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OUT THERE

MStyle turned up
with this stunner

Words & Photography: Slim Jules & Glenda
AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL

When the FC alarm clock is set for 5:30am on a rainy Thursday morning in early January,
you know it must be for something special…

Let’s be honest. January is the worst as a kid and chucked them into one large NEC days (Thursday and Friday) it’s where the UK’s
month of the year. After the indulgence of the shaped toy box. You get the idea. top industry leaders, world’s best automotive
Christmas break comes the reality of going It may be based around the motorsport side press (and us) meet to determine what’s hot
back to work, going on a detox and being of the industry, but there’s more than ‘just’ race and what’s not for the year ahead. There’s lots
skint. January sucks. Well, it does if you’re not cars on display. In recent years the show has of meetings, beers, talking cars and a few
a petrolhead,. For us lot, there’s a big bright introduced the Performance Hall, which caters hangovers as well.
light at the end of the tunnel and it’s called for the side of the market more familiar to us. Also, it’s a place where you can
Autosport International. In fact, in there we spotted some past feature spend some of your pocket money. With
Autosport at the NEC is a show that cars and even some future ones, too. It was everything from detailing gear to motorsport
somehow combines a colossal collection of car also the place to go if you’ve won the lottery memorabilia, models cars, and other cool
culture from just about every genre, era and and want a modified supercar that matches man-cave must-haves. If ever there was an
place you can think of. There aren’t many shows your diamante bedroom furniture. As they say, automotive tonic for the post Xmas gloom,
where you can find F1 cars old and new rubbing you can’t buy class! Autosport International is it.
paintwork with BTCC cars, drifts cars, tuned But there’s more. Autosport is the place to So in 2021, remember, when the final NYE
cars and rally cars from the past and present. launch new products, unveil new race cars and champagne cork has popped, don’t despair,
It’s like someone took all your favourite toy cars their drivers. And, on the trade and press only as Autosport International will be near.

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