Car Shows & Events
Convoy of 50 E-Types crosses London to mark anniversary
The unusual sight of 50 Jaguar E-types greeted Londoners today as a fleet of privately owned vehicles travelled in convoy through the Capital to the 2011 Motorexpo in Canary Wharf, marking 50 years of the sports car in style.
Stellar cast of motor sport talent to teach GT Academy hopefuls
Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have announced an impressive line-up of motor sport experts to support the 2011 GT Academy ‘Race Camp’.
A very hot rod at Santa Pod’s Main Event
Santa Pod’s inaugural FIA/UEM event of the season always manages to throw up some red-hot race action, but this year’s event, held last weekend, saw Dutchman Henri Joosten get a little hotter than usual, as his gorgeous ’55 Bel Air Pro Mod car disappeared in a fireball on the start line.
Beaulieu Simply Mazda
The first Beaulieu Simply Mazda event takes place on Sunday 10th July and promises to be a great day out, with all Mazda owners and car clubs invited to come to Beaulieu in their vehicle and become part of the event.
BCA opens third French remarketing centre
BCA is reporting a successful opening for its new remarketing centre in France, based in the historic city of Nimes in the South-East of the country.
Exclusive novice track days for MINI owners
MINI UK has teamed up with Motor Sport Vision to offer MINI owners the chance to experience the go-kart thrills of their cars on four of the UK’s most famous circuits at evening events this summer.
The German Show at Beaulieu
After the success of the inaugural event in 2010, this year The German Show at Beaulieu looks set to be another high octane event, celebrating the great and the good of the German motoring world.
‘Cars 2’ characters to cruise into Goodwood Festival of Speed
In just five weeks time two life-size characters from the brand new movie from Disney / Pixar, Cars 2, will be making their British debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show (presented by Auto Trader), being held in the spacious park land of Goodwood House from 30 June until 3 July.
The Italian Job’ tops chart of greatest car movies of all time
‘The Italian Job’ is the greatest car movie of all time, according to a survey carried out by Honda.
Car fans get ready for Motorexpo at Canary Wharf
The 2011 Motorexpo at London’s Canary Wharf officially opens to the public on Monday 6 June, and organisers are expecting an incredible 400,000 visitors to attend before the show closes on Sunday 12 June, making it the biggest in a successful 15-year history.
Nissan vs Porsche - Triumph for TD Racing at Gurston Down Hillclimb
The Nissan GT-R and Porsche 911 went head to head at Gurston Down Hillclimb this May bank holiday weekend, in a continuance of their long running battle for supremacy.
Popularity for ITV’s live BTCC race day coverage rises
ITV has revealed that the number of people watching its coverage of this year’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship is up by a staggering 34.6 per cent on average over 2010.
Wet and wild powerboat action at Cholmondeley Pageant
The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, the UK’s biggest celebration of power and speed, will once again play host to the thrills and spills of circuit powerboat racing this year. Organisers have announced an exciting waterborne line-up, featuring an eclectic mix of hydroplanes, monohulls and catamarans.
Motorexpo visitors battle it out for Formula One prize
There are thrills and spills aplenty on offer at this year’s Motorexpo in the RaceRoom, where visitors can challenge each other on state-of-the-art simulators to win a unique Formula One experience.
Simply Italian - Simply red
The Beaulieu Arena was turned into a sea of red for the first Simply Italian event, held in the grounds of the National Motor Museum on May 22nd with over 200 Italian cars and bikes on display in the Arena and surrounding parkland.