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Have now got the Fantasy F1 set-up. Doddle to join:

Go to http://www.badgergp.comand register a team in the fantasy F1. Go to friends leagues and when asked if you want to join one use the code 2746136 to join the league, which has the highly original name of The Inhumane League.

Spread the word etc. There were about 20 last year which was about ideal and I finished second, which was nice :)

Count me in. Just came in to offer to start one up. I've got a small league going on badger with a few mates, might try and get them to join in too. I'm Solid Gold Racing.

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Got an e-mail that there's going to be a motor sport event at the SECC and the Hydro in Glasgow in August. Will include a track built outside with David Coulthard driving a 2011 Red Bull F1 car, The Stig doing stuff and over demos. Christ knows how much tickets to that will cost!

There's a website but there's sod all info at the moment: http://www.ignitionfestival.co.uk/. I've put the full e-mail in a spoiler tag as it's pretty long!

The sight – and awesome sound – of the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car plus power laps by Top Gear’s tame racing driver The Stig are just some of the highlights of a high octane festival planned for the streets of Glasgow this summer.

As well as paying homage to some of the world’s finest motor sporting heroes, the event will showcase all aspects of motoring. It will even close roads around the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and SSE Hydro Arena to create Glasgow’s first ever street circuit.
Scotland’s own F1 star David Coulthard will take to the specially constructed Street Circuit in the Red Bull Racing RB7, giving fans a unique opportunity to see and hear a Formula 1 machine up close.

And there will be further track action from a wild selection of race, rally and supercars – as well as bikes – to make 5-7 August one of the most exciting weekends on this year’s motoring calendar.

Called IGNITION, a brand new event which will be based at the SECC, will be the most exciting, ambitious and complex motor show ever to be staged in Scotland. Organised by the team behind Top Gear Live, IGNITION promises to be nothing like a traditional motor show.

“Scotland’s rich heritage and passion for motor sport coupled with Glasgow’s proven ability to stage world leading events makes it the perfect location for our innovative IGNITION Festival of Motoring,” said Event Director Jeremy Vaughan.
“Following early discussions, the immediate enthusiasm from Glasgow City Council, the SECC, media, manufacturers and dealers – not to mention Scotland’s fervent motoring fans – showed there was a huge demand for a new kind of dynamic motoring event in Scotland. We’re delighted to be launching IGNITION in Glasgow.”
“We're really looking forward to hosting the inaugural Ignition Festival of Motoring,” confirmed Councillor Frank McAveety, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau. “The announcement of the Street Circuit is incredibly exciting as it marks a UK first for Glasgow and will put the city right at the heart of the action.
“It makes perfect sense for Ignition to make its home in Glasgow as we're a city that's always on the move and we have a history of welcoming the world's elite supercars and drivers, having previously provided the backdrop for thrilling scenes in the Fast & Furious 6 movie as well being the starting point for the iconic Monte Carlo Rally. Today's announcement reinforces Glasgow's enviable reputation as a world-class destination which works with major event organisers to create show-stopping events that pack a real punch for audiences."
Track action will continue across all three days of the show and will be complemented by displays of iconic cars including a collection of local hero Colin McRae’s rally cars. McRae is one of Scotland’s many motor sport World Champions. Indeed, Scotland is one of only five countries to have produced World Champions on two, three and four wheels – an achievement that IGNITION will celebrate.
The Top Gear Live Stunt team will inject further thrills into IGNITION as they bring excitement and flair to the live action zone while a Supercar Pavillion curated by Top Gear magazine will display the finest supercars and hypercars from Bugattis to Zondas.

Further display areas include a Motor Sport Hall, celebrating Scottish success in the competition arena, and a Motorbike Hall of two-wheel machines from superbikes and café racers to sports touring bikes and custom cruisers.

Those who enjoy motoring’s heritage will find their favourites in the Classic and Vintage Hall which will be filled with mouth-watering machines from the great marques of the past as well as showcasing lovingly restored classics from car club members.
Add to this the latest from manufacturers and dealers, a test car facility where visitors can get behind the wheel themselves and a young driver area to whet the appetite of our next generation of drivers and its clear IGNITION will be unmissable.

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Have now got the Fantasy F1 set-up. Doddle to join:

Go to http://www.badgergp.comand register a team in the fantasy F1. Go to friends leagues and when asked if you want to join one use the code 2746136 to join the league, which has the highly original name of The Inhumane League.

Spread the word etc. There were about 20 last year which was about ideal and I finished second, which was nice :)

That's me joined.. :)

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Have now got the Fantasy F1 set-up. Doddle to join:

 

Go to http://www.badgergp.comand register a team in the fantasy F1. Go to friends leagues and when asked if you want to join one use the code 2746136 to join the league, which has the highly original name of The Inhumane League.

 

Spread the word etc. There were about 20 last year which was about ideal and I finished second, which was nice :)

 

Remember to sign up folks - eight people so far.

 

Channel 4 have announced their line-up: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/formula-1/profiles/channel-4-team/

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Remember to sign up folks - eight people so far.

 

Channel 4 have announced their line-up: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/formula-1/profiles/channel-4-team/

 

It looks like they are being sensible and are going with plenty of the old BBC crew. Steve Jones is the only dud there.

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It looks like they are being sensible and are going with plenty of the old BBC crew. Steve Jones is the only dud there.

I reckon he will be a good main presenter a bit like jake humphrey

 

Aww no Suzi Perry?!

Good news she was shite

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It looks like they are being sensible and are going with plenty of the old BBC crew. Steve Jones is the only dud there.

 

The Channel 4 stuff came together late in the day so makes sense to keep a lot of the same folk. Wouldn't be overly surprised if they start making the big changes for next year.

 

Read somewhere that Alex Zanardi is also going to be involved in the coverage - Channel 4 have the Paralympics - which would be good.

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