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[ybee02]

Its a relitively new thing, but there has been a number of F1 Demo Runs overthe last few years. I was wondering if we could put together a list of F1 Demo Runs, which states the driver, team, location and the date or year of when it happened (or even future ones), Also images would be absolutley fantastic aswell. I have always wondered about these Demo Runs and how many have actually happened, I have also done this as I was looking at the Ultimate Test Driver Thread and some of them were Demo Runs.

Thanks for Posting, Jeordie

[HistoryFan]

Keke Rosberg drove an McLaren in Yugoslavia in the mid 80s. Michael Schumacher was driving around the Brandenburger Tor in his Benetton in 1994 or 1995 I think.
We have the Renault shows in the last years in many cities around the world.
Red Bull was in Columbia with Albuquerque in 2008.

[bigears]

Originally posted by HistoryFan
Keke Rosberg drove an McLaren in Yugoslavia in the mid 80s.

Keijo Rosberg, the 1982 World Champion, was busy at the weekend on the Grobnik circuit at Reijeka, Yugoslavia, demostrating a McLaren-TAG Turbo F1 car during the 500cc World Championship motorcycle race meeting.

Autosport 21st July 1988.

[Stephen W]

Originally posted by ybee02
Its a relitively new thing, but there has been a number of F1 Demo Runs overthe last few years. I was wondering if we could put together a list of F1 Demo Runs, which states the driver, team, location and the date or year of when it happened (or even future ones), Also images would be absolutley fantastic aswell. I have always wondered about these Demo Runs and how many have actually happened, I have also done this as I was looking at the Ultimate Test Driver Thread and some of them were Demo Runs.

Thanks for Posting, Jeordie

So are you just looking for F1 demonstrations at Club Race Meeting, round city centres, etc or do you include open test days?

And do your demonstartions include Historic F1s or are you looking for the then current cars only?

[Formula Once]

There have been plenty at Zandvoort during the Marlboro Masters. Here's just a few...

1991

Jonathan McLaren-Honda

1992

Jan Lammers March-Ilmor

1994

Luca Badoer Ferrari

1996

Jos Verstappen Arrows-Hart

2004

Jacky Ickx Ferrari F399
Jan Lammers Ferrari F1-2000
René Arnoux Ferrari F2001
John Bosch Ferrari F2002

2005

Jacky Ickx Ferrari F399
René Arnoux Ferrari F1-2000
Eddie Irvine Ferrari F2001
John Bosch Ferrari F2002

[ybee02]

erm, well mainly the proper F1 demonstrations in public places and race circuits for people to see. I also am interested in the historic ones.

P.S who's John Bosch?

[Rob Semmeling]

It would indeed be interesting to see a list of such events. Just a few that come to mind in random order:

- Nick Heidfeld's now famous run at the Nordschleife in 2006
- The annual Bavaria Street Racing event in Rotterdam, held since 2005
- There was a stand-alone demo by Williams at Zandvoort in 1997. The Malboro Masters at the same circuit have been enhanced by F1 demo-runs several times. I think the same goes for the DTM races at Zandvoort.
- The truly bizarre Ferrari demo at Barbados in 2006
- Heidfeld running his BMW on a frozen lake at Sankt Moritz in 2006 or 2007
- Coulthard driving the Singapore streets at night to promote the inaugural GP there. Red Bull also did demos in Bratislava, Sao Paulo and many other places I'm sure.
- Renault demos in Moskow and at Zolder, among other places.
- Hamilton at this year's race of champions
- Robert Doornbos racing over the 'Afsluitdijk' in the Netherlands
-There was also a surreal demo with several older F1 cars at an industrial estate in Veghel, the Netherlands called the Vudel Full Throttle Day in 2007.
- Christijan Albers raced an F16 fighter plane with his Spyker at some promo event.

Again, these are just a few random examples. There must be many, many more.

[lil'chris]

During 2004 7 or 8 teams ran cars up and down Regent Street in London and allegedly 500000 people attended. It certainly felt like a lot were there !!



