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Race Retro 2009 (Historic Motorsport Show) - 13-15 Mar 09
Posted: January 29, 2009 10:43 AM - 6700 Hits
OLD LEGENDS MEET NEW HEROES AT RACE RETRO
Posted: January 29, 2009 10:43 AM
Two-wheeled racers spanning over 50 years will
be roaring into Race Retro, the international
historic motorsport show, when it accelerates
into Stoneleigh Park from 13th to 15th March.
The three-day show will combine the legacy of
manufacturers such as Triumph and Norton,
with special appearances from the racers who
continue to chase championship titles on the
circuits today.
A core feature will be a tribute to 50 years of the
Triumph Bonneville and racing Triumphs, with an
amazing display including the spectacular "Texas
Cee-Gar" streamliner, as well as other racing
Bonnevilles and racing Triumph models.
Live action will come from the Pre-'65 Motorcycle
Trial Demonstration, which returns to Race Retro
by popular demand. With action from both solos
and sidecars, the course has been created by
riders Mick Grant, seven times winner of the Isle
of Man TT and Macau Grand Prix winner and trial
champion Neil Gaunt.
Mick and Neil will be joined by other celebrity
riders, including Steve Parrish and Guy Martin.
Steve became a professional motorcycle racer in
1976 at the age of 22, joining Barry Sheene in
the Suzuki GP team. In 1978 and 1979, he
clinched the British Motor Cycle Championships,
joining Yamaha in 1980 before trying his hand
at truck racing in the 1980s.
Guy Martin currently races in the world-renowned
British Superbike Championship on Honda's
legendary Fireblade, a bike tuned to make over
200bhp and travel in excess of 200mph. He also
competes - setting record lap times and winning
- other races, including the Isle of Man TT, the
North West 200, and the Ulster and Macau
Grands Prix.
Other motorcycles on display include the Joe
Potts Garage Collection, featuring the 1962
500cc JP7 Potts Manx, the final and ultimate
development of a Norton by Joe Potts of
Bellshill. The bike was built for Bob McIntyre and
was first introduced midway through the 1961
season. The JP7 engine was highly developed
and had many special features, including Potts
high-lift cams, a special crankshaft assembly, a
modified drive-side main bearing, and a ported
cylinder head. The JP7 Manx Norton was first
raced in 1961. One of its notable results with
Bob Mac included victory in the 500cc class of
the Leinster 200 at Dunboyne and setting a
new lap record at 94.74mph.
The JP7 will be joined by the 1958 250cc JP5
Potts Manx, the 1951 150cc Bruce Special and
the 1958 250cc DOHC Bruce Velocette, as well
as the 1957 Joe Potts Desmo, the 1951 JP
'Universal' Car and anm array of rare pictures,
posters and drawings detailing the collection's
history.
H&H returns as Race Retro's auction partner with
an impressive collection of racing bikes, including
Carl Fogarty's 1990 Honda RC30, which won the
F1 TT, the Senior TT and several rounds of the
1990 F1 World Championship, and is estimated
to fetch a price of between £32,000 and £36,000.
This is joined by the 1984 EMC 250 used by
Australian rider Graeme McGregor to win the IoM
Junior TT Race in 1984, setting a new race and
lap record at 111.06mph - 11.4 seconds faster
than Con Law's record set the previous year!
Other lots available include the ex-Chris Palmer
Honda RS125, which won the 2004 TT and Ulster
GP, the ex-Joey Dunlop 1990 Honda RS250,
raced in the 1990 and 1991 seasons, and the
ex-Stephen Cull Yamaha FZR600, winner of the
Ulster GP winner and many other races.
Continuing the Irish winning theme is the
ex-Robert Dunlop Yamaha Spondon, the F2
Irish Championship winner used for Robert's
first North West 200 win and the ex-Gary
Cowan Yamaha TZ350, lap record holder at
the Ulster GP and winner of many other races.
The show will also feature the Retro Racer and
Cafe Racer Concours, with 20 finalists at the
show, each hoping to win one of the categories
which include Best Race bike (judged on three
time spans), Best British, European and
Japanese, as well as Best Café Racer.
The Retro Racer categories will be supported by
the Road Racing Legends Charity, offering advice
on the race bike categories, providing an
experienced judging panel, and generously
donating the trophies, rosettes and product
packs to the awards list. The Café Racer
category is supported by Ace Café London and
founder Mark Wilsmore will be joined by former
road racing legend Mick Grant (winner of seven
IoM TT races) and current star road racing rider
Guy Martin, to award the prizes at the show.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the Race
Retro website at http://www.raceretro.com, or
obtained by emailing Race Retro Co-ordinator
David Alderson on david@livepromotions.co.uk.
The successful finalists will each receive two free
show entry passes per bike displayed, as well as
having their bike on show for the duration of the
event.
