Vatenan & Alen in Live Rally Stage at Race Retro 2017 |
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Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show, has lined up a ‘clash of the titans’ as Finnish rally legends Ari Vatanen and Markku Alen join the show’s 15th anniversary celebrations by getting back behind the wheel on the bespoke Live Rally Stage. Acting Show Director Lee Masters said, ‘Vatanen and Alen are larger than life characters who are guaranteed to delight the crowds. To have them with us at the show is one thing but to have them in action, driving these amazing Group B cars on our Rally Stage is something you won’t see anywhere else. Vatanen said, ‘I am very much looking forward to joining Race Retro and seeing all the rally fans over the weekend’ To get to drive these fantastic cars again is an honour and I can;t wait!’ Alen, who appears on the afternoon of Friday 24th and will be in action on Saturday 25th February, said, ‘I am delighted to be invited to this great event and look forward to driving on the Rally Stage with my old friend Ari. It will be a great weekend and I look forward to meeting fellow enthusiasts’. CLICK HERE to see Video Clip of interview with Ari Vatanen on the Motorsport Live Stage at Race Retro 2017! |
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Mike Costin curates 50 year Cosworth Anniversary display |
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Race Retro brings together an incredible collection of Cosworth DFV powered race cars, to celebrate 50 years since one of the world’s most iconic engines made its debut on the track. The collection, which includes the Williams FW08 driven by Keke Rosberg to win the 1982 World Drivers’ Championship, has been curated by Mike Costin, who along with Keith Duckworth gave his name to the powerplant. Mike will appear at Race Retro and will be interviewed on the Motor Sport Live Stage. ‘I am delighted to be involved in this display to mark the anniversary of the Cosworth DFV story,’ said Costin, ‘I look forward to being reunited with some of the star cars of the past’. CLICK HERE to see Video Clips of interviews with Mike Costin & Clive Chapman on the Motorsport Live Stage at Race Retro 2017! |
Jim Clark’s Lotus 33 in Motorsport Hall of Fame |
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In the annals of motor racing, few machines are as iconic as the Lotus-Climax Type 33, chassis number R11, the car driven by Jim Clark to to first place in the 1965 Belgian, British, German and Syracuse Grands Prix and the Lotus in which he won his second World Championship in 1965. It is only right that this piece of motorsport history be the centrepiece of the MotorSport Hall of Fame at Race Retro, where R11 will make its first public appearance in over four decades. |
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New Sponsor for Race Retro 2020! |
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