The Concours of Elegance will go ahead in the spectacular gardens of Hampton Court Palace this September, it has been announced today. The rare car show will grace the palace gardens in late Summer, following their re-opening this week. The Concours of Elegance 2020 – 4-6 September – will be the first major international Concours d’elegance event since Amelia Island in March.
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Read More2020 Chevy Corvette No Longer Available With High Wing Spoiler
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Le Grand Rendez-Vous filmed in Monaco at Dawn
Maranello, 24 May 2020 – French Director Claude Lelouch shot his short film, “Le Grand Rendez-vous”, in Principality of Monaco at dawn this morning, on the very date the Grand Prix was to take place.
The French director’s cameras accompanied the Ferrari SF90 Stradale as it completed an adrenaline-fuelled lap of the Formula 1 street circuit. At its wheel was Charles Leclerc who clocked speeds of up to 240 km/h en route to the mystery “big date” of the title.
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Read MoreCancellation of the 2020 Silverston Classic
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As the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival, the massive event always attracts unrivaled grids, many thousands of classic car owners, and more than 100,000 visitors, many of whom camp out at Silverstone. The nature and scale of the event make running it in a safe, socially-distanced manner a huge challenge in the current situation; and the event’s much-loved family festival ethos also means that running the event behind closed doors isn’t a feasible option.
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Read MoreThe Third Edition of the Custom Rumble Contest has its winner
The live streaming award ceremony, presented by Scrambler Ducati Ambassador Dominika Genova, was attended by 16,000 users. The jury of experts, composed by the actor Nicholas Hoult, the riders Chaz Davies and Andrea Dovizioso, the founder of BikeShed Dutch Van Someren and the Italian customizer of Officine Rossopuro Filippo Barbacane, chose the winning custom motorcycle by voting among the five finalists.
Read MoreROLLS-ROYCE YOUNG DESIGNER COMPETITION EXTENDED TO 1 JUNE
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars extends deadline for entries to its Young Designer Competition due to exceptional response
Competition has already attracted submissions from over 2,000 aspiring designers in over 70 countries worldwide
Entries will now close on Monday 1 June 2020
Overall winner, to be judged by the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Design team, will receive a rendered illustration of their design – a true once-in-a-lifetime prize
Hand-signed certificates from Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to runners-up
Following an overwhelming response from children around the world, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is extending the deadline for entries in its Young Designers Competition to Monday 1 June 2020. This gives aspiring designers up to the age of 16 an additional two weeks to create and submit their dream Rolls-Royce of the future.
Launched in early April, the competition has already attracted more than 2,000 entries from children in over 70 countries worldwide. Its original aim was to stimulate design talent and provide a welcome distraction for children from self-isolation and social-distancing measures. Although some countries are starting to ease their lockdown restrictions, many children are still unable to attend school, and their normal interactions and activities are likely to remain curtailed for some weeks to come.
The overall winner will receive a once-in-a-lifetime prize: a fully rendered illustration of their design. Runners-up will receive a certificate individually hand-signed by Torsten Müller-Ötvös, the Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
One lucky UK entrant will receive two additional prizes when the UK’s own Coronavirus countermeasures are eased. As well as travelling to school in style in a chauffeur-driven Rolls‑Royce for themselves, their school will be given a new Greenpower electric car kit, allowing them to take part in the UK’s number-one schools motorsport competition, the annual Greenpower Challenge.
Gavin Hartley, Head of Bespoke Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, will be judging the entries together with members of his team. He said, “We’re delighted by the sheer inventiveness, vision and detail we’re seeing in the children’s designs. Some of the ideas are truly extraordinary and have really got us thinking; it’s inspiring us as a design team to see things differently and challenge our own notions of what’s possible. We’re really looking forward to the judging process, but it’s going to be a huge challenge to pick our winners.”
