Thursday 13th January 2005

Autosport Show 2005

Bigger and better and plenty to see

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This year's Autosport Show certainly has a sense of purpose. Strolling around the halls this morning highlighted the sheer volume of exhibitors. Everything from the usual stands selling F1 merchandise to the hundreds of companies selling engineering and manufacturing equipment.

In between are all manner of other suppliers offering bolt on goodies for sportscars, roll cages, tyres, brakes, suspension, race cars, rally cars, auctions, magazines, track days and the usual bevy of dollies in tight Lycra (some too tight! :vomit).

Shortly Quaife will be unveiling their new track car and we'll post pictures up as soon as we've grabbed them.

TVR's Sagaris RT (Road and Track presumably) is here on the Pipercross stand complete with a gang of models whose clothes have fallen off.

The atmosphere at the show is certainly more positive than in recent years and hopefully reflects the state of the industry as a whole - things are on the up again.

[kennys]

are the girls in the knickers a russian things, or r they resplendent throughout fair

[matrs]

STRAIGHT TO THE PIPERCROSS STAND THEN

[dinkel]

Black 'n yellow TVR looks awesome. Red 'n yellow one: delete!

[Tuna]

In the photo on the bottom left, the girl on the right genuinely seems to be looking down and wondering where her clothes have gone.

[racingdick]

Right thats it! im going... with an endless supply of batteries and memory cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[caro]

Interesting to hear your take on the atmosphere, Ted, and I hope you are right about an upturn in motorsport. Didn't go to the show last year as the previous one had not had a good feel, and can't make this one so it's good to see a report which considers that and not just the white stockings!

[ErnestM]

I hope the tall brunette is careful not to sneeze. She could put somebody's eye out with those...


ErnestM

[samtheman]

the show has defintly improved since last year more to see and do sorry if I got in the way is there anyone from the pistonheads staff going can you go the brooklands college stand and ask for samuel bennett

[PetrolTed]

Hi Sam,

I was there today but won't be there tomorrow. Drop me a line if there's anything in particular that you'd like to discuss.

Cheers,
Ted

[EddyB]

Both TVRs look gorgeous

[pwig]

That invicta looks stunning

[rico]

racingdick said:

Right thats it! im going... with an endless supply of batteries and memory cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm just off for the day now! Why else would i be up at 7.22?!?!?

I've got enough battery for 3200 photos, enough memory for about a thousand pictures....

[Graham]

rico said:

racingdick said: Right thats it! im going... with an endless supply of batteries and memory cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm just off for the day now! Why else would i be up at 7.22?!?!? I've got enough battery for 3200 photos, enough memory for about a thousand pictures....

I've just dragged my self out of bed to.

see you in the bar

G

[l6nex]

When is this on till???

[minimevsrevs]

This weekend only,last day sunday. Open 9-6 I think.

[andy_b]

some of my pics fromThursday here:-

www.photobox.co.uk/album/1149298

includes pics of the Lotus

[fix it]

anyone seen the sponsers posted on the side of the Farboud

[busta]

Excuse my ignorance but what is that lotus?
Is it a concept for the new elise, or a replacement for the espirit or what? Looks a bit like the Elise GT1.

Bernie

[racingdick]

hi
heres a modified photo of the new ford focus rally car
its 1600x1200 res so u could use it as a groovy desktop
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/racing.dick/Photos/desktop1600x1200.jpg

[jamesc]

Talk about self promotion! The largest picture on the "Women in Motorsport" was one of Mr Graeme Glew!