Scottish Motorsport Show 2008 - Cancelled

Posted: December 14, 2007 1:02 PM

The Scottish Motorsport Show ’08 has been cancelled as a mark of respect for Scottish rallying legend Colin McRae.

Colin, along with his brother Alister and father Jimmy, had a huge hand in the success of the inaugural show at Lanark Agricultural Centre in February past, and the organisers decided it was not appropriate to go ahead with the 2008 event following the death of Colin in September.

Scottish Motorsport Show organiser Robbie Allan said, “It is with great regret we have to announce the cancellation of the Scottish Motorsport Show ’08. However, with the McRae family having played such a large part in the tremendous success of the 2007 show, we felt it would be better to cancel this year’s event as a mark of our respect. We are however looking at the possibility of organising a live motorsport event in Lanark during next summer to pay tribute to Colin’s outstanding career”

It is anticipated that the Scottish Motorsport Show would then proceed as normal in 2009.

The Scottish Motorsport Show ’07 featured the very best of two and four-wheeled action side by side, with top names from all categories of motorsport displaying their skills in two live action areas in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Rally royalty Jimmy, Colin and Alister McRae, motorcycle legend Robbie Allan, sportscar star Allan McNish, and Isle of Man TT winner Jim Moodie were just a selection of the famous names to appear, while hundreds of trade stands gave motorsport fans the opportunity to get their hands on the very best equipment and merchandise.