Barbados connections prepare to kick off new season

Hot on the heels of last week’s promise from popular British competitor Kevin Procter to “come back stronger” for Sol Rally Barbados 2018, two more Ford-mounted returnees have echoed his thoughts. Andrew Costin-Hurley and Nigel Worswick, returning for the 15th and eighth times respectively this year, have both signalled their intention of upping their game after technical issues in Sol RB17.

Organised by the Barbados Rally Club (BRC), which celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2017, Sol RB18 will run from Friday to Sunday, June 1-3, with The Rally Show and Flow King of the Hill on May 26/27. In the three months since entries for the 29th running of the Club’s premier event opened on the official web site – http://www.rallybarbados.net – approaching 60 have been posted, with record interest from overseas.

Richards outlines vision for MSA and UK motorsport

New MSA Chairman, David Richards CBE, outlined his vision for the future of UK motorsport during the Motorsport Safety Fund Watkins Lecture at Autosport International today (12 January).

During a wide-ranging speech to an audience of 500 members of the motor sport community, Richards reflected on both the challenges and opportunities facing the sport over the next five years.

Ferrari at Autosport International

Ferrari is pleased to be the main feature at the annual Autosport International racing car show at the NEC in Birmingham, which runs until Sunday. This is the first time that Ferrari’s Competizione GT and Corse Clienti departments have had a motor show stand dedicated to the company’s racing activities.

Billy Monger and Terry Grant stunt spectacular thrills and inspires at Autosport International

● Visitors to Autosport International, Europe’s premier pre-season motorsport show, are revelling in a spectacular dynamic performance from Billy Monger in the Live Action Arena
● Partnering expert stunt driver Terry Grant alongside Mission Motorsport, the team of amputees are putting on a thrilling stunt show over all four days in specially adapted fleet of Jaguar F-Types
● Elsewhere Radical announced its new global partners, Hankook Tire and Motul engine oil while TT legend John McGuinness and Ferrari test driver Marc Gené appeared on the Autosport Stage
● Selection of images available here: https://we.tl/KI8XpXawgX
● See all the Autosport Stage interviews live here: http://bit.ly/2Fs3rcO
● Autosport International is part of Motorsport Network’s UK title, Autosport – one of the world’s leading print and online motorsport publishers
● Tickets still available: http://www.autosportinternational.com/book-tickets

Two days of engineering, trade and award-winning displays at Autosport International 2018

• Host of sectors represented at Autosport International through wide-reaching exhibitors
• Winners of this year’s trade, technology and engineering awards include Greaves 3D Engineering, who also launched its new Fuel Weighing System
• Motorsport Safety Fund’s Watkins Lecture was delivered by David Richards CBE
• As new MSA Chairman, Richards emphasised the need to secure the future of the British Grand Prix
• Selection of images available here – https://we.tl/8VfUjvO6tX
• Autosport International is part of Motorsport Network’s UK title Autosport – one of the world’s leading print and online motorsport publishers
• Autosport international and the Performance Car Show continue until Sunday 14th January
• Tickets still available, http://www.autosportinternational.com