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Event Details: The Official VIC leg of MotorEx Cruise for Charity! Destination: Lardner Park! Meet point (1): Cranbourne Turf Club, Grant Street, Start time: 8:00 am Meet point (2): Williams Landing Station, Woodbury Street Start time: 8:00 am Destination: Lardner Park, 155 Burnt Store Road Gates open: 10:30am Date: 30/11/14 Price: $35.00 per car Money raised goes to support the charity: Camp Quality More information: https://www.facebook.com/CruiseforCharity Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/245839172207021/

Look out Melbourne, the highly-anticipated, final countdown has begun. Meguiar’s MotorEx 2014 is headed your way! Ground zero will be Melbourne Showgrounds (opposite Flemington Racecourse), July 19-20. Look out Melbourne, the highly-anticipated, final countdown has begun. Meguiar’s MotorEx 2014 is headed your way! Ground zero will be Melbourne Showgrounds (opposite Flemington Racecourse), July 19-20. Strap yourselves in and purge any pre-conceived notions of what you think a legendary car show is all about, as nothing comes remotely close to the amazing visual spectacle of colour, chrome and shear awe of Meguiar’s MotorEx. It will overshadow even your wildest expectations – it truly is, The Greatest Rides on Show! Being Meguiar’s MotorEx’s debut in the unofficial cultural capital of Australia and heartland of Australian Motorsport (aka Melbourne), the question of whether Sydney or Melbourne can lay claim to being the preeminent host of Australia’s biggest and most prestigious indoor enthusiast event, will soon be emphatically answered. With a projected 400-plus spectacular and unsurpassed vehicles, packing out three of Melbourne Showground’s cavernous pavilions – the battle for Meguiar’s MotorEx supremacy is guaranteed to be a fearsome contest that’s not to be missed. To be part of this historic and unprecedented event, check out all the show features, grab an entry form, or purchase an E-Ticket by logging onto www.motorex.com.au. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook for essential show updates and breaking announcements.

Watch the 3 hour highlights program of the 2014 Liqui-Moly Australia Bathurst 12 Hour tonight at 7.00pm via the Motorsports TV App. Check out www.motorsportstv.com.au for more info. LINKS: www.motoractive.com.au/blog

SBS GEARS UP FOR LIVE BATHURST 12-HOUR COVERAGE The last three hours (3:30pm to 6:30pm) of Sunday’s Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour will be broadcast live on SBS ONE. Hosted by Aaron Noonan, the coverage will feature the renowned crew from RadioLeMans.com, comprising John Hindhaugh and Paul Truswell in the booth, Shea Adam and Grant Boyden in pit lane. And bringing an Aussie perspective to the European team will be Australian commentator, Richard Craill. So that you won’t miss any of the action, the comprehensive coverage includes a full complement of track cameras supplemented by five select cars each outfitted with three on-board cameras – you’ll feel like you’re right in the thick of the action. And for our overseas followers, the live stream from Bathurst12hour.com.au that is running all of Saturday and all of Sunday will continue during SBS’s live telecast. WATCH THE RACE LIVE ON TV: SBS ONE 3:30pm – 6:30pm, Sunday February 9th. WATCH THE RACE ONLINE: Via the LIVE STREAM – all day Saturday & Sunday at bathurst12hour.com.au LIQUI-MOLY Proud supporters of the 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour The Mountain - The Race - The Magic February 7th-9th, 2014 LINKS: www.motoractive.com.au/blog

Each of the teams competing in this weekend’s Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour have the choice of two fuels; BP Ultimate 98 (98RON) or ELF LMS (102RON). Around 19 of the 44 entries are running the ELF, while the balance of the field are filling up with 98. Mark Tierney from RaceFuels (the Australian ELF distributor and exclusive fuel supplier to the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour) states, “over the race weekend were expecting to use around 20,000-litres of ELF and some 30,000-litres of Ultimate.” At 102RON the ELF offers engines more protection, while it’s 2.5% oxygen content helps it to produce more power – it’s the same fuel used in European GT racing. Understandably there’s a bit of price difference; $2.95/L for the 98 and $7.70/L for the ELF. “Any team vying for outright contention is running the ELF,” says Tierney, “it has had a 100 per cent win rate since the GT class was introduced at the Bathurst 12-Hour.” WATCH THE RACE LIVE ON TV: SBS ONE 3:30pm – 6:30pm, Sunday February 9th. WATCH THE RACE ONLINE: Via the LIVE STREAM – all day Saturday & Sunday at bathurst12hour.com.au LIQUI-MOLY Proud supporters of the 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour The Mountain - The Race - The Magic February 7th-9th, 2014 LINKS: www.motoractive.com.au/blog

