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Motorsport with Attitude (MWA),
the grassroots motor racing show,
is set to return to the East of
England Arena and Events Centre
(EEAEC), following its debut at
the venue in 2019.
Organised by former racing
correspondent and racing
enthusiast Dave Rennie, the show
features motorsport exhibitors,
live-action demos and traders
across the two days, as well as
on-site camping and evening
entertainment.
Following the success of the
inaugural event, which attracted
over 9,000 visitors, Rennie
has chosen to hold the event
two weeks earlier in 2020, to
avoid clashing with Daytona
Speedweeks in the USA.
Rennie said: “Fundamentally,
the show is going to be bigger,
with more of everything – more
exhibitors, more racing demos,
and more merchants, but we
will also be addressing some
of the issues we faced last year
with improved marshalling and
signage. The reaction of the
grassroots racing community to
our show has been nothing short
of incredibly positive, and the
plentiful feedback on our first
event from the fans, exhibitors
and teams has been instrumental
in ensuring our 2020 event is
going to offer more excitement,
entertainment and interest for
everyone.”
MWA will take place from 1-2
February, 2020 at the EEAEC.
10 — February
RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP AT SHOOTING SHOW
Name: British Shooting Show
Date: 13-16 February 2020
Where: NEC Birmingham
The British Shooting Show was launched
in 2009 at Newark Showground,
Nottinghamshire. The show began
as founders John and Annie Bertrand
felt that there should be a ‘bespoke
and focused’ annual show for those
interested in shooting.
By 2012, it was felt that the show
had outgrown its Newark venue, and
so it was moved to Stoneleigh Park in
Warwickshire, where it stayed from
2014-2017. After this, the show outgrew
its venue yet again, and had to be moved
to the NEC in Birmingham after it was
refused by Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
The show has since stayed at the NEC.
Steve Morgan, head of marketing and
PR for FRL Media said of the move:
“The move to the NEC gives the British
Shooting Show the venue, and the
shooting industry the stage, on which to
deliver and present a truly international
shooting show here in the UK.”
Features at the show include
exhibitors displaying a range of
guns, shooting accessories and other
enhancements. There is also a range
of live demonstrations on topics such
as gun dog training, how to prepare
game and how to start taxidermy. New
for the 2020 show will be the Airsoft
Surgeon Championships, which will see
competitors attempt to use precision,
power and speed to hit targets on 20
different stages and gain points. In
addition, visitors of any skill level can
attempt to complete a stage against the
clock.
The 2019 show received 36,000 visitors
and the 2020 show anticipates an
increase on this number as the number
of international companies exhibiting at
the show has risen, which the organisers
hope will attract more overseas visitors.
What’s next?
The Great British Shooting Show plans
to continue expanding, with 2020 seeing
the introduction of a second show in
Manchester.