In the event you’ve heard of The Big Automotive Show, you’ll either already be immersed in French automotive culture, otherwise you simply followed the engine noises on a visit to the Bugatti Circuit inside Circuit de la Sarthe late last month.
In the event you haven’t heard of it, let this be your introduction to an event that has the makings of something a lot greater in the longer term.
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Not that The Big Automotive Show 2023 was small by any means; there have been lots of cars, lots of people, and lots happening over the weekend. For an event that’s still in its infancy – this yr was only its second running – that’s impressive.
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The automotive selection was varied, with every thing from an itasha-style VW Golf 6R, to an RWB Porsche and a McLaren 600LT MSO.
Anyone who attended Ultrace 2022 in Poland should recognize this construct. I actually don’t understand why it was hidden away in a corner; the slammed Aston Martin definitely deserved to be sitting in a distinguished location at The Big Automotive Show.
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Certainly one of my favorite cars of the event was this cool little Daihatsu Copen. I’d previously never seen one in person, and I’m assuming they’re pretty rare in France.
Lots of work has gone into this S2000, with a hand-engraved engine and lots of more details throughout the bay.
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For the 2023 event, a special drift course was arrange. You may tell from the tire marks, that things went well. The ATC Drift MkIV Supra ripped the
track, and had the battle scars to indicate for it.
Through the evening of the primary day, a concert was organized for show attendees. While that was happening, I took the chance to seek out more angles under artificial light.
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The inclusion of just a few movie automotive replicas and inspired builds added a neat popular culture element to the event.
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With a rat-rod look and Fallout cues, I really liked the theme of this Volkswagen Beetle.
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The second edition of The Big Automotive Show was successful, and I feel we are able to expect the 2024 event to be much more ambitious. In any case, I intend to cover it again, and hopefully head out onto the famous circuit next time around.
Ryan Szatan
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