WHAT TO EXPECT FROM RACE RETRO
Former mclare nd river to meet the fans at race retro
British Grand Prix winner John Watson will be the star guest at Race Retro when he makes his debut at the show alongside former touring and sportscar racer John Fitzpatrick.
The two British legends will share the live stage with rallying’s Rauno Aaltonen, a regular guest at Race Retro which runs at Stoneleigh Park from February 22-24. As well as interviews, all three will take part in autograph sessions.
Outside the halls, a massive entry of more than 120 rally cars will tackle the demonstration rally stage. Due to work on the HS2 railway project the rally stage has moved back to where it ran in the early years of the show, in an area beyond the main halls.
Importantly, the fresh location will allow two demonstration stages to operate at the same time and spectators will be able to see the action on both stages.
Rally stage organiser Tim Foster from Rallying with Group B says the new layout will be good for participants and fans: “There is a bit more character in the new stage and running two stages has allowed us to take more entries. We had over 200 enquiries!”
Cars spanning 60 years of rallying history will take part, ranging from Mini Coopers and Lotus Cortinas to recent World Rally and R5 cars. Some former Peugeot Challenge cars and drivers will be on hand as the event celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Challenge and fans will have the chance to take a passenger ride in one of the rally cars. The live stage will run from 1000hrs to 1330hrs and 1400hrs to 1600hrs on both days.