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Retro 2008, the international historic motorsport show, will pay tribute to the
competition history of the Ford Motor Company and celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Ford Escort’s involvement in competitive motorsport. Held
from 14th to 16th March at Stoneleigh
Park, Coventry, the show will have displays of
famous Ford rally cars as well as a tremendous display of the iconic Ford GT40.
From
the World of rallying, Ford’s most successful discipline, the Escort Mark 1 and
Mark 2 and the RS Cosworth will be on display and will be reunited with the
former drivers and champions who drove them over the past 40 years. Names
already confirmed include British Rally Legend Gwyndaf Evans, who spent 15
years rallying Fords and was also its chief test driver, Ford’s former Director
of Motorsport Stuart Turner, Ford Rally Manager Tony Mason and the former Ford
Rally driver and current Ford WRC team leader Malcolm Wilson.
The
show will also display all the Ford motorsport cars from the Gatsonides Mark 1
Zephyr to the Gronholm WRC Focus as well as a showcase of amazing Flathead Fords
with a Bonneville theme. The Ford classic car clubs will be out in force
including the AVO, RS and Sporting Escort Owners Clubs as well as the GT40
Enthusiasts Club and the Old Skool Ford Club, all with displays of their favourite
club cars.
Fords
will also feature heavily in the live action demonstrations inside and outside
of the halls as the Live Rally Stage features genuine works cars including the
Escort Mark 1 and Mark 2, the RS Cosworth and the RS200. These vehicles will be
showcased alongside a host of Group B rally cars from Rallying’s most dramatic
period.
Other
features include a replica Ace Café and Fire Engine Bar, informative seminars,
celebrity autograph signings and photo opportunities. There is also the Bonhams
Classic and Historic Motorsport Auction as well as the opportunity to conduct
private car sales and test drives. With historic kart racing demonstrations, a
popular and growing discipline, and championship level autotests, showcasing
expert car control, as well as the vintage ‘Wall of Death’, a great travelling
live show featuring Indian V-Twin motorcycles, visitors will have plenty to
keep them entertained.
For
more information on Europe’s premier historic
motorsport show and the latest updates, visit www.raceretro.com
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