DanS14
31-05-2007, 15:04
Who's up for going to this? :)
Prodrive to open Banbury motor sport HQ for charity
Prodrive is opening up its motor sport headquarters at Banbury to the public on 14TH and 15TH July to raise money for the Oxford Children’s Hospital appeal. The motor sports engineering business recently acquired Aston Martin from Ford, runs the Subaru World Rally Team and Aston Martin Racing, and is entering Formula One in 2008.
Johnny Herbert and David Brabham will be driving the Aston Martin DBR9, while the team performs live Le Mans-style pit stops on the car. The Subaru World Rally Team will be setting up its World Rally Championship service park in the grounds and carrying out timed services on Petter Solberg’s Impreza World Rally Car.
Prodrive is opening up all its workshops with staff on hand to explain how the company designs and manufactures all the components and systems for the five different cars it assembles on the site. An Aston Martin display will include some of the Bond cars, including the DBS from Casino Royale, while the display of Subaru road cars will include artist Benedict Radcliffe’s wire-framed sculpture of the Impreza. In Prodrive’s heritage centre, visitors can see fully restored race and rally cars, including a 1996 Colin McRae Impreza and Richard Burns Safari rally-winning World Rally Car.
A full scale simulator will give rally fans the chance to see how it feels to ride with Petter Solberg on his record breaking run through the Ouninpohja stage at the 2004 Rally Finland.
There will be driver signing sessions and the opportunity to buy team merchandise at discounted prices, as well as an auction of motor sport memorabilia. There is food and entertainment for all ages, with special activities, including quad biking, for young children.
Each open day starts at 10am. Tickets for each day are priced at £12 for adults; £6 for children (16 and under) with under 5s free. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.prodrive.com.
Prodrive to open Banbury motor sport HQ for charity
Prodrive is opening up its motor sport headquarters at Banbury to the public on 14TH and 15TH July to raise money for the Oxford Children’s Hospital appeal. The motor sports engineering business recently acquired Aston Martin from Ford, runs the Subaru World Rally Team and Aston Martin Racing, and is entering Formula One in 2008.
Johnny Herbert and David Brabham will be driving the Aston Martin DBR9, while the team performs live Le Mans-style pit stops on the car. The Subaru World Rally Team will be setting up its World Rally Championship service park in the grounds and carrying out timed services on Petter Solberg’s Impreza World Rally Car.
Prodrive is opening up all its workshops with staff on hand to explain how the company designs and manufactures all the components and systems for the five different cars it assembles on the site. An Aston Martin display will include some of the Bond cars, including the DBS from Casino Royale, while the display of Subaru road cars will include artist Benedict Radcliffe’s wire-framed sculpture of the Impreza. In Prodrive’s heritage centre, visitors can see fully restored race and rally cars, including a 1996 Colin McRae Impreza and Richard Burns Safari rally-winning World Rally Car.
A full scale simulator will give rally fans the chance to see how it feels to ride with Petter Solberg on his record breaking run through the Ouninpohja stage at the 2004 Rally Finland.
There will be driver signing sessions and the opportunity to buy team merchandise at discounted prices, as well as an auction of motor sport memorabilia. There is food and entertainment for all ages, with special activities, including quad biking, for young children.
Each open day starts at 10am. Tickets for each day are priced at £12 for adults; £6 for children (16 and under) with under 5s free. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.prodrive.com.