What's on - Famous names from historic racing and motorsport

There will be plenty of action and interesting things to see at the show. Families are welcome.

Alfa Romeo

Think of a racing car, blood red, wailing exhaust note, a charismatic name, Italian, drifting through a bend at high speed, bending to the will of the maestro at the wheel. Young Italian boys didn't grow up wanting to be engine drivers; they grew up dreaming of glory on the racetrack, a passion for 'la macchina da corsa'.

Norton

For motorcycle fans, Race Retro celebrates the 1950 introduction of the 'Featherbed' Manx, dominant in racing for almost two decades. From the John Player superbike twins and the JPS rotary racers, to the current re-launched Norton NRV588 Race superbike, plus many Norton based derivatives including the charismatic Triton café racers and their unique culture. The riders who rode the bikes to victory with be on hand to share their memories of this amazing marquee.

Audi quattro

Celebrating 30 years of its ground-breaking quattro four-wheel-drive system since its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1980. The quattro system pioneered four-wheel-drive technology in production road cars and went on to inspire dozens of world-beating Audi road and rally cars and dominated the sport for nearly a decade. In 1980, Audi left the opposition dumbstruck, when Hannu Mikkola debuted their first ever Audi quattro rally car, finishing more than 30mins ahead of the winner of the rally. The dawn of quattro dominance had truly begun.

This actual ex-works car, along with several other genuine ex-works cars will be on prominent display inside the exhibition hall throughout Race Retro.

Show opening times:

Friday 12th March 9:30am to 5:30pm

Saturday 13th March 9:30am to 5:30pm

Sunday 14th March 9:30am to 4:30pm

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