And if all that is not enough, the organisers have
reduced adult ticket prices to just £20 for Friday
and £15 for Saturday and Sunday when booking
in advance and now offer free parking. Children's
tickets on Friday are £5, but are then free all
weekend. The show is open from 9.30am each
day and closes at 5.30pm on Friday and Saturday
and 4.30pm on Sunday. To book tickets and for
the latest updates, please visit
RACE RETRO STARTS 2009 IN POLE POSITION
Posted: January 12, 2009 9:24 AM
Race Retro, the international historic motorsport
show, has started 2009 in pole position, with a new
promoter, the return of H&H Auctions and some
stunning cars secured for when it races into
Stoneleigh Park from the 13th to 15th March.
The three-day show will pay tribute to all forms of
motorsport, from the historic to the high-speed;
from the rare to the retro. Visitors will see live
racing, famous drivers and celebrity guests, as
well as displays of racing cars and motorcycles,
motorsport memorabilia and indoor bike trials.
The chosen marque for 2009 is the stunning Aston
Martin, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of its
1959 World Sports Car Championship win. There
will be a static display of the DBR1 and the amazing
DBR9 LMGT1 representing the class wins at Le Mans
2008, as well as the V8GT Rally car, which will be in
action on the Live Rally Stage with Rauno Aaltonen
at the wheel.
There will also be a special tribute to the Mini,
celebrating 50 years of success on the world
motorsport stage, with six significant classic
ex-works Minis on display alongside others from
the Mini Cooper Register and other invited guests.
Aaltonen will also drive his ex-works Monte Carlo
Rally Mini Cooper S on the Live Rally Stage.
Another feature will be a tribute to the late
Pat Moss-Carlsson, with a static display including
the ex-works 1960 Healey 3000 which she drove
to outright victory in Liege-Rome-Liege Rally and
an ex-works Alpine A110 which she drove on the
Monte Carlo Rally later in her career.
Other celebrity drivers confirmed so far include
Paddy Hopkirk and Russell Brookes, who will be
driving his championship-winning Andrews Heat for
Hire sponsored cars on the Live Rally Stage,
including the Opel Manta 400, Lotus Sunbeam,
and Ford Sierra Cosworth.
Slowly Sideways GB is back, with over 20 genuine
ex-works Group B rally cars tearing it up on the
Live Rally Stage. These will include the Audi
quattro S1, Ford RS200, MG Metro 6R4, Lancia
037 Rallye, Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, Renault R5
Maxi Turbo, Porsche RSR and an Opel Manta 400,
as well as an impressive array of Ford Escorts. The
organisers are also hoping to have the Ferrari 308
GTB Rallye in action alongside the impressive
marques previously mentioned. The outdoor live
action line-up will be completed with a
demonstration from the popular Historic Kart Racing.
A first for Race Retro is the chance for visitors to
get a taste for exhilaration themselves, as they
have the opportunity to ride in a Caterham within
Stoneleigh Park. For just £10, visitors will be taken
around the circuit by a professional racing driver,
as well as receiving a memento of their ride.
For those who prefer two-wheeled racers, there will
be a tribute to 50 years of the Triumph Bonneville
and racing Triumphs with an amazing display,
including the spectacular "Texas Cee-Gar"
streamliner, as well as other racing Bonnevilles and
racing Triumph models.
The motorcycle live action will take place indoors,
as the Pre-'65 Motorcycle Trial Demonstration
returns to Race Retro. Including action from solos
and sidecars, the course has been created by riders
Mick Grant (seven-times winner of the Isle of Man
TT and the Macau Grand Prix) and trials champion
Neil Gaunt.
Mick and Neil will be joined by other celebrity riders,
including Steve Parrish and Guy Martin. Steve
became a professional motor cycle racer in 1976 at
the age of 22, joining Barry Sheene in the Suzuki
GP team. In 1978 and 1979 he clinched the British
Motor Cycle Championships, joining Yamaha in
1980, before turning to truck racing in the 1980s.
Guy Martin currently races in the world-renowned
British Superbike Championship on Honda's
legendary Fireblade, a bike tuned to make over
200bhp and travel in excess of 200mph. He also
competes - setting record lap times and winning -
in other races, including the Isle of Man TT, the
North West 200, and the Ulster and Macau Grands
Prix.
The Ken Fox Troupe will be back performing on the
Vintage Wall of Death and the Ace Café Racer
Concours returns, along with trade stands offering
spares, parts, tools, memorabilia, clothing and
everything else you need for your motorsport
collection.
If all this inspires you to invest in a competition
car of your own, visit the H&H Classic and Historic
Motorsport Auction, with entries including a 1954
Arnolt Bristol Bolide which is rumoured to have
raced with the SCCA in the Oklahoma area during
the 1960s, as well as the opportunity to conduct
private car sales and test drives.
And if all that is not enough, the organisers have
reduced adult ticket prices to just £20 for Friday
and £15 for Saturday and Sunday when booking in
advance and now offer free parking. Children's
tickets on Friday are £5, but are then free all
weekend. The show is open from 9.30am each day
and closes at 5.30pm on Friday and Saturday and
4.30pm on Sunday. To book tickets and for the
latest updates, please visit
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