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Aston Martin DB9 Coupe – Just one of the amazing cars to be won in the December BOTB Supercar Competition December 21, 2009

Source: Best of the Best website.
The Aston Martin DB9 is a thoroughbred sports car with GT levels of comfort and refinement. Combining Aston Martin’s unique character with an uncompromising design philosophy, the DB9 was borne out of a synthesis of traditional craftsmanship, high-tech manufacturing, modern components and use of the finest materials.
The DB9 is both [...]

Aston Martin DB9 Coupe – Just one of the amazing cars to be won in the December BOTB Supercar Competition

Source: Best of the Best website.

The Aston Martin DB9 is a thoroughbred sports car with GT levels of comfort and refinement. Combining Aston Martin’s unique character with an uncompromising design philosophy, the DB9 was borne out of a synthesis of traditional craftsmanship, high-tech manufacturing, modern components and use of the finest materials.

The DB9 is both a full-blooded sports car and a hugely capable grand tourer. Whether in Coupe or Volante form, it offers a supreme combination of driver involvement, character, luxury and refinement.

Beautifully styled, the DB9 never fails to stir the soul with its unique sound, power and performance. This purebred sports car is also a technical triumph, its beauty signifying aerodynamic efficiency, its power unencumbered by weight, its devastating straight-line performance paired with exquisite handling. All great sports cars strive to balance these qualities, and the DB9 creates an experience that is both unique and unforgettable. What the driver sees, hears and feels is in harmony. The reward is total involvement: a level of engagement that truly stimulates the senses, that re-ignites a passion for driving.

But an Aston Martin is also about luxury, indulgence and enjoyment – it is a feast for the senses. Sure enough, the magnificent exterior styling of the DB9 gives way to a sumptuous, comprehensively equipped cabin, trimmed in the finest materials. Every element is perfectly conceived, from the 6.0-litre V12, to the hand-stitched seats and carefully selected interior woods. Nothing is out of place.

No sports car manufacturer has a greater design heritage than Aston Martin. Responsible for some of the most beautiful sports cars ever made, Aston Martin imbues every model with understated elegance and graceful styling, achieved through harmonious proportions, taut surfacing, a ground-hugging stance and thorough attention to detail.

An Aston Martin is subtle, not attention-seeking. The coupe’s side profile is clean and distinctive, with a single-sweep roofline that flows through to a distinctive tail. Key Aston Martin design elements include the distinctive grille, metal side strakes, signature rear window shape and wide, curvaceous haunches.

This month’s supercar competition lineup at best of the best features:

Ferrari F430 Coupe
Lamborghini LP560-4 Coupe
Audi R8 and Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 SE
Porsche Panamera Turbo + £15,000
Ferrari California
Artega GT + £20,000
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
Mercedes CL63 AMG
KTM X BOW + £50,000
or of course take just the cash £90,000

The winner can choose any one of them. We have had over 300 winners over the last 10 years and time and again feedback has been: it takes only 2 minutes to buy a ticket but much longer to decide which car to have!

To enter this month’s supercar competition click below:

10 days to go

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The Most Luxurious and Exclusive Off-roader Ever

The Most Luxurious and Exclusive Off-roader Ever

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Holland & Holland, makers of the world’s finest sporting guns and Overfinch, designers and manufacturers of exclusive Range Rover enhancements since 1975, have joined forces to create the ultimate luxury off‐roader. The Holland & Holland Range Rover was conceived with a single intention: to create an all purpose, all season, luxury supercar for the discerning few.

Designers and engineers at both Holland & Holland and Overfinch have worked together to create a car that embodies Holland & Holland’s unique sporting heritage and Overfinch’s bespoke craftsmanship. The result is a quintessentially English take on luxury. Based on either the 5.0 litre 503 bhp Supercharged or TDV8 versions of the new 2010 MY car, the Holland & Holland Overfinch features a raft of enhancements that make it unmistakably something very special.

Daryl Greatrex, Managing Director of Holland & Holland, said, “Holland & Holland is globally synonymous with both luxury and supreme functionality. To look at, to handle and shoot with a Holland & Holland is to appreciate 174 years of using the best craftsmanship and technology to make things work supremely well and look even better. It’s ten years since we had a Holland & Holland Range Rover and we decided that working with Overfinch was the only way to do it this time. Over the years it has become clear that what AMG is to Mercedes and Alpina is to BMW, so Overfinch is to Range Rover.”

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Italian Police Crash Lamborghini Supercar

Italian Police Crash Lamborghini Supercar

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In a blow to the pride taken by Italy’s police in their two most glamorous patrol vehicles, one of the cars was clipped by a Seat as the more modest car was edging its way out of a petrol station near Cremona. The impact sent the exotic police car flying into a line of parked cars.

The accident happened near the northern Italian town of Cremona where it was on display at a student jobs fair. Reports say the car swerved to avoid another vehicle which crossed into its path, ploughing into two stationary cars. It was damaged beyond repair. One of the two officers in the vehicle at the time of the incident suffered a broken rib, the other received bruises.

