01/09/2026
Gravity Show 2026 is done, and it was the best weekend of show trading in Duel's history.
We set up on Thursday, put the cars on the stand Friday, and by half nine on Saturday morning the hall was already filling because VIP entry opened an hour earlier than we had planned for. It never really calmed down after that. Ten years of Gravity and it felt like the busiest one yet.
By Saturday afternoon our shelves were empty. Not low, empty. Sam sent Nathan a stock list that night and he drove a full restock down to Birmingham for Sunday morning, which is the only reason we had anything to sell on day two. Sales finished up 37.5% on last year. BIG thanks to Nathan!
The stand itself was graced by two show cars. Matt Clifford, the photographer behind every image you see from us, trusted us with his one-of-one carbon widebody Porsche Cayman. Alex from AB Detailing brought a red 911 Turbo S making 1,000bhp and spent Saturday on the stand with us. Having Alex on stand added another dimension to the help and advice available, given he is a highly experienced professional detailer who uses the Duel range day in day out.
Good neighbours help too. West Forged were next door with Ryan's yellow Audi R8 V10, a car that sat on our own stand last year. 𝔈𝔲𝔯𝔬𝔖𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢 were opposite. And Sam and Lee finally got a proper catch-up with Jack from Stjarnagloss, who we compete with all year and genuinely rate.
One thing we did notice: several of the big detailing names were not at Gravity this year. For a tenth anniversary edition of the UK's largest indoor show, that surprised us. We think a weekend of people picking your products up and telling you what they think to your face is worth more than anything an ad account can tell you, but we would be interested to hear where everyone else lands on that.
Full write-up, the cars, and the complete 2026 winners list are on the blog: https://www.duelautocare.co.uk/blogs/news/gravity-show-2026-review
Thank you to everyone who came and said hello. See you in 2027.