WALKER AND MOSS AT THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW
21 July 2008 - British International Motor Show

Murray Walker and Sir Stirling Moss, will visit ExCeL on Motorsport Sunday to sign copies of their latest publications

F1 broadcast icon Murray Walker and racing legend Sir Stirling Moss top the bill on Motorsport Sunday (3 August) at The British International Motor Show, sponsored by Zurich Connect. There will be plenty to delight motorsport fans, with live Formula One coverage, race and rally cars, race simulators and motorsport personalities bringing even more interactive excitement to the ExCeL Show halls.

Motorsport Sunday will feature live coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix, televised on a 20-square metre screen located in the Heritage Enclosure. The live screening is brought to you by Phillips Shavers, Official Partner of the AT&T Williams F1 team, in celebration of the release of their new limited edition Philips AT&T Williams Shaver HQ7390, which visitors have the chance to win on each day of the Show. Race coverage will be free-to-view for all Show attendees and is to be introduced in person by the legendary voice of motorsport, Murray Walker. Visitors to the show will also have the chance to enter the Phillips Shavers Get Closer Challenge (www.philips.co.uk/attwilliams) where one very lucky winner will get to drive an AT&T Williams Formula One car!

Murray Walker, along with Grand Prix racing icon Sir Stirling Moss, will visit ExCeL on Motorsport Sunday to sign copies of their latest publications – the ‘Murray Walker Scrapbook’, and ‘Stirling Moss Scrapbook, 1929-1954’ – in a special area overlooking the Show’s dockside Heritage Enclosure, which features a display of iconic supercars from the past five decades.

There’s more to see for motorsport fans across the Show. Within the Motoring Plus area of the Show, visitors will find Go Motorsport the UK’s first ever centrally co-ordinated marketing campaign aimed at encouraging new people into motor sport. The campaign and its website (www.GoMotorsport.net) has already attracted tremendous interest from the public by showing what a great activity motor sport is and how easy it can be to get involved at all levels, whether as a competitor, spectator, official or trackside marshal.

The organisers of the Go Motorsport initiative will showcase a variety of race cars, including a current AT&T Williams F1 car; a Wales Rally GB car; a racing Caterham; an Autotest car and a range of karts, along with guest appearances by motor sport personalities and competitors throughout the Show.

Outside, at the Vauxhall VXRacing Village, there will be the full selection of VXRacing merchandise and interactive exhibits to get visitors’ adrenalin pumping. These include a Vectra VXRacing Simulator and radio-controlled VXRacing Vectras that can be raced on a purpose-built mini race circuit.

A key highlight for endurance racing fans will be the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP LMS race car, fresh from its thrilling battle in last month’s Le Mans 24 Hour race. As well as a hard-won second-placed finish at the French endurance classic, the 908 has so far this year won every sports car race for which it has been entered – at Barcelona, Monza and Spa. The 908 will be on display on Peugeot’s stand throughout the Show.

Ford will have its own ‘World Rally Championship Area’ on its large Show stand, incorporating a replica of a World Rally Championship (WRC) Focus; a WRC Simulator that puts visitors in the thick of the rally-stage action; a number of special IMAX computers giving access to the WRC website; and a display of the BP Ford World Rally Team’s many trophies.

Staying with the rallying theme, on the nearby Suzuki stand visitors can take a close look at the competition vehicles entered in the Swift Sport Cup, a one-make championship specially created to promote new rallying talent. The cars are based on the Suzuki Swift Sport hot-hatch and compete in many rounds of the British Rally Championship.

Touring car fans should make their way to the SEAT stand, where they can see the Leon TDI diesel-powered race car currently competing in the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship. SEAT BTCC works drivers Jason Plato and Darren Turner will also be paying a visit to the Show, on Press Day.

The lucky few members of the public holding tickets for Press Day (22 July) can visit the Renault stand to see Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering, ING Renault F1 Team, unveil an exciting new Renault road car that makes its worldwide debut at ExCeL.

Motorsport fans seeking refreshment should visit the A1 Grand Prix Coffee Bar, where they can learn more about the ‘World Cup of Motorsport’ that brings together drivers from 22 different nations to compete in identical Ferrari-powered, open-wheeled race cars.

A host of other exhibitors with motorsport-themed stands will take their place in the Show’s ‘Shop’, including: Santa Pod Raceway (home of European Drag Racing), Alex Reade (motorsport gifts and memorabilia), F1 Model Helmets (retailer of scale model F1 helmets), JK Marketing (motorsport memorabilia and clothing), Race To The Finish (F1 memorabilia), Duke Marketing (motorsport and specialist interest DVDs), and F1 Shop (F1 memorabilia and products).

Finally, those visiting the Heritage Enclosure for the F1 coverage will be able to enter a fabulous motorsport-themed competition, offering the chance of a passenger ride in a GT40 Continuation race car – a precision-crafted, authentic re-creation of the Ferrari-beating, Le Mans-winning Ford GT40s of the 1960s. This fantastic prize includes two VIP passes for the Silverstone round of the British GT Championship on 17 August where the GT40 Continuation will be competing, and includes a grid walk, hospitality and a passenger ride in the car. The GT40 Continuation race car will be on display in the Heritage Enclosure throughout the Show.

“The host of interactive motorsport-themed attractions will bring a truly thrilling added dimension to this event, and ensure that all visitors will have more to see and do than at any previous British International Motor Show,” commented Kirsty Perkinson, Marketing Director for the ExCeL event.

http://www.britishmotorshow.co.uk

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