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Title: Race Retro 13th to 15th March 09 Post by: simon131 on March 13, 2009, 04:08:01 PM Race Retro, Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry, England.
Incorporates the International Historic Motorsport Show 2009 Not cheap - Adults ?20 on the day, but children - free. Check out www.raceretro.com Attended this by Markku Alen, Hannu Mikkola, Stig Blomqvist, Timo Makkinen and Bjorn Waldegard, Derek Bell, Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Russell Brookes, Tony Mason ::), etc, etc. Featured marque is the Mini (not very original is it ::)) Might still be a good day out tho ;) even if the car park is full of Escorts and Imprezzas :D Title: Re: Race Retro 13th to 15th March 09 Post by: hicky131 on March 14, 2009, 09:29:41 PM They'll be at least 1 - 131 in the car park tommorow!
Got it taxed the other day and took it out today for it's first outing this year. 8) This will be the third time i've been in as many years. It's a great event. Might be one of the last times i get to drive the car as i'm edgeing ever more in the direction of a reluctant sale. :-\ Title: Re: Race Retro 13th to 15th March 09 Post by: jasonh131 on March 14, 2009, 11:18:56 PM All most ventured out to the revenge cruise' meeting at lake side services and then on to finally destination, all hush hush
http://www.fastcar.co.uk/04570735435832970626/fast-car-at-the-revenge-cruise.html in my 131 tonight , but decided to go in the seicento in stead,,100s of motors from all over england , reminded me off chealsea cruise 20 years ago,, but this time k plate uno turbo was the oldest car there ,turn out to be 2500 cars at the eventual finishing place with a load of police cars and a helecoptor good to here you again wayne and back on the street jay Title: Re: Race Retro 13th to 15th March 09 Post by: jasonh131 on March 21, 2009, 06:36:14 PM Did anybody goto the show any pictures ??? ;D
Title: Re: Race Retro 13th to 15th March 09 Post by: hicky131 on March 23, 2009, 12:20:29 AM Yeah,we were there. Missed the live rally stage though. Took a few pics of the rally cars which hadnt gone home early. The Olio Fiat 131 Abarth from Jersey was there again apparentley but must've gone before we got there. ::)
A pic of it here freshly stolen from another website ;D (http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc190/stevearchive/Race%20Retro%2009/raceretro158.jpg) More Italians (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hicky131/Race%20retro%202009/raceretro2009103.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hicky131/Race%20retro%202009/raceretro2009056.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hicky131/Race%20retro%202009/raceretro2009021.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hicky131/Race%20retro%202009/raceretro2009019.jpg) (http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc190/stevearchive/Race%20Retro%2009/raceretro120.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hicky131/Race%20retro%202009/raceretro2009016.jpg) The rest of mine can be found here:-? http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hicky131/Race%20retro%202009/ And there's more here:- http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc190/stevearchive/Race%20Retro%2009/ |