Jacques Villeneuve did a run in Hyde Park in the BMW Sauber during 2006

[mpep82]

The 2008 Roadshows (Sorry, in Spanish)


07/01/2008 BMW Pit Lane Park en Las Vegas (Estados Unidos) Graham Rahal BMW Sauber F1.07
14/01/2008 Exhibición en edificio BMW durante presentación del BMW Sauber F1.08 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.08
16/02/2008 Roadshow en Singaur Robert Wickers Red Bull RB1
09/03/2008 Roadshow en Arabia Saudi David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
14/03/2008 Exhibición en el circuito de Mebourne el viernes del GP de Australia Christian Klien BMW Sauber F1.07
30/03/2008 Exhibición McLaren en Singapur Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
20/04/2008 Exhibición telonera de carrera de DTM en Oschersleben Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR1
23/04/2008 Exhibición en factoria BMW en Munich (Alemania) Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.07
03/05/2008 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Spa Francorchams Sakon Yamamoto Renault R27
04/05/2008 Roadshow en Kingstone (Jamaica) Sebastian Buemi Red Bull RB1
09/05/2008 BMW Pit Lane Park en Estambul (Turquia) Marko Asmer BMW Sauber F1.07
09/05/2008 BMW Pit Lane Park en Kuala Lumpur (Malasia) Christian Klien BMW Sauber F1.07
07/06/2008 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Silverstone Nicolas Grosjean Renault R27
14/06/2008 BMW Pit Lane Park en Varsovia (Polonia) Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.06B
15/06/2008 10º aniversario del Tecnocentro Renault en París (Francia) Fernando Alonso Renault R27
28/06/2008 Exhibición por las calles de Pamplona en San Fermin David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
28/06/2008 Exhibición por las calles de Pamplona en San Fermin Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso STR1
29/06/2008 Exhibición en Brooksland Double Twelve (Inglaterra) Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
29/06/2008 Exhibición en Brooksland Double Twelve (Inglaterra) Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W196
29/06/2008 Exhibición en Brooksland Double Twelve (Inglaterra) Heikki Kovalainen Mercedes W196
06/07/2008 BMW Pit Lane Park en Manchester (Inglaterra) Andy Priaux BMW Sauber F1.07
13/07/2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Pedro Martinez De la Rosa McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
13/07/2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
13/07/2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Marko Asmer BMW Sauber F1.06B
13/07/2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Christijan Klien BMW Sauber F1.06B
13/07/2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Kamui Kovayashi Toyota TF107
13/07/2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed Marc Gene Ferrari F2007
13/07/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Moscu Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota FW29
13/07/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Moscu Mikhail Aleshin Red Bull RB1
14/07/2008 Exhibición junto aviones en el aeropuerto de Farnborough Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
26/07/2008 Exhibición telonera al WTCC en Brands Hatch Andy Priaux BMW Sauber F1.07
31/07/2008 Exhibición en Budapest durante Gran Premio de Hungria Sebastian Buemi Red Bull RB1
31/07/2008 Exhibición en Budapest durante Gran Premio de Hungria Gerhard Berger Toro Rosso STR1
17/08/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Rotterdam Giancarlo Fisichella Force India
17/08/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Rotterdam Adrian Sutil Force India
