Auto Italia Press Release

[Thotos]

PRESS RELEASE
18th April 2011

Mille automobili italiane star at Brooklands

Brooklands Museum gears up for its annual Italian Car Day on Saturday 30th April.

Over 1,000 Italian cars ? from the fastest Ferrari to the most unassuming Fiat Uno - will fill Brooklands Museum?s grounds to overflowing on Saturday, April 30th. They will be there to help Auto Italia magazine celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UK?s first all-Italian car event, which moved to the Birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation 20 years ago.  All the great Italian marques, including Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia will be there: amongst more than 200 Ferraris will be a Formula 1 show car in the livery of the great ace Michael Schumacher.

The event gates open at 8.30am and the timetable for the day includes an hour of demonstration runs for some very special cars on the Mercedes-Benz World handling circuit from 12 noon, and a session on the famous Brooklands Test Hill in the afternoon.  In addition to the visiting Italian machinery, all the usual Museum displays including cars, motorcycles, aircraft and the only publicly accessible Concorde in the South East of England, will all be open.  The event will have an extensive Trade Village and the Sunbeam Caf? and several additional food outlets will be open all day for hungry visitors.

Parking for Italian cars will be on the Museum site with access from Brooklands Road, the B374, although owners are advised to arrive early to guarantee space.  Parking for non-Italian cars will be in The Heights off Wellington Way and overflow parking for both Italian and non-Italian cars has been arranged at neighbouring Mercedes-Benz World ? visitors are advised to follow event signage on the day.

Everybody is welcome to join the expected 5,000 visitors on the day. Admission prices are: Adults, ?14; Seniors and Students, ?12; Children (5-16 yrs), ?6.00; Children Under 5, FREE; Family ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children), ?35.  The half-hour Brooklands Concorde Experience is an extra ?4 for adults, ?2 for children, and can be booked on arrival.  For full details visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com or telephone 01932 857381.

For more information, contact Paul Stewart on 01932 857381 ext 249 or e-mail:
paulstewart@brooklandsmuseum.com

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[jasonh131]

where are we then or where are we going to be

[simon131]

Looks like I've got my own space - just inside the gate.

[jasonh131]

Did you Know its Chelsea cruise on saturday as well ,carry on striaght up the A3 and your there , its gone back to its old 80's days out on the chelsea bridge  and the tea stall .  a big write up in retro cars nov 2010 the one with the fiat dino and
 monty (got from market stall saturday ) (also a new goodwood festival Vintage
base on 80's fashion and cars and earlyer )
  Got me thinking and being nostalgic ,when it was a proper criuse , when i used to go on the train at 16
 and in my first fiats and the Black Pa Cresta done like  a 57 chevy oh the memory's .
 had its 35 th anivesary last year ..
 shall we 

could make a whole day and evening of it , anyone else use to do chelsea cruise
 back in the day

[simon131]

Sorry Ja,

Won't be able to make it to the Chelsea Cruise in the evening, in fact I'm not gonna be able to stay at Brooklands all day as I'm supposed to be at my sisters 'surprise' birthday party in Surbiton from noon.

[jasonh131]

Supose i ll be coming early in the morning, give the 131 a blast abiet slowly (fuel economy) after i actualy polished it
 so i can catch everyone.see how long i can stay awake till the evening....
I think  the fiat s will on the banking,so lets find apatch up there together