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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
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<title>Autosport International 1997 - Show Review</title>
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align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><img
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href="http://www.microsoft.com/"><font size="2"
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<p align="left"><a href="contents.htm"><font
color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Full
Contents</strong></font></a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="index.htm"><font color="#FFFFFF"
size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Front Page</strong></font></a><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><a href="f1ct.htm"><font color="#FFFFFF"
size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Formula 1</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="irlct.htm"><font color="#FFFFFF"
size="2" face="Arial"><strong>Indy Racing League</strong></font></a></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>BTCC </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><a href="rac96ct.htm"><font
color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Arial"><strong>RAC Rally
1996</strong></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>British Motorsport</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>Features</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>TVR Tuscans</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>Alfa Romeos</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>VW Ventos</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><a href="aboutus.htm"><font
color="#FFFFFF" size="2" face="Arial"><strong>About Speed</strong></font></a></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>What's Coming</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"
face="Arial"><strong>Our Sponsors</strong></font><font
size="2" face="Arial"><strong> </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://www.autolinkuk.co.uk/"><font
size="2" face="Arial"><img src="autolnk2.gif" border="0"
width="120" height="30"></font></a></p>
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<td valign="top" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="480"><h2
align="right"><font color="#808080" size="6" face="Arial"><img
src="aui1997.gif" align="right" hspace="0" width="150"
height="120"></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><em><strong><img
src="images/smnlogo1.gif" width="200" height="60"></strong></em></font><font
face="Arial"> </font></h2>
<h2 align="center"><font color="#808080" size="5"
face="Arial">A</font><font color="#808080" size="4"
face="Arial">UTOSPORT </font><font color="#808080"
size="5" face="Arial">I</font><font color="#808080"
size="4" face="Arial">NTERNATIONAL</font><font
color="#808080" size="5" face="Arial"> 1997</font></h2>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" size="5"
face="Arial"><strong>Show Review</strong></font></p>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial"><img src="autoyo1.jpg" align="left"
hspace="0" width="200" height="246"></font><font
color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">The first thing
that always hits me when I attend these types of show
is the distance between the car park and the action.
But then I'm a fundamentally lazy person. Having to
walk anywhere is against my basic nature.
Fortunately, on the public days there should be
shuttle buses to get from the more remote car parks
to the entrance hall of the imposing National Exhibition
Centre.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">Once through the usual queuing and
orientation with the maps has taken place you'll find
yourself with literally hundreds of stalls and
displays to explore. Some are obviously big money
enterprises whilst others are simpler, more homely
affairs. There's certainly no lack of choice, though
it's quite obvious that there are plenty of smaller motorsports
companies who simply won't have been able to afford
the £2,000 minimum charge for even the smallest of spaces.
Companies like... well, companies like ourselves, where
£2,000 would take a huge chunk out of our annual budget.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial"><img src="aump01.jpg" align="left"
hspace="4" vspace="4" width="200" height="132"></font><font
color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">However, in the
world of multi-million pound PR budgets the cost of
the space is minimal. Instead the money is concentrated
on paying for drivers like Martin Brundle and John Watson
to go head to head on the Microprose stand race
simulators, or the money goes on the tidy corporate
hospitality suites built into the big two floor
displays that probably cost tens of thousands to build.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">Catering on the day is the usual
combination of expensive and none too tasty, but it
fills a hungy hole when you've been wandering through
stall after stall for what seems like miles. Food is
available for most tastest, but if your requirements
are strictly vegetarian, Kosher, or Hallal then don't
expect much in the way of choice. There's certainly a wide
range of cafés and restaurants to make sure that wherever
you are you should never feel hungry.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">Some of the stands are fantastic if
you're a complete racing anorak! A show like this is
really about the cars and technology. So if you want
to see what an F1 brake system looks like close up
then go and visit the Brembo stand. If clutches do it
for you then nip over and say hello to the boys at
AP. Heck, there's even an Autojumble for classic car owners
to root through, though as ever I failed to find a single
part for my ancient Alfa!</font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial"><img src="auvol1.jpg" width="300"
height="213"></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">If your interest lies more in the
personalities behind the wheels then apart from a few
notable exceptions you'll be out of luck. Although
you can see which drivers are in attendance by
looking in our '</font><a href="au1997ts.htm"><font
color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">stars</font></a><font
color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">' section. If
you want to meet the drivers in many of the British
race championships then simply turn up at almost any
event and ask. You'll be surprised how approachable
almost anybody outside the F1 and BTCC circuses can
be. Watch out for the <em>Speed </em>race calendar
which is due out on our official launch late in February
1997.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">Another event incorporated into the show
which is new this year is the Autosport Engineering
show. This is only available on the Thursday and
Friday. Access is restricted for the general public,
but almost everyone in the motorsport industry should
be able to get in to that area.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial">So would we recommend you go to the
show? Well, you're reading this review... so you're
probably keen on motorsport... so yes, go there, and
prepare for a great day. Just remember to arrive
early to make sure you have time to see everything
there is.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000" size="2"
face="Arial"><em>Dave Coveney</em></font></p>
<p align="left"><a href="aui1997.htm"><font
color="#000000" size="3" face="Arial">Return to the
Autosport International Index</font></a></p>
</blockquote>
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onwards. Speed and its contents may not be reproduced without
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