17/08/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Rotterdam Sakon Yamamoto Renault R27
17/08/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Rotterdam Robert Doornbos Renault R27
17/08/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Rotterdam Jarno Trulli Toyota TF107
31/08/2008 Exhibición telonera al DTM en Brands Hatch Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
31/08/2008 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Nurburgring Sakon Yamamoto Renault R27
31/08/2008 Roadshow en Paris Sebastien Bourdais Red Bull RB1
06/09/2008 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Le Mans Alx Danielsson Renault R27
06/09/2008 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Le Mans Jonathan Cochet Renault R27
04/10/2008 Exhibición en Seul Nick Heidfeld BMW F1.07
04/10/2008 Exhibición Honda en Odaiba Jenson Button Honda RA108
05/10/2008 Exhibición Honda en Odaiba Luca Filippi Honda RA108
05/10/2008 Exhibición en Ferrari Racing Days en Nurburgring Michael Schumacher Ferrari F2004
11/10/2008 Roadshow en Brasilia Robert Wickers Red Bull RB1
11/10/2008 Roadshow en Brasilia Enrique Bernoldi Red Bull RB1
14/10/2008 Test de Jacques Laffite del Renault R27 en Paul Ricard para TV Francesa TF1 Jacques Laffite Renault R27
19/10/2008 Roadshow en Salvador de Bahia (Brasil) Dani Clos Williams Toyota FW29
19/10/2008 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Montmelo Jonathan Cochet Renault R27
25/10/2008 Exhibición en Munich Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.07
25/10/2008 Exhibición en Munich Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.07
25/10/2008 Exhibición en Munich Marko asmer BMW Sauber F1.07
25/10/2008 Roadshow en Buenos Aires David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
26/10/2008 Roadshow en Lisboa Lucas Di Grassi Renault R27
26/10/2008 Exhibición en el Jarama con Martini Legends Marc Gene Ferrari F2007
01/11/2008 Exhibición telonera a Superbikes en circuito del Algarve Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso STR1
05/11/2008 Exhibición en Woking por ganar titulo mundial Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-22
08/11/2008 McLaren Mercedes Stars & Cars en Stutgart Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-23
08/11/2008 McLaren Mercedes Stars & Cars en Stutgart Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes MP4-14
09/11/2008 Ferrari Days en Mugello Felipe Massa Ferrari F2008
09/11/2008 Ferrari Days en Mugello Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari F2008
09/11/2008 Roadshow en Nueva Dheli Nelsinho Piquet Renault R27
09/11/2008 Roadshow en Nueva Dheli Lucas Di Grassi Renault R27
20/11/2008 Test en Mugello como celebración de mundial de Moto GP Valentino Rossi Ferrari F2008
23/11/2008 Exhibición de Toyota Motorsport en Fuji Timo Glock Toyota TF108
24/11/2008 Exhibición de Honda en Honda Trak Days en Motegi Jenson Button Honda RA108
29/11/2008 BMW Sauber Motorsport Party Postpalast Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.08
30/11/2008 Roadshow en Sao Paulo Nelsinho Piquet Renault R27
06/12/2008 Exhibición en el Bolognia Motor Show Luca Badoer Ferrari F2008
07/12/2008 Exhibición en BMW World Finals en Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Mexico Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.07B
07/12/2008 Exhibición en BMW World Finals en Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Mexico Augusto Farfus BMW Sauber F1.07B
14/12/2008 Exhibición en Race of Champions en Wembley Lewis Hamilton McLaren MP4-23
14/12/2008 Exhibición en Race of Champions en Wembley David Coulthard Red Bull RB1

