Exhibition News February 2020 | Page 10

Event News Events in brief 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.