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Picnic hotspots!
Posted by admin in Motoring News on April 24th, 2010
RAC are launching a new campaign this weekend aiming to spruce up picnicking and roadside stops across the UK following negative feedback from our members about the state of the majority of sites in the UK.
To do this, we’ve just launched a new website (www.picnicwithrac.co.uk) that allows motorists to upload details of their favourite picnic sites across the UK, and sign an online petition calling for basic improvements to poorly catered sites.
Full details are available on request, and feel free to explore the site and upload your own picnic spot!
Beijing auction to feature one-off Ferrari
Posted by admin in Motoring News on October 9th, 2009
A one-off Ferrari is due to go under the hammer in Beijing next month, the luxury marque has announced.
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition
Motorists who cannot imagine being able to afford even the windscreen wiper blades or car bulbs on a Ferrari model may still be interested to hear a one-off Prancing Horse is due to go under the hammer next month.
The Italian marque has announced it is holding an auction at a special gala event in Beijing on November 3rd.
At this sale, a 599 GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition – signed by artist Lu Hao – will be on offer to the highest bidder.
The car boasts a cracked glaze design – inspired by the Ge Kiln porcelain created during the Song dynasty.
Chief executive officer of Ferrari’s Asia Pacific outfit Marco Mattiacci stated: “The 599 China Limited Edition model is a true masterpiece, combining rich Chinese artistic heritage with Italian design in a most spectacular way.”
In other Prancing Horse news, the manufacturer’s 458 Italia was unveiled at the Frankfurt International Motor Show last month.
This article was written by Richard Sinclair of Autobulbs Direct Ltd – UK’s No1 car bulb and wiper blade specialists and suppliers of the Ring Xenon Max
Win VIP Tickets to Le Mans Silverstone
Posted by admin in Motoring News on August 14th, 2009
Win VIP tickets to Le Mans at Silverstone
The two hospitality tickets includes exclusive behind the scenes access to the Team ORECA race team on both qualifying and race day.
The prize also includes access to the pits and an opportunity to meet both works drivers, ex-F1 Olivier Panis and Bruno Senna.
If that’s not enough, the prize includes accommodation at a nearby hotel, all meals and branded Team ORECA merchandise.
To be in with a chance to win, simply log on to www.aralditefusion.co.uk and register your details. Closing date for entries is Friday 21 August 2009.
One fifth of drivers would buy an electric car
Posted by admin in Motoring News on April 30th, 2009
- £5000 grants for buyers in 2011
- Production cars unlikely to be ready in time
Almost seven million car buyers in the UK would consider buying an electric car in the next five years, according to a survey by the RAC Foundation. That’s one in five British car buyers Those same motorists will welcome the £5000 grant the Government plans to introduce for anyone buying an electric car from 2011. However, potential electric car buyers may be disappointed. The director of the RAC Foundation, Professor Stephen Glaister, said: ‘What the Government is in danger of doing is putting the cart before the horse. It is actively promoting the purchase of electric vehicles long before there is any chance of manufacturers making them widely available.’ The RAC Foundation points to the Governments own prediction that electric vehicles won’t be available on the mass market until 2017. ‘Ministers’ thinking on green technology is all over the place,’ said Glaister. ‘They talk of incentives for prospective buyers of electric cars from 2011. Yet at that stage there will be almost nothing in the showroom for people to purchase.’
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