Summer time within the UK is a bustling time for automotive lovers, with quite a few occasion taking place every weekend. With so many choices, making a standout occasion isn’t simple.
The Nationwide Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham isn’t any stranger to automotive occasions, from traditional automotive reveals to the famend Autosport Worldwide. Not too long ago, nevertheless, it hosted Gravity, organised by the workforce at Slammed UK, to convey modified automobiles to the Midlands.
Working a automotive present on a UK financial institution vacation weekend is usually a massive danger. Whereas guests have an additional day to attend, there are main music festivals, pub gardens, and different points of interest happening. But, judging by Gravity’s giant variety of attendees this was not a problem for the organisers.
And why would it not be – Gravity attracts the perfect of the perfect. Together with the present side, the occasion options an outside drift area, a robust influencer presence, dwell BMX shows, lowrider demos and extra.
However as somebody who has attended extra automotive occasions than I may even start to depend, I can attest that it’s not simply the points of interest that matter; it’s an occasion’s vibe. This high quality, typically mentioned however onerous to outline, is how an occasion makes us really feel.
The Slammed UK workforce nailed it. There was a buzz within the air, amplified by dwell music that, for my part, provides a particular contact to any automotive present.
Together with all of the native vehicles on present, Gravity 2024 drew in quite a few builds from overseas, two of which particularly caught my consideration.
The primary was the Daihatsu Hijet constructed by Nightride in Poland. ‘Kevin’ is powered by a Yamaha Fazer 600 motorbike engine and driveline – proper right down to its chain drive. You may learn extra about this construct right here.
The second was Chip Moosa’s Mercedes-Benz W108 280SE ‘Vato’ from Chicano’s Customs in South Africa. This automotive, which has been extensively rebuilt, includes a darkish inexperienced metallic paint job, a suede inside, air suspension, and wire wheels. Each automobiles earned Prime 5 spots at Gravity 2024’s awards ceremony.
These are simply a few highlights from a whole bunch of spectacular builds. Gravity was a type of uncommon reveals the place I struggled to discover a automotive I didn’t like. From E36 BMWs to Lamborghinis, there was one thing for everybody.
The dwell drifting demo featured many well-known names, together with James Deane in his four-rotor FD3S Mazda RX-7, Becky Evans in her Nissan Silvia S15, Steve ‘Baggsy’ Biagioni in his R35 GT-R, and the Crewsade drift workforce with drivers like George Barclay in his 1,000hp 2JZ-swapped BMW M2 Eurofighter.
Many lovers selected to spend their August financial institution vacation at Gravity 2024; a testomony to how nice this occasion actually is.
Ben Crosby
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