A new BMW Z3 based panel kit is almost ready for production and is scheduled to be unveiled on the Kit Car magazine stand at the National Kit Car Motor Show at Stoneleigh over the bank holiday weekend of the 4th and 5th of May 2014.

The GBS team would like to invite you all to join us at Blyton Park for a Track Day in conjunction with Javelin Track Days. If your not taking part your welcome to come and join us and spectate or have a ride out on the track in the GBS Zero with one of the

Caterham has introduced an updated version of its Superlight R300 race car. The 2.0-litre, 175bhp vehicles will now be equipped with a Sadev six-speed sequential gearbox, instead of the existing manual unit. The new gearbox utilises flat shifting electronics which allow clutchless up-shifts, making for faster, more precise gear changes and even closer racing. Other

MEV are not set to go into space, but the National Auto Sport Association (www.nasaproracing.com) in the USA has officially classed the MX-5/Miata based Exocet for competition use in 2014. This means the Exocet can compete alongside Factory Five Cobra replicas, Lotus Seven styled kit cars and a wide range of high performance production cars

These hose clamps from Britool enable fuel lines, brake flexis and coolant pipes to be clamped and in turn reduce the risk of fluid loss when such pipes are disconnected. They feature an anti-slip jaw design and one-handed operation. Contained in the set is a large clamp with a 22-60mm jaw capacity and a medium

Piper’s VVT removal kit for the Ford Focus ST170 engine allows the variable valve mechanism to be disabled, enabling wilder high performance camshafts to be fitted. The kit includes a new set of Vernier pulleys finished in a choice of red, blue or black.   Contact: Piper Cams Tel: 01303 245300 Website: www.pipercams.co.uk Price: £230+VAT (£276)

A new set of options for paying car tax will be introduced from October this year, which will also see an end to the traditional paper tax disc that first appeared in 1921. Car tax will still have to be paid, but there will be options to pay monthly by direct debit, which is expected