The Lamborghini car, painted in the Italian police force’s blue and white colours, was a gift to the force from the carmakers in 2004. The six-speed luxury vehicle with a 500-horsepower engine is designed to go from zero to 100km/h (60mph) in four seconds. Lamborghini donated the two cars, capable of reaching speeds of more than 200mph and accelerating from 0-62mph in just four seconds, to the police in 2004. They have since been used to help patrol the country’s roads where speeding motorists contribute to almost 5,000 road deaths a year.

Win a Supercar of your own with Best of the Best and SupercarCompetition.co.uk. Just don’t crash it like the Italian Police!.

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December Supercar Competition – Win a Ferrari California and more…

Ferrari California

Source: Best of the Best website.

The Ferrari California made its official debut at the 2008 Paris Show after a series of special previews on the web and during two dedicated events staged in Maranello and Los Angeles at which it received a hugely enthusiastic reception. 

The Ferrari California is an exceptionally innovative car whose philosophy takes its inspiration from the spirit and emotions of one of the great Ferraris of the past, the 1957 250 California, a superbly elegant open top car designed for the track, which has, over the years, come to symbolise not only superior sportiness and performance but also exclusivity, craftsmanship and faultless sophistication.

To be in with a chance of winning an amazing Supercar with Best of the Best and SupercarCompetition.co.uk simply click on the Enter button below.

10 days to go

There are special offers available when purchasing more than one ticket. This is also an ideal Birthday or Christmas Gift for that special someone.

Good Luck!

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Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Source: Best of the Best website.

Things you need to know about the new GT3 RS. First, the gap between it and the cooking ‘997.2’ GT3 on which it is based is much bigger than it was between the first-generation 997 GT3 and GT3 RS. I’ve tried to think of a simpler way of saying that, but I can’t.

Whereas the old RS was a slightly lighter, lairier-looking version of the GT3, this time the car has more power (up 15bhp to 444bhp), runs shorter gearing and has a much more aggressive aero package. Basically, Porsche is positioning the GT3 as its standard fast-road and trackday weapon, but giving the ever-increasing numbers of circuit-obsessives a car that is, ostensibly, designed to be used on a racetrack most of the time.

There are weight-saving measures everywhere. The option to delete the hi-fi now includes stripping the speakers from the doors, 8kg is saved by using a single-mass flywheel (which is 1kg lighter than the old RS’s flywheel), and a £1000 lithium-ion battery pinches a further 11kg.

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Win a Formula One F1 Driving Day

Win a Formula One Driving Day

Source: Best of the Best website.

Formula One Driving Day

115 of 150 tickets remaining

The ultimate driving experience. Imagine the thrill of being able to drive a genuine ex-Grand Prix car on a real racetrack! That is what the Formula One Experience from Everyman Motor Racing Activities delivers.

 

£10 per ticket

Competition Ref: TL514

The ultimate driving experience. Imagine the thrill of being able to drive a genuine ex-Grand Prix car on a real racetrack! That is what the Formula One Experience from Everyman Motor Racing Activities delivers.

Now in its eighth year, this event is unique in the UK. Already featured on BBC’s Top Gear, it is a rare opportunity to experience what the likes of Schumacher, Button, Senna, Prost do duringa  ‘day at the office’.

To make the Formula One Experience truly unforgettable, a two day hospitality package for two people is included in the price. Prior to the event both the driver their and guest will enjoy an overnight stay and evening meal in a top Country House Hotel, where members of the Formula One team will be on-hand to welcome participants and provide familiarisation with the Formula One Experience.

The following day, drivers progressively hone their skills under the careful supervision of an experienced Association of Racing Driving Schools (ARDS) instructor. The safest racing lines and best driving techniques are explained, and as groups are small, almost continuous assessment is given.

Starting in a ‘hot hatch’, in which to learn the track, drivers advance to a Ferrari or Porsche. This is followed by numerous laps in an exhilarating single-seater Formula Ford, Vauxhall and Lotus.

Finally, it’s the driving experience nobody will ever forget – 8 laps in a race-tuned Formula One car! Imagine 550 bhp and a clear track ahead. It is what every racing driver dreams of. In fact, all that’s missing from this fantastic 2-day experience is Murray Walker screaming ‘Go! Go! Go!’

Cash Alternative
Should the winner not wish to take the prize, the cash alternative for this competition is £1,280

 

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Win the Ferrari F430 in this November’s Supercar Competition

Win the Ferrari F430 in this November’s Supercar Competition

Source: Best of the Best website.

Apparently even the most butter-fingered, incapably hopeless driver could get the F430 round a test track just a second or so slower than the experts, and Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson has called it “just about the best car I’ve ever driven”.

The press is awash with reviews of the new Ferrari 458 at the moment, but it is testament to the F430’s awesome credentials that it has held Ferrari’s badge so high for quite so long. I have had the good fortune to drive one for a weekend, and its only then that you realise what all the fuss is all about. Just make sure you don’t turn off the traction control (like I did by mistake)!