It was nods all-‘round from the assembled press when Nissan NISMO rolled out their #32 GT-R GT3 at Mount Panorama today. Lead driver, Rick Kelly also looked particularly pleased and at ease – if not quietly confident. “This is an all-Japanese effort,” stated Kelly. “I’m really impressed at the culture of the team and how they go about things, they’re very disciplined.” When asked about communication issues with 20-plus squad of Japanese pit crew and engineers, Kelly responded, “a lot of that was worked out at our Sepang test, there are interpreters and their English is good enough to get the point across. It’s not a problem, I’m having a lot of fun.” As for the performance of the NISMO GT-R GT3, Kelly admits he’s pretty much only driven V8 Supercars and can only draw comparisons to them. “With all the extra aero, the GT-R is lot quicker in the high-speed corners and a lot more stable under brakes, it’s very quick overall!” Unfortunately Kelly would not be drawn into making any lap time predictions. He did admit that Mt Panorama’s new surface will undoubtedly result in some very quick lap times during the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour weekend. WATCH THE RACE LIVE ON TV: SBS ONE 3:30pm – 6:30pm, Sunday February 9th. WATCH THE RACE ONLINE: Via the LIVE STREAM – all day Saturday & Sunday at bathurst12hour.com.au LIQUI-MOLY Proud supporters of the 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour The Mountain - The Race - The Magic February 7th-9th, 2014 LINKS: www.motoractive.com.au/blog

NISMO ATHLETE GLOBAL TEAM CAR: 2013 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 DRIVER 1: Rick Kelly // V8 Supercar Champion, Dual Bathurst 1000 Champion // Australia DRIVER 2: Katsumassa Cyio // Integral part of GT Academy // Japan DRIVER 3: Alex Buncombe // Japanese F3 Champion (N Class), Super GT // Great Britain DRIVER 4: Wolfgang Reip // GT Academy Europe, Blancpain Endurance, FIA GT Series // Belgium VEHICLE SPECS ENGINE: VR38DETT, 3.8L, V6, twin-turbo. 550+ps, 637+Nm GEARBOX: Hewland 6-speed sequential SUSPENSION: Ohlins TTX with four-way adjustment BRAKES: Brembo 6-piston WHEELS: 18×13 RAYS centre-lock, forged aluminium BODY: Carbon-composite Polycarbonate doors, side and rear. Polycarbonate windscreen WEIGHT: 1300kgs WATCH THE RACE LIVE ON TV: SBS ONE 3:30pm – 6:30pm, Sunday February 9th. WATCH THE RACE ONLINE: Via the LIVE STREAM – all day Saturday & Sunday at bathurst12hour.com.au LIQUI-MOLY Proud supporters of the 2014 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour The Mountain - The Race - The Magic February 7th-9th, 2014 LINKS: www.motoractive.com.au/blog

The countdown to Meguiar’s MotorEx13 is on, and if you are not able to attend we have solved this issue for you. MotorEx13 will be streamed LIVE from www.motorex.com.au/live-stream on Saturday 20th July from 9:30am till 1:30pm. Being one of the first automotive show events to offer this feature, you will be able to see what is happening at MotorEx13 live from your computer, tablet or mobile. Featuring on the live stream will be highlights of the House of Kolor Inauguration, New Product Reveal, the legend himself, Chip Foose, interviews and much more from the show floor! If this isn’t enough, have you ever wondered how MotorEx is built?! We will also be offering you the chance to see the show come together via our webcam stream on www.motorex.com.au/live-stream If you CAN make it to MotorEx 13 you have the opportunity to see all of the amazing builds in the metal plus a whole lot more! Tickets are still available, click HERE for more information. For more information on MotorEx and its other famous attractions. Please visit their website HERE.