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Hi there peoples,

for those of you interested in cars at all or just want to see Dom getting to thrash his car on telly tune into FOX8 on Friday 18 January at 8:30pm (CST) for the World Premier of "Blood Sweat and Gears"

Car hosting role tempts Scott McGregor

Temptation hunk Scott McGregor will host a new Foxtel motoring show to discover Australia’s best car and the driver, Blood Sweat and Gears.

Seven finalists will compete in a series of challenges that will determine Australia’s best car driver over eight weeks. The grand final is played out in front of a crowd of 50,000 car lovers at the annual Spring Nationals in Melbourne.

McGregor is a bit of a car enthusiast himself. He loves taking his car for a drive along Victorias surf cast down The Great Ocean Road. Scott’s passion for cars and natural flair in front of the camera lead him to be selected as host of the show which launches on FOX8 January 18 2008.

BLOOD SWEAT & GEARS sets out to discover Australia’s best car and the driver behind the wheel.

After an extensive Australia wide search for the country’s best cars, seven finalists are chosen to compete in a series of challenges that will determine Australia’s best car driver over eight weeks of challenges. The grand final is played out in front of a crowd of 50,000 car lovers at the annual Spring Nationals in Melbourne.

The contestants are:

Andrew – Japanese Import (Nissan 200SX) To Andrew, performance and driving comes first, he likes to live life to full boost!

Andy – American Muscle (Chevy Corvette) Andy reckons life’s about grunt, that’s why he’s got 540 cubic inches of chevy muscle.

Dave – Classic Australian (Holden LJ Torana) Dav’es got a V8 Torana – it may be a small car but it gives a big performance.

Dimitri – Classic Australian (Ford GT Falcon) Dimitri’s the big man – that’s why he’s got 427 cubes of Falcon GT.

Dominic – Performance Rotary (Mazda RX7) Dominic’s built one of the most modified and powerful RX7’s in Australia – he takes his car very seriously and is in this to win it.

Jeremy - Australian Muscle (Holden Commodore VL HDT) Jeremy idolises Peter Brock. His car is a Brock original.

Mohamed - High Performance European (Ferrari 350 Modena) Mohamed has a need for speed. Oh, and he’s the king of bling. (check out the gold tooth)

Hosted by newcomer Scott McGregor with official judges Ian Luff and Nathan Luck, BLOOD SWEAT & GEARS is more than just a car show. As well as showcasing the latest innovations in street car modifications, it will be a clash of egos as Australia’s most passionate car lovers will battle it out to be recognised as the best.

From the TURTLE WAX website (official sponsors)

The first series of Turtle Wax's Blood Sweat & Gears was filmed late last month in Shepparton Victoria to coincide with the Spring Car Nationals. With so many quality entries we were excited to take 8 of the best cars in the country and pit them against each other. But as we all know, in the car world things rarely go to plan - on the eve of filming one of the finalists pulled out due to car troubles and so we were down to 7. When the camera began rolling the competition was fierce and throughout the challenges the leader board remained tight.

The challenges undertaken were:

1. Driveability

2. Speed

3. Super Sprint

4. Advanced Driver Course

5. Motorkarna

6. Go to Whoa

7. Show N Shine

8. Dyno

With Challenge King Nathan Luck and Driving Guru Ian Luff as our judging team, every competitor was in for a true and fair appraisal of not only their ride but also their own driving abilities.

Thanks to all who entered, each of you will be receiving a Turtle Wax kit in the mail soon. Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we introduce our finalists and don't forget to tune in 18th January on Fox 8 as Blood Sweat & Gears hits the airwaves.

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