Dream Car competition winner & results James Cartner - Lotus Emira First Edition (£84,300) 22 - 28 Jul (Week 30) 2024
Time Flies When You’re Winning Supercars! Pilot Bags £84,000 Lotus Emira
Pilot James Cartner flew across the pond from New York this morning – the last thing he was expecting to see when he got home was a Lotus Emira First Edition waiting for him!
“Jesus!” James gushed. “I’m a little shocked. It’s a beautiful car.”
The Horsham winner’s 16-year-old VW Golf broke down last week, so this £84,000 upgrade couldn't have come at a better time!
Fantastic job, James – best commuting car ever!
James Cartner: Horsham
Lotus Emira First Edition (£84,300)
Reward Scheme
Game Credit is won for doing well in Dream Car Competitions.
Please note, free tickets are not eligible for Game Credit Rewards
- Zone 1: 100%
- Zone 2: 50%
- Zone 3: 15%
- Zone 4: 10%
- Zone 5: 5%
THE JUDGING PANEL
The panel of judges is formed of experienced sports professionals on a rotating basis, who each offer their best opinion. Using a panel of judges ensures that nobody can ever know the original position of the ball - resulting in a process that is fair, transparent, audited and honest.
AUDITORS LETTER
The winner is independently calculated by external auditors Azets, a top 20 UK and leading European accountancy group. View confirmation letter
All entrants are eligible to win game credit in zones 1 to 5 (see key above), according to their proximity to the judged position.
RUNNERS UP
The top 20 closest players to the winning coordinates all receive £200 in Game Credit.
- A Antoniou (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI
- D Chawla (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI
- D Graham (GB) Ford Ranger Raptor + £40k
- E Brennan (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI
- E Train (GB) Land Rover Projex Defender 110 P400e
- G Ursachi (GB) Audi Q3 45 TFSi Quattro Black + £30k
- I Hartley (GB) BMW M2
- J Tucker (GB) Range Rover P550e
- K Lambert (GB) Sterling Roamer XL + £20k
- K Snelling (GB) Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Hybrid
- M Gitman (GB) Porsche Cayenne GTS + Barcelona Holiday
- M Lowe (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI
- P Bryan (GB) BMW M3 Touring + £20k
- S Cheung (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI + £20k
- S Kitchen (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI
- S Meredith (GB) Mercedes Brabus B45 + £20k
- S Shaw (GB) Jaguar I-Pace HSE
- T Daniel (GB) Volkswagen T6.1 California + £20k
- T Hamlet (GB) Volkswagen Golf GTI
- T Wallace (GB) BMW M4 Competition xDrive + £50k
CLOSEST BY CAR
The closest Supercharged Club member for each car in the line-up wins £30 (Gold), £20 (Silver) or £10 (Bronze) Game Credit.
- Caterham 620R - K Jegarajah (GB)
- Cupra Ateca VZ3 - L Fedecki (FR)
- Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat - A Jerome (GB)
- Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody - M Williams (GB)
- Dodge Ram TRX 1500 - I Collinson (GB)
- Ford Escort Cosworth - S Middleton (GB)
- Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000 - O Thornton (GB)
- Ford Focus RS Mk1 - S Cullen (GB)
- Ford Focus ST - N Macpherson (GB)
- Ford MS-RT Transit Custom LWB - C Osborne (GB)
- Ford Mustang 1960s Classic - S Bradley (GB)
- Ford Mustang Dark Horse - M Colley (GB)
- Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD - M Cadman (GB)
- Ford Ranger Raptor - K Pullen (GB)
- Ford Transit Trail AWD - D Langridge (GB)
- Genesis GV60 Sport Plus - S Stacey (GB)
- Honda Civic Type-R - M Caller (GB)
- Hymer B-Class Modern Comfort-1 - B Ragonesi (CH)
- Hymer Grand Canyon S - S Tarakowicz (GB)
POPULAR CARS
These were the most popular cars for this competition, in order of tickets bought.
- Volkswagen Golf GTI
- Audi S5 Avant + £5,000
- Mini Cooper S Sport
- Lamborghini Urus SE
- BMW X1 M35i
- Ford Ranger Raptor
- Hymer ML-T CrossOver
- Land Rover Projex Defender 110 P400e
- BMW X1 xDrive23d X-Line
- Ford Focus ST
- Volkswagen Golf R
- BMW M135
- BMW M3 Touring
- Volkswagen T6.1 California Ocean 204 DSG
- McLaren Artura
- Ford Focus RS Mk1
- Tesla Model 3 Standard Range
- Volkswagen Golf GTE
- Ford Mustang Dark Horse
- Ford MS-RT Transit Custom LWB DCiV PHEV
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'Shock' as Horsham dad-of-five wins £84,000 dream car
Jul 2024
A Horsham dad-of-five has told of his ‘shock’ after winning an £84,000 dream car – a week after his 16-year-old VW Golf broke down.
And James Cartner, who works as a pilot, was on cloud nine after winning the vehicle – a Lotus Emira First Edition – in car competitions company BOTB’s weekly contest.
James, who also runs an aviation podcast along with a group of friends including musician Roy Stride – frontman of Scouting For Girls – was relaxing at his Horsham home when he received a visit from BOTB presenter Christian Williams.
Christian surprised him with his new motor which was parked around the corner. James had just returned from a flight to the USA. “I was having a little post-fly nap when Christian turned up, and I was in complete shock,” the 56-year-old said. “I still feel like I’m dreaming and keep asking myself if it really happened.
“My wife didn’t know I had even entered, so I had to own up to that, but she was clearly delighted I had won.”
The Lotus Emira First Edition features a V6 Supercharged engine, 395bhp and top speed of 180mph. “I’m a Lotus fan and this is a beautiful car,” said James. “As a young kid I thought they were the most amazing thing and I always wanted one.
“I have an Esprit which has been sitting in a barn for 12 years and I had been meaning to tidy it up. This new Lotus will probably become my main car, and I’m looking forward to taking it for a drive in the local area,” added James, who previously flew helicopters in the RAF.
Christian said: “It was an amazing experience being able to surprise Lotus superfan James with this stunning car. I know he’s played for this car quite a few times, and he was clearly delighted to have finally got his hands on one.
“After his old VW broke down last week, the timing of his big win couldn’t have been better, and he’s going to have a lot of fun driving it to work and going on some fantastic road trips.”
BOTB’s dream car giveaway sees people buy tickets for the car they want to win and then play spot the ball. An independent panel of judges decide who wins.
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