Students in custom cars contest

One of the Donington team, hard at work

A competition to customise cars and bikes is being run at Worcester College of Technology.

The "Pimp My Ride" contest aims to showcase the skills of engineering students and tutors at the college.

Five teams will modify a car or motorbike to their own design, using their own skills and experience.

The winning team will receive a £500 voucher for tools and equipment.

The contest has been organised as part of Colleges Week, and the students will have a chance to explain and demonstrate the skills they used, to visiting pupils from schools in the surrounding area.

There a £500 prize for the best customised car

You can see videos of each of the teams at work by following the link below:

• Team one, called Silverstone, aim to create a chopped street car with wide wheels and arches, bonnet scoop and a Porche 911 inspired roof cut.
  VIDEO: Team one
• Team two, called Donington, have ambitious plans to create a 'Dick Dastardly' style wacky racer.
  Team two - Donington
• Team three, called Mallory, are going to change a Rover into a flash, slammed street-racer... with a Pudsey Bear theme.
  Team three - Mallory
• Team four, called Snetterton, are transforming a Honda XBR into a Hells Angel's ultimate chopper. Team four - Snetterton</CPS:LINK>
• Team five, called Brands Hatch, change a faded 'beamer' into a tricked-out touring car set for the raceway.
  Team five - Brands Hatch
• Team six, called Cadwell, change a dinky VW into a military machine.
  Team six - Cadwell