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Shred Shed Live the BeFastR event, will appear for the final time this year (at present) at the enormous Coventry Motofest, taking centre stage at the unique event that sees the entirety of Coventry city centre closed and dedicated to all things automotive for an entire weekend. Between the 10th & 11th of September, almost 300,000 people will descend on the UK’s “Motor City” to experience everything from Land Rovers to scooters, and everything in between. It even sees the extensive ring road closed to the public and opened up to hundreds of modern & historic race cars & bikes, all of which do their best to wow the crowds at the competitive (and FIA sanctioned) time trail event.
For 4 days last week, Farnborough International Exhibition Centre played host to the reincarnated British Motor Show. With more than 80,000 people passing through it’s gates throughout the event, entertainment was a must for the hoards of automotive fans, and Cinch, the online car purchasing platform that swept the nation during lockdown, didn’t disappoint, with a number of high-octane demonstrations laid on, much to the delight of the crowds.
The Bridgestone Motorsport Arena played host to the most thrilling events, as you’d expect, and the unofficial highlight had to be the high-speed sideways thrill ride that is Shred Shed Live! The innovative idea behind the show is to meld the world of entertainment and precision drift driving. With Nathan Black at the helm, a celebrated West End playwright, comedian, and wrestling promoter, it was all but guaranteed that the crowd would be transfixed as 6 of the country’s highest specification drift cars took to the tarmac, piloted by some well known faces in the precision & stunt driving world, including Aims Hill, whom many will recognise from the Top Gear tribute to Eddie Kidd, and Danny McGuire.
The basic premise behind the show sees the two teams of FastR and Crewsade pitched head-to-head, with the ultimate prize of a genuine,…
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