MAX Power Live, the biggest and most eagerly awaited modified car show the nation has ever known, is returning this summer.

From July 1 until July 3, 2005 Birmingham's NEC will be taken over by the loudest and fastest modified cars in the country.

Max Power Live is the highlight of the car modification calendar. Since the show's creation six years ago, the "modding scene" has massively increased in both size and popularity, firmly taking root in UK culture.

By showing the best cars alongside the UK's most gorgeous glamour models, Max Power has created a weekend that most lads would struggle to miss.

A first for 2005, 15 of The Sun newspaper's page three lovelies will be at the show so visitors can get up close and personal for autographs and signed photographs.

Show features include:

l Modified Motors: After a country-wide search, the crme de la crme of the UK's hottest modified cars will be hoping to win a prestigious Max Power award.

l Indoor Cruise Strip: Where the world's most daring stunt drivers will be showing off their incredible skills. Every ticket holder gets a seat at this spectacular 45-minute show.

l Kroozin ICE Village: The village is the home of the largest in-car entertainment systems in the UK.

l Kroozin Retail Village: Here the show's top exhibitors will be selling their merchandise.

l Max Babe Competition: Watch some of the nation's hottest babes battle it out for first place, guaranteeing them a £2,000 cheque, a chance to appear on page three of The Sun and a contract with top London modelling agency Girl Management.

l VIP Treatment/AAA Passes: The AAA passes enable you to get up close and personal with celebrity models, gain fast-track entry and VIP seating in the indoor stunt arena and get backstage access into the VIP paddock. They can be purchased in advance for only £31.

Max Power Live will be open from 9am until 6pm on Friday, July 1, Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3.

Tickets are priced at £25 and VIP tickets are £31. Both can be purchased on the hotline number 0870 145 2244 or online at www.maxpowerlive.com

The Shuttle/Times and News has teamed up with the show's organisers to run a competition where 18 readers can each win a pair of tickets to Max Power Live.

To be in with a chance of winning, answer the following question:

How many page three lovelies will be at the show? by Friday, June 17.

Normal Newsquest rules apply.