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The 24 hours of Spa is the fourth round of the series of three hour endurance races sponsored by Swiss watchmaker Blancpain. Roughly half of the 67 starters finished the race, in what turned into a thrilling 24 hour race that included more than five hours under the safety car, including two long periods of heavy rain.

The entry list comprised of 67 GT cars from 12 brands in four classes Pro Cup, Pro-AM Cup, Gentleman’s Trophy and Cup. I have broken down the entry information for all you car brand fanatics like me who want to know the detail:

15 teams entered 6 brands in the Pro Cup Class

5 entered a Audi R8 LMS Ultra GT3

4 entered a BMW Z4 GT3

1 team entered the Ferrari 458 Italia GT3

2 entered the McLaren MP4-12C GT3

1 entered the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

2 entered the Porsche GT3 R

39 teams entered 10 brands in the Pro-Am (Pro-Amateur) Class

1 entered the Audi R8 LMS Ultra GT3

1 entered the Audi R8 LMS GT3

2 entered the Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3

3 entered the BMW Z4 GT3

13 entered the Ferrari 458 Italia GT3

1 entered the Jaguar XK GT3

1 entered the Lamborghini LP 600+

7 entered the McLaren MP4-12C GT3

4 entered the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3

1 entered the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

5 entered the Porsche 997 GT3 R

8 teams entered 5 brands in the Gentlemen’s Trophy Class

3 entered the Audi R8 LMS

1 entered the Dodge Viper

1 entered the Ford Mustang

1 entered the Ferrari 430 Scuderia

1 entered the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S

1 entered the Porsche 997 GT3 R

5 teams entered 1 brand in the CUP Class

5 entered the Porsche 997 GT3 Cup

The end of the GT1 Class has given way to the rising popularity of GT racing specifically the GT3 & GT4 classes, which are becoming a phenomenon with record entries that will continue to soar in all GT races worldwide. Over 60,000 spectators went to the 24 hour Spa while there were 230,000 people who attended the 24 hour Le mans race this June 2012. An Audi R18 e-quattro hybrid electric, won the 24 hour Le mans.

Being in the automotive industry we at Dream Shield understand how important it is to find good, honest and reliable auto insurance, especially when there are so many different companies out there. Yet, there is one one insurance company that we do admire and trust; it’s a company that is on the road with you…it’s the award winning British RAC.

Why do we like the RAC, well it has 115 years of motoring experience, which is more than any other breakdown organisation.  We love the fact that it actually campaigns on behalf of motorists and importantly it is there for us as drivers; every seven seconds someone somewhere calls the RAC Breakdown.

What we at Dream Shield believe is that a good auto insurance provider would offer cover that looks after all the bases of protection; which means not just covering the primary concerns but the little things that we are too busy to miss. So, we believe that the RAC does just that, making it not just a good auto insurance provider but a great one! I mean if you are a Blue Badge Holder the RAC will actually make alternative travel arrangements for you by taxi, train or plane or give you a replacement car for up to three days if you car breakdown. Now that is incredible, relaible service, taking out the stress of breaking down and getting to where you need to be.

We know that car breakdowns can be very costly, it’s our business, and unless you have breakdown cover with a trusted and reliable breakdown service; it gets exactly that Expensive. The RAC is an auto insurance company that offers very flexible covers that are created to suit us as drivers and our lives. They offer short term insurance; day- by-day with no hassle to those of us who may not keep a vehicle for long; who may want to pay just for the month or if we need the insurance just for a few days or weeks.

What we really think is cool about the RAC is that it is an auto insurance company that actually thinks of our families, including our pets and provides seat belts for your pets if they ever pick you up… this is great service and we know if we were driving in the UK or in Europe we would want this auto insurance company with us on the road with its cool orange van!

Thanks to the never-ending search for innovation in design, fashion houses are going pattern crazy. This season, Prada’s rumbling car prints represent the label loudly and clearly.

Fashion brands are innovating their original prints to help them stand out more than any logo could. It is probably the greatest innovation of 21st-century fashion and allows designers to innovate while beefing up their brands.

“I love them because it’s a way to personalize the brand,” said designer Maria Cornejo, who has created prints based on her own distorted iPhone photos of graffiti, a feathered mask and other things she comes across. “Nobody has that print. It’s ours”.

Well, this is too what we are doing with the cars participating in our Hotel World Racing Cup; these high-end GT3 cars will transform to ‘bespoke, customised art’ becoming extensions of the Hotel property that they are racing for in the Hotel World Cup Series, 2012.

Photo Credit: webtreats