Car Shows & Events
Toyota celebrates hybrids past, present and future
For the historic vehicles taking part in the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, simply completing the 60-mile route might be considered achievement. A quite different test faces the fleet of hybrid Toyota models that will be to the fore in the first Brighton to London Future Car Challenge.
Give the gift of Pod for Christmas – with 20% off all 2011 event tickets
Santa Pod, the home of European drag racing has literally just saved Christmas for petrolheads everywhere, with their seasonally cheering ticket offers and superbly stocked online ‘Pod Shop.
The Vauxhall Collective - three years on
For three successful years, the Vauxhall Collective, set up by Vauxhall Motors as part of its ongoing commitment to championing style and design in the UK, has offered a platform for the most promising creatives to develop their style and create unique projects across fine arts, theatre, photography, craft & design, fashion and film.
The National Restoration Show
Forget your Sunday best – a pair of steel toecap boots and mucky overalls is the expected dress code at the National Restoration Show this Sunday (24th October) at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. And don’t worry about the Sunday roast either, because there’s plenty to see, do – and buy at the show.
A record-breaking evening with Don Wales
On Saturday 13th November, the National Motor Museum will be hosting an evening with Don Wales who will be giving a talk on his World Record Breaking success while delving into personal experiences, human endeavour and family history.
Senna’s winning GP Lotus on show at MPH
The car that claimed two Grand Prix wins for legendary Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna will make an appearance in The Macallan Lounge at this years MPH Prestige & Performance Motor Show powered by Shell V-Power featuring Top Gear Live.
Rally legends go head to head on Future Car Challenge
Rally legends Paddy Hopkirk and David Richards will be going head to head driving Minis on the new RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge in just three weeks time.
Top Car sale at British Car Auctions
There is a clutch of high performance cars up for grabs in British Car Auction’s (BCA) next Top Car sale at BCA Nottingham on Thursday 21st October. Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley and Ferrari models will feature and the Top Car line-up already includes:
Axeon engaging with customers and suppliers at EVS 25
Axeon, Europe’s largest independent lithium-ion automotive battery systems supplier, will be attending the 25th annual World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS), organized by the World Electric Vehicle Association (WEVA) in Shenzen, China, from 5th to 9th November.
British Car Auctions supports the Christie
British Car Auctions’ centre in Belle Vue Manchester has raised nearly £3,000 for leading cancer centre, The Christie in Manchester.
A dream car for a dream star
Chart queen Katy Perry and vampire heart-throb Robert Pattinson have come out on top in a poll to find the UK’s ultimate dream star passengers.
Top Gear Live ‘Prototype Tour’ takes off
Jeremy Clarkson and James May commandeered a Boeing 747 yesterday to launch the Top Gear Live ‘Prototype’ World Tour from the Top Gear track at Dunsfold Park, Surrey.
Santa Pod offer great new VP race fuel deals
Santa Pod, the home of European Drag Racing is offering racers the chance to fuel up for less with new, lower prices on its wide range of VP racing fuels including C12, C14, C16, C23, Q16, Import and SV05.
Flame and Thunder 2010 - bigger and better than ever
As family days out go, the incredible family firework spectacular that is Santa Pod Raceway’s Flame and Thunder takes some beating! This incredible melee of high-speed metal, music, monster trucks and madness offers something for everyone -whether you’re 8 or 80! Make a date in your diary for Saturday the 30th of October, 2010.
Race Retro celebrates fifty years of racing Jaguar E-Types
Race Retro 2011 will celebrate one of Britain’s best-loved, if not THE best-loved, sports cars next year when it returns to Stoneleigh Park, Coventry in the earlier slot of 25-27 February. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type’s launch at the show will be the drivers and backroom boys who helped forge the car’s competition success.