The Supercar Event
I have never been to a Supercar Event before but can ’ t wait for next year when hopefully I won ’ t be such a coward and will take a ride . I have never seen so many super cars and could not stop watching .
Supercars on the famous Top Gear Track .
The 10th Anniversary of
The Supercar Event in support of The Children ’ s Trust was held on 2nd & 3rd July . It is one of the most popular weekends in the Supercar calendar and is going from strength to strength . The event was held at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey and this year 175 supercars gave thrilling passenger rides on the famous Top Gear track .
The weekend is a wonderful family event and over 16,000 visitors attended raising over £ 100,000 for The Children ’ s Trust . Lots of television stars enjoyed a spin and the event was hosted by TV Presenter Craig Phillips and Olympian Gail Emms . Rides start at £ 20 and Rally Car rides £ 200 . There are also Driving School rides for
Television presenters Andrea McLean and Laura Hamilton turned out at The Supercar Event to show their support for The Children ’ s Trust .
The total value of the cars is estimated at over £ 100 million and included Ferrari F12 , Ferrari 458 Speciale , McLaren 650S Spider , Porsche 991 GT3Rs , Lamborghini Aventador , just to name a few , and also the Lancia Stratos & Metro 6R4 owned by the late British rally driver , Colin McRae . None of these cars mean much to me but judging by the queues of people waiting to take a ride , they must all be something very special . The Supercar drivers provide their own cars , petrol and tyres free of charge and give approximately 2500 passenger rides .
A Benetton F1 provided one of the displays .
14 + as well a Helicopter rides along with many attractions , entertainment and displays .
The event raises much needed funds for The Children ’ s Trust , a charity that supports thousands of children and their families from across the country each year . It was at their specialist centre in Tadworth , Surrey where the Supercar Event was born .
Becky Groves , at the age of 12 , miraculously survived a potentially fatal brain virus and was transferred to The Children ’ s Trust , the UK ’ s leading charity for children with brain injury . In 2007 , a family
Caterham 7 ' s were a great hit with visitors .
friend , Richard Davis , led a group of Ferrari owners on a visit to the Trust to give rides to the children , families and staff . The visit was , and continues to be , a great success and during the last 10 years over £ 500,000 has been raised . Becky took part in the weekend ’ s official opening with a Supercar ride on the parade lap .
LYNNE WARNER
Supercar hosts , Gail Emms and Craig Phillips .
175 supercars took part in the two-day event .
Supercar ride on track .
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