Car Shows & Events
331 BMWS and MINI’s sold in BMW Group repatriation event
BCA Nottingham hosted a hugely successful BMW Group repatriation event on 1 June featuring vehicles from BMW Group as well as seven additional Vendors invited from the BMW group Corporate customer base.

Citroen brings DS style and innovative speed to Goodwood
Citroen has prepared an eclectic and exciting mix of vehicles for its participation in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (30 June - 3 July).

A chance in a lifetime opportunity to join a Formula One team
As further support of National Motorsport Week, two of the UK-based Formula One teams – MERCEDES PETRONAS GP and Team Lotus – are each inviting two members of the public to join their respective pit crews at the forthcoming events.

BMW at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
The fifth generation of the world’s most successful performance saloon, the BMW M5, will be seen for the first time at The Goodwood Festival of Speed 1-3 July 2011.

2011 MSA Euroclassic is ‘the Italian job’
Event organiser International Motor Sports Limited has announced further route details regarding this year’s MSA Euroclassic (4-11 September).

Mauro Calo breaks the World Record for the longest car drift
Mauro Calo proved his driving flair by breaking the world record for the longest car drift at Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey.

Classic, competition and super car sale at Silverstone Classic
Silverstone Auctions will hold its inaugural classic, competition and super car sale on Saturday 23 July, in Hall 1 of The Wing building during the Silverstone Classic weekend.

Mass gathering of legendary rally cars add power to Pageant
The 2011 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (15-17 July; cpop.co.uk), the UK’s biggest celebration of power and speed, will play host to one of the UK’s biggest gatherings of World Rally Championship cars this year.

Donington Park announces revised events calendar
Donington Park has announced a change to its 2011 Calendar of Major Events due to noise restrictions in place at the Leicestershire venue.

Beaulieu ‘plugs in’ to the electric revolution
Beaulieu, home of the National Motor Museum, has become one of the first sites in Hampshire to join a new Government initiative that aims to encourage the uptake of electric vehicle technologies.

Goodwood Action Sports at Festival of Speed
With less than two weeks to go, that magical heady high-octane mix of the world’s greatest competition vehicles and drivers in action at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed (30 June to 3 July) will achieve new heights as a host of world-class action sports athletes perform gravity-defying tricks on a variety of two-wheeled machines, ranging from BMX and mountain bikes, to freestyle motocross and trials motorcycles.

UK motor clubs run special events in National Motorsport Week
As an integral part of the re-energised National Motorsport Week (25 June - 3 July) motor clubs throughout the UK are organising a series of events aimed at boosting their membership and attracting more people into all areas of grassroots motorsport.

Motorexpo takes over Brookfield Place in Downtown Toronto
From Monday June 20 through Friday June 24, Brookfield Place in the heart of Toronto’s downtown financial district will be transformed into a free to enjoy auto extravaganza; showcasing a selection of the very latest vehicles.

Toyota and Lexus race and rally stars at Goodwood
Toyota and Lexus will raise the sound and spectacle of the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed (30 June to 3 July) with a full-blooded array of competition machinery, past and present.

Rare F1 car to return at the Silverstone Classic
One of the rarest and most intriguing Formula One cars of all times will return to racing after a 50 year absence at next month’s Silverstone Classic (22-24 July).