As the hairpin bend unwinds, you start squeezing the throttle, and the engine note rises from a creamy bass growl to a screaming contralto howl, underlain by an increasingly fussy backbeat of cams and valve gear. It’s a delicious, utterly intoxicating engine noise. One that encourages you to use every last one of the 8500 revs that are on tap before you finger-flick the paddle shifter back and engage third gear, just like that…

Win the Stunning Ferrari F430 this month
To enter this month’s supercar competition and be in with a chance to win the truly desirable Ferrari F430, please visit the Best of the Best website.

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Best of the Best : November Supercar Competition

 

 

Win the outstanding Audi R8 V10 in our November Supercar competition which closes in just 10 days. I am delighted to give you a voucher entitling you to 50% off your supercar competition tickets this month.

 

Your 50% off Voucher Code (expires 30/11/09) is: NURX9 click here to enter

 

Our November competition closes in just 10 days. To redeem your 50% off voucher, simply select your tickets then add your personal voucher code to your basket at the checkout.

 

SupercarCompetition.co.uk : Audi R8

SupercarCompetition.co.uk : Audi R8

Built in the grounds of the medieval castle of Nürburg and nicknamed “The Green Hell” by Jackie Stewart, the Nürburgring is widely considered the toughest, most unpronounceable, most dangerous and most demanding purpose-built race track in the world.

 

The perfect weapon to tackle this challenge is the Audi R8 V10. A futuristic coupé that looks ready to fight, is a sublime balance of form and function and that has motor racing coursing through its veins.

The R8 V10 gives you the sensation of perfect control over incredible levels of power – and put simply, is a 5.2 litre, ten cylinder, 525bhp, 196mph evolution of the original Quattro 4WD sports car that motorsport enthusiasts have long since immortalised.

The engine which based on the unit in the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 is an engineering marvel. At 3,000rpm the engine wakes up, valves open in the exhaust and the engine’s warble drowns out its whirr. By 4,000rpm the exhausts are sounding the charge and the almost seamless torque fires the car up the road. From then on it just gets better and better…

But it’s not all about power. The R8 V10 wears two suits: one for the physics bending backroad blast across Europe, and the other for the (now not so tedious) drive to and from work. The V10 gets pole position from us in this month’s competition and we’d love you to join us for a few laps of the Nürburgring when you win!

10 days to go

 

Best wishes and good luck with the competition which closes in just 10 days, click here to enter.

 

William Hindmarch,
CEO and Founder

PS. Click here to see Stig’s lap.

   The Audi R8 V10 - 10 days to go
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October Supercar Winner Announced

October Supercar Winner Announced

Source: Best of the Best website.

We are delighted to announce that our October Supercar Competition has been won by Mr. James Howard-Higgins from the UK.

Many thanks to all that entered – check your accounts to see how well you did!

Runners Up Prizes

We also gave away some great runner-up prizes this month, congratulations go to:

24 Hours in an Audi R8

Mr. Jeff Regan (GB),Miss Louisa Boardman(ES), Mr. Neil Link (GB), Miss Gemma Jones (GB), Mr. Stuart East (GB), Mr. Tom Crowley (IE), Mr. Jonathan Hirst (GB), Ms. Dilini Pelpola (AU), Mr. Michael Spencer (GB), Mr. Jorge Faraudo (MX), Mr. Lee Morewood (GB), Mr. Viktor Lysyuk (GB), Mr. Ismail Sumra (KE), Mr. Hassib Daher (SA), Mr. Tony Cooper (GB).

£200 Game Credit

Mr. Darren Coles (GB), Mr. Karel Lemstra (NL), Mr. James Cullen (GB), Mr. Richard Nelson (US), Mr. Paul Baker (GB), Mr. Deniss Mitrofanovs (LV), Mr. Gary Romo (GB), Mr. Andrew Pearson (ES), Mr. Randy Bingham (US), Mr. Rickie Norris (GB), Mr. John Dewar (GB), Mr. Frank Vestbo (GB), Mr. Greig Mcgarvie (GB), Mr. Adrian Batchelor (GB).

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Two Rare Mercedes Benz Fetch £1.1m At Auction

Mercedes-11m

Source: Best of the Best website.

While most of us are drooling over the prospect of driving off into the sunset with the supercar of our dreams, two people who attended the recent RM Auction in London went home with super exclusive supercars.

Two of the main attractions at the said auction were a pair Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRs – one was a 2005 Coupe version and the other was of the 2006 Roadster variety. Expensive and rare – only 20 coupes and five roadsters were ever built – at the same time, the CLK GTRs sold for a combined £1.1 million – a ’somewhat’ bargain price considering the ‘beyond exclusive’ tag attached to these two cars.

While the two new – and lucky – owners of these cars were not identified, we do know that the 2005 CLK GTR Coupe sold for £522,500 while the 2006 Roadster version fetched a pretty cool £616,000.

It also goes without saying that the GTRs are not your prototypical Mercedeses. Fine-tuned by no less than HWA, the cars come with a 6.9-liter V12 engine that’s capable of churning out up to 612 horsepower. In addition to that, the two models also came with reinforced features including a six-speed sequential manual gearbox, a dual independent double-wishbone suspension, and carbon fiber brakes.

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