Thursday 14th January 2016

Autosport International preview [Updated]

Ford GT WEC race car and its two British drivers will be at the show

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On Saturday 16 January The Pie & Piston pub will once again throw open its doors to PHers looking for a warm welcome and a cold drink. Oh yes, and there's a car show happening as well.

Covering over one million square feet inside the NEC, the 2016 Autosport International Show will feature the most exciting cars, people and tech from the world of motorsport. PistonHeads will again be present with our legendary pub when the show opens next week. Set in the midst of the Performance Car show and accompanied this year by a stand of the greatest ever hot hatches, it's a real must-see at the show. Well, we think so anyway.

The Live Action Arena will feature PH's very own Shedolition Derby - a no holds barred race featuring examples of some of our favourite Sheds from the past 12 months. There will also be a rare chance to see the C-X75 Jaguar from Spectre in action plus an array of stunts, races and precision driving.

As always a host of big names from motorsport will be in attendance. This year Williams  driver Felipe Massa and Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams will be present with eight Formula 1 cars from throughout the team's history. Three-time Le Mans winner and WEC champion Allan McNish will be there along with other stars including Damon Hill and Petter Solberg.

Other noteworthy goings on include the Coys auction, the launch of Ginetta's new G57 LMP3 car - which Sunday Service goers were treated to a sneak peek of in December, and the first public showing of the Zenos E10 R. It looks like being another great show!

We look forward to meeting those of you who will be at the show over the weekend, you will find us in and around the pub somewhere! We will have our merchandise booth up and running too so bring some change if you wish to stock up on PH stickers, T-shirts and the like. See you there!

For more information or to book your tickets now, click here.

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Friday 15:00
The Ford GT WEC race car will be on show at Autosport International. Marino Franchitti and Andy Priaulx, the two British drivers racing in the LM GTE class will also be at the show giving a talk, so keep your eyes peeled.

Nik

 

[HorneyMX5]

Helping a mate out on a stand all week so I'll pop into the pub for a pint at some point. I've got a load of Demon Tweeks vouchers for Christmas to splurge at their stand as well. Should be an excellent weekend.