sizes, propulsions and sound levels in the St James’ s Concours. You’ re welcome to get up close to the cars, much closer than in any static museum. The owners – many of them wonderfully addressed in period motoring outfits – love to talk to visitors about the cars and the RM Sotheby’ s Veteran Car Run on Sunday morning. Look our for some of the owners who’ ve travelled a long way to get here because they get very special recognition. Let’ s hope your mobile phones have plenty of charge and capacity because there are no restrictions on photography. So snap away!
The Concours, though, is just one of six special zones throughout the St James’ s Motoring Spectacle. All of them focus on a specific aspect of cars or motoring and will keep you variously entertained and informed for hours.
The second zone changes the tempo entirely, being entirely devoted to education and career opportunities within the automotive and motor sport industries. There’ s lots to explore for younger visitors who can picture themselves actually creating the road and racing cars of the near-future, and this area delves into advanced engineering and the way that keen and talented young people can be a part of it.
There are plenty of real-life examples on show of what can be achieved, and educational establishments and organisations are on hand to give friendly advice. Meanwhile, as part of this zone, a diverse selection of businesses local to Mayfair are hosting stands and displays that emphasise distinctive character and enterprises.
Moving to the third zone, you’ ll find a wonderful
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