McLaren Employee Motor Show 2013
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 13 1:53 pm
Got the call a few weeks ago from Mike Jones, asking whether we’d like to bring either or both of our cars to this years’ McLaren Employee Motor Show, to be held on Aug 17th. At the time, I had a prior engagement (open day at son’s new college) and Stu was away on hols that week, so unfortunately had to decline 
But thankfully the open day got rearranged so that freed me & the folks up so we could take Mike up on his kind offer
Normally he has umpteen cars to choose from but this year a combination of holidays and cars being not quite ready, meant it was just down to me and Allkiller Steve to fly the Mopar flag. Well, it should have been 2 of us but Steve had a puncture on the way so didn’t make it
With both our cars up’n’running (just about
), and the wife in-tow, I chose to take the Satty as it’s a bit quieter than the dodge 
plus we took the dodge there last time we went 2 years ago.
On that last visit, they had a ‘no cameras’ rule once inside the Technical Centre, but this year, they relaxed that rule so we were allowed to take pics of whatever was on view, from the concourse area. And they seemed to have a fair bit more on show this time, too. From Bruce McLaren’s first race car the Austin 7 pictured (see photobucket link below) right up to Lewis Hamilton’s F1 car from a year or two ago (sorry, don’t remember what the info board said!
)
Outside the Tech Centre, in the car parks there was the usual eclectic mix of race and classic cars and bikes. No road-legal beds or sofas this time, but Edd China was there with the Lambo that they have recently completed for the new Wheeler Dealers series, starting on Sept 17th.
We also looked in on the Wall Of Death, something I’d never been into, although it’s been at a few events we’ve been to over the last few years. Well worth the effort too. Not that there was any effort tho. And it was free too! Amazing what they can do with those old Indian bikes and that lil’old single seater
Anyhoo, enough waffle. Thanks again to Mike for the invite. Expecting one next year might be pushing my luck, but if the cars are available that he’s got in mind, it should be an impressive line-up of Mopars
I slimmed the pics I took down to these 145 on photobucket http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/rob44 ... how%202013
But have included a few here if you cant be arsed with links…
There’s also a nice write up and some cool pics here http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/mcl ... uto-union/
I could be biased tho, as the writer chose to include a couple of pics of the Sport Satellite in his article
But thankfully the open day got rearranged so that freed me & the folks up so we could take Mike up on his kind offer
Normally he has umpteen cars to choose from but this year a combination of holidays and cars being not quite ready, meant it was just down to me and Allkiller Steve to fly the Mopar flag. Well, it should have been 2 of us but Steve had a puncture on the way so didn’t make it
With both our cars up’n’running (just about
), and the wife in-tow, I chose to take the Satty as it’s a bit quieter than the dodge plus we took the dodge there last time we went 2 years ago.On that last visit, they had a ‘no cameras’ rule once inside the Technical Centre, but this year, they relaxed that rule so we were allowed to take pics of whatever was on view, from the concourse area. And they seemed to have a fair bit more on show this time, too. From Bruce McLaren’s first race car the Austin 7 pictured (see photobucket link below) right up to Lewis Hamilton’s F1 car from a year or two ago (sorry, don’t remember what the info board said!
)Outside the Tech Centre, in the car parks there was the usual eclectic mix of race and classic cars and bikes. No road-legal beds or sofas this time, but Edd China was there with the Lambo that they have recently completed for the new Wheeler Dealers series, starting on Sept 17th.
We also looked in on the Wall Of Death, something I’d never been into, although it’s been at a few events we’ve been to over the last few years. Well worth the effort too. Not that there was any effort tho. And it was free too! Amazing what they can do with those old Indian bikes and that lil’old single seater
Anyhoo, enough waffle. Thanks again to Mike for the invite. Expecting one next year might be pushing my luck, but if the cars are available that he’s got in mind, it should be an impressive line-up of Mopars
I slimmed the pics I took down to these 145 on photobucket http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/rob44 ... how%202013
But have included a few here if you cant be arsed with links…
There’s also a nice write up and some cool pics here http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/08/mcl ... uto-union/
I could be biased tho, as the writer chose to include a couple of pics of the Sport Satellite in his article
Why??