Young designers can share their innovative designs for a future Rolls-Royce at:
McLAREN TEAMS UP WITH BBC BLUE PETER TO LAUNCH ‘SUPERCAR OF THE FUTURE’ COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN
One lucky winner will get their design produced as a clay model by McLaren’s top design team
Design Director Rob Melville and McLaren materials scientist Ella Podmore star in the competition launch film
The competition created to demonstrate use of science, engineering and design skills in an exciting real-world environment and encourage positive career conversations as part of McLaren’s long-standing support for STEM subjects
Supercar maker McLaren Automotive has teamed up with the BBC Blue Peter children’s program to launch a unique competition asking young viewers to design their ‘Supercar of the Future’.
The winner will have the opportunity to meet with McLaren’s leading designers and engineers* and see their winning design brought to life as a 3D scale model to be unveiled on Blue Peter. They will also win an incredible ride in a McLaren supercar with celebrity driver The Stig.
The prize includes a VIP tour of the world-famous McLaren Technology Centre and McLaren Production Centre to see how real supercars are designed and made. The winner will also be awarded the coveted orange Blue Peter competition badge.
In this Thursday’s Blue Peter (5.30 pm BST, Thursday 21 May, CBBC and BBC iPlayer, UK only), presenter Richie Driss goes behind the scenes at McLaren to find out how you get started in supercar design.
Richie meets** Rob Melville, McLaren Automotive’s Design Director, who explains why a supercar should look fantastic, have sensational performance and push the boundaries of what already exists.
Also in the film is Ella Podmore, McLaren Automotive’s materials engineer, who talks about the importance of choosing the right materials to help make a car lighter and faster.
Lighter vehicles are able to deliver better performance and be more energy efficient which is why entrants to the competition are asked to consider how their car is powered, its impact on the environment, and to describe what materials it is made from. They are also asked to choose one outstanding feature of their design and explain why they are proud of it.
Look out for Ella on McLaren Automotive’s social media channels talking about the competition and her work.
“Working with CBBC’s Blue Peter on this competition to get kids to design their supercar of the future is an exciting and fun way to get them to apply all of their design, science, and technical creativity.
“It’s also a great way to showcase how they can use those skills in the real world, having to follow the same thought processes and tackle the same challenges as our designers and engineers like Rob and Ella do every day at McLaren. I’m looking forward to seeing what the Blue Peter audience comes up with and what amazing idea wins our top prize.”Mandeep Dhatt, Executive Director of HR, McLaren Automotive
“This is such an exciting Blue Peter competition with an amazing prize to see behind closed doors at McLaren.
“The judges are going to be looking for designs that are full of imagination, with a great story and we want to see that they have given some thought to the science behind the design too. I can’t wait to see what the amazing, creative Blue Peter kids come up with!”Ellen Evans, Editor, Blue Peter
More information on the competition and full terms and conditions can be found on the Blue Peter website. The competition closes on Wednesday June 10.
* Once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted by the UK government.
** Filmed before Covid-19 lockdown measures were introduced.
The competition is open to children living in the UK between the ages of 6 and 15 years old.
#DRIVEATHOME – McLAREN AND THE FORZA RACING FRANCHISE COME TOGETHER TO KEEP DRIVING FANS ON THE ROAD
McLaren and Forza want fans to share their #DriveatHome stories. Tell us your adventures on social and we will share our favorites every Sunday
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Read MoreWE HAVE BEEN EX-SPECTRE-ING YOU MR BOND, RARE OPPORTUNITY COMES TO AUCTION
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Read MoreRolls-Royce Motor Cars records another chapter in its long story today.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars records another chapter in its long story today. It was on this day in 1904 that The Hon Charles Rolls first met Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel, Manchester – an encounter after which the motor car, and the world of luxury, would never be the same again. It is with a fitting sense of historical symmetry that production resumes at the Home of Rolls-Royce today, 4th May, on the anniversary of Rolls’ first declaring of Royce, “I have met the greatest engineer in the World”.
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Read MoreThe Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, The Peninsula Hotels Signature Motoring Event, has been suspended for 2020
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering announced today that the 2020 edition of the world-class motoring event will be suspended in response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Read MoreHINCity Virtual Car Show v1.0
HINCity Digital Showcase v1.0
OPEN TO ALL MODIFIED IMPORTS, EUROS, DOMESTICS, EXOTICS & CUSTOM VEHICLES!!
Submissions & Voting Ends Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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