Motor shows success

Our Friday-Ad and Spidersnet motors teams recently partnered up with Motorshow Events to help stage the Eastbourne Motor Show (12 and 14 July) and Tunbridge Wells Motor Show (27 and 29 July).

Both shows were a huge success (over 40,000 alone at Eastbourne), with excellent feedback from both visitors and exhibitors alike. Thousands of people attended the shows and the sun even managed to shine a bit too.

The big red Friday-Ad bus was the backdrop to our stand at the events, with the centrepiece being the 'win a car' competition we ran. At Eastbourne the car was a brand new Lotus Elise S worth £25,000 was the prize for anyone who managed to roll 7 sixes in one throw, Dream Machines the Lotus dealers for the Heathfield area were the suppliers and sponsors of this very popular competition.

This caused a real sensation with a long cue all day for both days of punters trying their hand at winning the prize. Unfortunately no one did win the full size car but one lucky winner did get a model of the Lotus Elise.

At Tunbridge Wells the car was a Ford Focus, donated by Lifestyle Ford. Again there was no lucky winner, but from both shows a total of £1277 was raised in total from both shows It was split between BEN (all the money raised at Eastbourne £920) & Hospice in the Weald ( Tunbridge Wells local hospice).

This year's guest compere was Mike Brewer (Driven, Wheeler Dealers, Deals on Wheels and Pulling Power) who did a fantastic job. Despite the searing heat he was knowledgeable and amused everyone with his witty banter and dodgy competitions such as the 'Topless challenge'.

For more photos of the events have a look here for Eastbourne and here for Tunbridge Wells.