Page 16 - Motorsport News (January 2020)

EXCITING MOTORSPORT WITH A T TITUDE

EVENT TO SHOWCASE OVAL RACING

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

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Motorspor w ith Attitude. It’s a name that stands out from the crowd and that

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perfectly embraces wha t his weekend’s show is all about.
T a king place at the East of England Arena in Peterborough, this is an event
that has grassroots motorsport at its core. Oval racing is the main focus,
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but over 300 cars from a w ide variety of different disciplines are se t o be in

attendance. That includes everything from British T o uring Car machines to
rallycross racers to Hot Rods and radio-controlled stock cars.
“We wanted it to be a balance between a car show and mini festival,”
explains organiser Dave Rennie. “It will showcase the range of grassroots
racing.
“The Live Action Arena at the back of the main hall has go v arious oval

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classes running on tha f rom stock cars down to fifth-scale radio-controlled
stock cars, and there will be the Two Brothers Racing Stun T eam.

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“The arena is going to be full of trade stands and we’ve got at least 50%
more trade stands this year. In the atrium, there will be a live stage and big
screen with interviews taking place. “This then becomes the party arena on
Saturday night. We will have live bands including Rhino’s Revenge which has

John Edwards, the bass playe f rom Status Quo.”
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A special tribute is also planned for motorsport sponsor Colin North, who
“A BALANCE BETWEEN A CAR SHOW AND A MINI FESTIVAL, was sadly killed at Birmingham Wheels last November.
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“We’ve agreed with his famil t ha t he troph f or the car that is best in show

IT WILL SHOWCASE THE RANGE OF GRASSROOTS RACING” will be known as the Colin North Trophy,” says Rennie.
“A lso, before the Live Action Arena starts at 1000hrs, at 0945hrs we will play
We Will Rock You – which was Colin’s favourite song – and after that we will
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The even w ill feature activities throughout the da w ith different displays have a minute’s engine noise from all the cars taking part in the live action
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taking place in the live arena. There’s something for everyone with a special displays.”
kids’ area, fairground and Formula 1 simulator. It’s a fitting tribute and just one element of what is set to be a memorable
New cars will be unveiled too including short oval ace Rob Speak’s new second Motorsport with Attitude event.
BriSCA F2 challenger and a Classic Hot Rod from Gavin T a ber.
Drifting is another of the disciplines tha f orms part of the show and drift
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training and experience company Prodrif w as impressed with the inaugural Advance tickets are still on sale at eventbrite.co.uk/e/motorsport-with-
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event last year. attitude-tickets-62468892138, which are £15 per day and £25 for the weekend

Prodrift says: “The even w as action packed and exciting, from the non-stop
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entertainment of the Live Action Arena and the cars on display in the halls, – kids 15 and under go free. These include early entry into the site and all
through to the trade stands, there was something to keep us entertained the advanced ticket holders are automatically put in a draw to win a fantastic
whole wa t hrough the two days. trip to the 2021 Daytona 500. For more details, head to the event’s website:

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“One of the stand out aspects was ho w f riendly everyone was, the
atmosphere was extremel w elcoming with so many enthusiastic faces motorsportwithattitude.com

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wanting to share their passion fo m otorspor w ith other seasoned enthusiasts

and new blood coming into the spor f or the first time.”
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