for a fairly scary decade. So scary in fact that the German’s were inspired to churn out some very odd films, the weirdest (and strangely coolest) was ‘Manta, Manta.’
I’ve never seen the film in full and I’m still not that sure of the plot either. From what I’ve been able to piece together it tells the story of a rivalry between a Manta obsessive called Bertie and a Mercedes driving yuppie. There’s also a sub-plot involving Bertie’s girlfriend, a wet t-shirt competition and an ‘anti-Manta radio station.’ Sounds great, doesn’t it? The soundtrack is right up there with Top Gun’s in terms of cheesiness, I keep expecting to hear ‘Highway to the Dangerzone’, and mullets abound.
All the naff acting aside the car chases are brilliant in an over the top way, think 80′s Fast & The Furious and you’re pretty close. You really can’t argue with a motorway full of Manta GTE’s either, even if the choice of pink detailing on Bertie’s car might have been a questionable one. I can’t pretend to understand what on earth the film is trying to get at, apparently it has a cult following in Europe, but from what I’ve seen I really like it. For those interested a version with English subtitles can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FxLyMKu0GE
