Roary the Racing Car speeds into Autosport International

Roary and Big Chris, the stars of the new smash-hit kids’ cartoon Roary the Racing Car, will have their own dedicated area at this weekend’s ASI show, where they can meet their fans.

Roary is a bright, cheeky and energetic single-seater and organisers hope his debut at Autosport International will provide the opportunity for young children to become interested in motorsport.

Set in and around Silver Hatch race track, Roary the Racing Car™ cleverly combines CGI and stop frame animation to convey a real sense of speed in this 52 x 10 minute pre-school series with all the thrills and spills of the Formula 1 race track.

The series features top UK comic Peter Kay as the voice of the mechanic Big Chris and of the American Saloon car Tin Top and it is narrated by racing legend Sir Stirling Moss.

The Roary area is situated in hall 20 and will have lots for little ones to do. The life-size, talking Roary will be on hand to meet his new young fans with Big Chris in tow to make sure his race car friend is in tip-top form. Roary fans can have their picture taken with their heroes, log onto the website www.roarytheracingcar.com/, watch episodes and take part in colouring activities.

Big Chris with his spanner in hand will take a tour around the show across the weekend.

He will be appearing at the following stands:

Saturday
9.45am – 10.15am: Roary stand
11am – 11.40am: A1GP
1.30pm – 2.10pm: Karts to Car Stand
3pm – 3.30pm: Roary stand
4.30pm – 5pm: F3/ BGT stand

Sunday
9.45am – 10.15am: Roary stand
11am – 11.40 am: A1GP
1pm – 1.30pm: Roary stand
3pm – 3.30pm: F3/ BGT stand
4.30pm – 5pm: Roary stand

Autosport International will be open to the public on Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 January 2008 with trade days on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 January. Adult tickets start at £28.00 per day with children’s tickets costing £18.50. To book, visit autosport-international.com/ or call 0044 (0)870 040 0396.