Firestyle Magazine Issue 3 - Spring 2016 | Page 44

MOTORING

And there will be further track action from a wild
selection of race, rally and supercars as well as
bikes to make 5-7 August one of the most exciting
weekends on this year’s motoring calendar.
Called IGNITION, the brand new event which will
be based at the SECC, will be the most exciting,
ambitious and complex motor show ever to be
staged in Scotland. Organised by the team behind
Top Gear Live, IGNITION promises to be nothing like a
traditional motor show.

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The Top Gear Live Stunt team will inject further thrills
into IGNITION as they bring excitement and flair to the
live action zone while a Supercar Pavilion curated by
Top Gear magazine will display the finest supercars
and hyper-cars from Bugatti’s to Zondas.
Further display areas include a Motor Sport Hall,
celebrating Scottish success in the competition
arena, and a Motorbike Hall of two-wheel machines
from super-bikes and café racers to sports touring
bikes and custom cruisers.

“Scotland’s rich heritage and passion for motor sport
coupled with Glasgow’s proven ability to stage world
leading events makes it the perfect location for our
innovative IGNITION festival of motoring,” said Event
Director Jeremy Vaughan.

Those who enjoy motoring’s heritage will find their
favourites in the Classic and Vintage Hall which will
be filled with mouth-watering machines from the
great marques of the past as well as showcasing
lovingly restored classics from car club members.

Track action will continue across all three days of
the show and will be complemented by displays of
iconic cars including a collection of local hero Colin
McRae’s rally cars. McRae is one of Scotland’s many
motor sport World Champions. Indeed, Scotland is
one of only five countries to have produced World
Champions on two, three and four wheels an
achievement that IGNITION will celebrate.

Add to this the latest from manufacturers and
dealers, a test car facility where visitors can get
behind the wheel themselves and a young driver
area to whet the appetite of our next generation of
drivers and its clear IGNITION will be unmissable.
Full details can be found via the show’s official
website www.ignitionfestival.co.uk