Bond Street Sees Red!
07 May 2005
New Bond Street in London was brought to a
standstill at 12pm on Wednesday 4th May as The Vintage Sports-Car Club
revealed an extension to their SeeRed theme for this years event at
Donington Park in Leicestershire on the 3-4 September 2005. A 1956
Maserati 250F owned by Ian Duncan was blasted past Bonhams famous sale
rooms in the capital city, by Maserati whiz Rick Hall or Hall and Hall
Racing. Over 100 press and guests enjoyed the spectacle, which was
accentuated by the presence of a SeeRed liveries 1965 Route Master
bus, and learnt about the Clubs plans for the SeeRed event this year.
The exciting Ferrari Formula One track demonstrations
of the previous two years featuring cars of the Schumacher era will
be balanced by an international reunion of Grand Prix Maseratis. The
main feature of this will be a race for these cars with a special focus
on the 250F Formula One cars of the 1950s. This will be complimented
by further track demonstrations and a paddock display.
Announcing this, event director Julian Ghosh said, "Whilst
the rare opportunity to see a Formula One Ferrari in action may be
a star attraction, those who have never seen a 250F before cannot fail
to be interested by these classic front engined Grand Prix cars".
Other new features for 2005 include races for Formula
Juniors on Saturday, rear engined pre-1966 Grand Prix cars courtesy
of the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association on the Sunday, with Group
C/GTP cars on both days.
Traditional elements of the meeting remain strong for
Vintage racing with the annual Vintage and Historic Seaman Trophy races;
this year the Historic event has been themed on the 1935 Donington
Grand Prix grid, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the race.
VSCC President, Martin Grant Peterkin commented, "Don't
forget we also have the thrilling Lansdowne Motor Cycle Races, our
vintage pre-war sports-car two hour team race, and of course for those
not involved with racing, the Aon Classic Car Concours which attracts
an ever increasing amount of car clubs. All this combines to provide
a programme varied enough to suit all tastes".
For further details, visit the official
event website, www.see-red.uk.com.
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