Speedfest 1st July 2012
26 June 2012, 11:59 AM
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Speedfest 1st July 2012
Ok guys it's that time again.
This Sunday sees Speedfest 2012 at the Grampian Transport Museum.
Gates open at 11:00, with the early birds getting tickets for a ride around the track. Cars here including Caterham, Morgans, Nobles, Lambo Gallardo Spyder, 599 GTO and Nissan GTR. This year the 600 rides are being split, with 300 from the website: http://www.gtm.org.uk/whats-on/, and 300 available first come/first served at the gates, so get there early or get online.
This year we're celebrating the birthdays of the AC Cobra, Ferrari F40 and the MGB. Examples of these will be demonstrated during the day.
As part of the MGB celebration, you will have the chance to buy a 1976/7 MGB. It has been dry stored for the past 7 years, and will be sold with no reserve. A great chance to pick up a useable British classic sportscar.
The program of events will include historical parades, autotests, drifting demos and the ever popular pursuits.
Because of the size of the entry I won't list them all here, but if you want to enquire about a particular make/model etc, or anything else on Speedfest please feel free.
Hope to see you there on Sunday.
Mike
27 June 2012, 11:02 PM
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Here's the press release... McRaes Focus might interest some of you.
SpeedFest is a celebration of the performance car that was first held at the museum in 2010. 100 truly interesting cars are gathered by invitation dating from post 1955 to the present day, with a small number of older motoring icons to set the scene. As far as possible duplication is avoided and a different set of cars are invited each year.
The event is unique in Scotland in that the cars take to the track to be demonstrated during a number of special activities including pageants, parallel autotests and a series of spectacular pursuits.
The most represented make is Ferrari this year with 12 different models, closely followed by Lamborghini. Some great rarities seen for the first time at the museum range from a 1934 Singer LeMans to a brand new McLaren.
Its all about the cars at SpeedFest and each entry is fully described in true motorshow fashion and on the track by expert commentary.
Another unique feature of the event is the chance to ride in a selection of cars. The first 600 visitors are given an ‘Early Bird’ rides ticket to start the day off in spectacular style. To beat the rush, this year 300 rides will go to online ticket sales available on the museum’s website.
The motor trade and specialist companies are encouraged to attend to add interest and notable this year is a stand from Station Garage, Torphins which is displaying Colin McRae’s famous 2001 Ford Focus WRC (Y4 FMC). McRae was about to win his second World Championship in this car when he crashed, handing the title to his rival, Richard Burns.
SpeedFest 2012 welcomes a display from the proposed new Aviation Museum, ‘Morayvia’ to be built at the Kinloss airbase. The centre piece is the front section of an RAF Nimrod aircraft and a Nimrod Flight Simulator with expert tuition!
Also new this year will be a demonstration of ‘Drifting’ staged by Garage LSD, a group of ‘opposite lock’ experts and special birthday features for AC Cobra, Ferrari F40 and Britain’s own favourate, the MGB. To celebrate 50 years of the MGB one will be auctioned at the event on a no reserve basis; a chance for a local enthusiast to acquire a classic sports car that needs a little TLC!
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SpeedFest is a celebration of the performance car that was first held at the museum in 2010. 100 truly interesting cars are gathered by invitation dating from post 1955 to the present day, with a small number of older motoring icons to set the scene. As far as possible duplication is avoided and a different set of cars are invited each year.
The event is unique in Scotland in that the cars take to the track to be demonstrated during a number of special activities including pageants, parallel autotests and a series of spectacular pursuits.
The most represented make is Ferrari this year with 12 different models, closely followed by Lamborghini. Some great rarities seen for the first time at the museum range from a 1934 Singer LeMans to a brand new McLaren.
Its all about the cars at SpeedFest and each entry is fully described in true motorshow fashion and on the track by expert commentary.
Another unique feature of the event is the chance to ride in a selection of cars. The first 600 visitors are given an ‘Early Bird’ rides ticket to start the day off in spectacular style. To beat the rush, this year 300 rides will go to online ticket sales available on the museum’s website.
The motor trade and specialist companies are encouraged to attend to add interest and notable this year is a stand from Station Garage, Torphins which is displaying Colin McRae’s famous 2001 Ford Focus WRC (Y4 FMC). McRae was about to win his second World Championship in this car when he crashed, handing the title to his rival, Richard Burns.
SpeedFest 2012 welcomes a display from the proposed new Aviation Museum, ‘Morayvia’ to be built at the Kinloss airbase. The centre piece is the front section of an RAF Nimrod aircraft and a Nimrod Flight Simulator with expert tuition!
Also new this year will be a demonstration of ‘Drifting’ staged by Garage LSD, a group of ‘opposite lock’ experts and special birthday features for AC Cobra, Ferrari F40 and Britain’s own favourate, the MGB. To celebrate 50 years of the MGB one will be auctioned at the event on a no reserve basis; a chance for a local enthusiast to acquire a classic sports car that needs a little TLC!
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