Race Retro Show

[MattH]

I went to this for the first time this weekend just gone, at the Stoneleigh Exhibition Centre. Good event, like a miniature NEC, with traders, businesses and clubs and lots of cars on display, and autojumble.
They also had race and rally stars on a live stage, including Miki Biasion of Lancia fame from the 80s/90s.
The auction was ina separate building so we didnt get to see that, but saw some of the lots parked outside, including a fab Ford Race Car Transporter in Cobra livery.

Best bit of the event for me was probably the live rally stage demonstrations, where the classic and some more current rally cars were being ragged around a track on the site, mostly tarmac roads and hay bales. Great to watch, cars were just going round and round, clearly having loads of fun, and taking out passengers on rider for £25 a time.

Some fabulous machinery there, Fiat 131, TR7 V8 rally, Datsun 160J Violet, loads of Escorts, and a really tidily driven Proton Satria, as well as Metro 6R4, Audi Quattros, Lancers, Subarus. There were 120 cars being rallied throughout the weekend.

On display indoors were 4 cars from the 1968 London Sydney Marathon, Hunter (replica), Mk2 Cortina with roof mounted exhaust, and 2 Austin 1800 landcrabs.

While it might not have had much muscle car content, it was still a good day out, and a good venue having indoor and outdoor sections, it was B*****y cold, even indoors at one of the halls, but nice to get to a car event in February when not much else is happening. We took the Challenger, just because we could, and it got there and back OK, heater not very good because it was so cold!

Favourite car was a V8 Morris Marina, a replica of the 1974 World Cup rally car, and a 1997 Dodge Super Touring Car from the States, the championship winner.

[MattH]

Few pics

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[latil]

Did you see my lad? He was there all weekend taking photos for Garagistes (search it on FB)

[MattH]

Did you see my lad? He was there all weekend taking photos for Garagistes (search it on FB)

No I didn't Steve, he may have had special access, there were several photographers inside the fencing of the rally stages.

[latil]

Yes,press passes.

[Mossy68]

V8 Marina !!! The 1800 tc ( I think?) were quick enough back in the day.

Cheers for pics Matt. Looks a good show.

[kev73dart]

We were there too. Like Matt my favourite was the live rally stage, there was a cool Firenza with a V8 and it made the best noise ever ripping round the circuit!
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