A list of all the donations from the companies will be up-loaded onto the show’s website (www.dubshows.co.uk) and facebook page [www.facebook.com/ultimatespuds) for you to have a look on what to bid for but so far there are suspension kits, audio equipment, cleaning equipment, hoodies, T-Shirts, event tickets, magazine Subscriptions (incl. GOLF+) plus many more being donated by the day.

SKODA’S OFF TO A GOOD START in 2012 with its factory motorsport cars taking the top two spots in the recent Jänner Rally in Austria, in January.

First was Car #3 steered by Kopecký/Dresler in a Škoda Fabia S2000 and second was Car #1 piloted by Hänninen/Markkula in a Škoda Fabia S2000 as well. With a Skoda also in fourth place and no Skodas on the retired list by race end, it seems the 2012 car has the reliability and the ‘OMG!’ looks to keep fans happy.

In the surroundings of the Austrian town of Freistadt, the opening event of the new season was part of the European Championship for the first time in its history. In addition to being part of the Austrian Championship as usual, the Jänner Rally is again part of the Czech Championship after a three-year break.

THERE’S HUGE ANTICIPATION from Audi fans for the quad-ringed mob to enter two R8s into one of the world’s most prestigious endurance races, the Australian Bathurst 12-hour, to defend its title.

The Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia is traditionally famous for The Bathurst 1000 - a 1000km (620 miles) race held annually in October, which traces its history to the 1960 Armstrong 500. It is known among fans and broadcasters as “The Great Race”, and is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Australian motorsport. Since 2000, the race has been run exclusively for V8 Supercars and is now a round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. Winners receive the Peter Brock Trophy, in honour of nine-time Bathurst winner Peter Brock, the most successful driver in the history of the race.

We’ve always recognised the AS5 as being one of the sexiest coupes on the scene, but now it’s just got a whole lot hotter thanks to top German tuners Abt.

Lifting the bonnet first, Abt has turned up the heat on the original 245bhp 3.0-litre diesel, transforming it into a torquey 300bhp firecracker, while the 2.0 TFSI has had a power hike from 211bhp to 270bhp, with tweaks to other engine variants in the range promised later. To cope with the extra oomph, Abt has dropped it closer to terra firma and added its trademark front spoiler, side skirts and wing embellishers, while at the rear there’s a rear skirt insert, rear spoiler and distinctive four-exit exhaust.