[mpep82]

And some of 2007


06/01/2007 Exhibición en Euro Racing Limburg Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 025
15/01/2007 Exhibición en Valencia en presentación de McLaren MP4-22 Fernando Alonso McLaren Mercedes MP4-21
15/01/2007 Exhibición en Valencia en presentación de McLaren MP4-22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-21
16/01/2007 Exhibición sobre nieve en Madona Di Campiglio Luca Badoer Ferrari 248 F1
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Christian Klien Honda RA106
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Felipe Massa Ferrari 248 F1
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Fernado Alonso McLaren Mercedes MP4-21
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 248 F1
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Michael Ammermüller Red Bull RB1
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Nelsinho Piquet Renault R26
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Ralf Schumacher Toyota TF106B
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Rubens Barrichello Honda RA106
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri SA06
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Scott Speed Toro Rosso STR1
03/02/2007 Festival de Formula 1 en Abu Dhabi Timo Glock BMW Sauber F1.06
04/02/2007 Exhibición sobre nieve en Kitzbühel 04-02-2007 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.06
03/03/2007 Exhibición 60 aniversario de Ferrari en Australia Marc Gene Ferrari 248 F1
01/04/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Kuala Lumpur durante GP de Malasia Timo Glock BMW Sauber F1.06B
01/04/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Kuala Lumpur durante GP de Malasia Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.06B
20/04/2007 Spykert F8-VII contra Avión F16 Chistijan Albers Spyker Ferrari F8 VII
21/04/2007 Exhibición en Cartagena (Colombia) Filipe Albuquerque Red Bull RB1
22/04/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Zolder Jonathan Cochet Renault R26
24/04/2007 Exhibición en Caracas (Venezuela) Filipe Albuquerque Red Bull RB1
28/04/2007 Exhibición en Nurburgring Nordschleife Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.06B
05/05/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Nurburgring Christian Danner Renault R26
05/05/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Nurburgring Lucas Di Grassi Renault R26
13/05/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Barcelona durante GP de España Andy Priaux BMW Sauber F1.06B
31/05/2007 Exhibición en Grecia Mark Webber Red Bull RB1
03/06/2007 Roadshow Renault en Varsovia (Polonia) Heikki Kovalainen Renault R26
15/06/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Varsovia (Polonia) Jorg Muller BMW Sauber F1.06B
15/06/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Varsovia (Polonia) Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.06B
20/06/2007 Presentación Race of Champions 2007 en Wembley David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
23/06/2007 Roadshow en Bratislava David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
23/06/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Roma (Italia) Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.06B
23/06/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Roma (Italia) Sebastian Vettel BMW Sauber F1.06B
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Marc Gene Ferrari 248 F1
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Chistian Klien Honda RA107
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Chris Goodwin McLaren Mercedes MP4-21
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4-21
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Michael Ammermüller Red Bull RB1
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Franck Montagny Toyota TF106
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Ralf Schumacher Toyota TF106
24/06/2007 Goodwood Festival 2007 Kazuki Nakajima Williams FW28B
24/06/2007 60 Aniversario de Ferrari en Maranello Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari F2007
24/06/2007 60 Aniversario de Ferrari en Maranello Michael Schumacher Ferrari F2004
26/06/2007 Roadshow en Islandia Nico Rosberg Williams FW28B
08/07/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Silverstone durante GP de Inglaterra Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber F1.06B
08/07/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Silverstone durante GP de Inglaterra Nigel Mansell BMW Sauber F1.06B
08/07/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Silverstone durante GP de Inglaterra Johnny Herbert BMW Sauber F1.06B
13/07/2007 Exhibición en circuito de Boavista en Oporto Adrien Zaugg Red Bull RB1
15/07/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Hungaroring Zsolt Baumgartner Renault R26
15/07/2007 Exhibición telonera al DTM en Mugello Luca Badoer Ferrari 248 F1
22/07/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Nurburgring durante GP de Alemania Jorg Muller BMW Sauber F1.06B
29/07/2007 Roadshow Renault en Johanesburgo (Sudafrica) Nelsinho Piquet Renault R26
29/07/2007 Roadshow Renault en Johanesburgo (Sudafrica) Heikki Kovalainen Renault R26
29/07/2007 Exhibición en X-Fighters en plaza de Las Ventas en Madrid Vitantonio Luizzi Toro Rosso
02/08/2007 Exhibición en Budapest durante GP Hungria Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR1
02/08/2007 Exhibición en Budapest durante GP Hungria Mark Webber Red Bull RB1
02/08/2007 Exhibición en Budapest durante GP Hungria Gerhard Berger Mclaren MP4-1C
15/08/2007 Exhibición en Cracovia Sebastian Vettel Red Bull RB1
19/08/2007 Bavaria City Race en Rotterdam Heikki Kovalainen Renault R26
19/08/2007 Bavaria City Race en Rotterdam Nelsinho Piquet Renault R26
19/08/2007 Bavaria City Race en Rotterdam Christijan Albers Spyker Ferrari F8 VII
19/08/2007 Bavaria City Race en Rotterdam Adrian Sutil Spyker Ferrari F8 VII
08/09/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Donington Park Jonathan Cochet Renault R26
19/09/2007 Exhibición en Askusa en Japón David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
23/09/2007 Roadshow en Treviso (Italia) Adrian Valles Spyker Ferrari F8 VII
23/09/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Magny Cours Jonathan Cochet Renault R26
28/09/2007 Exhibición en Monterrey (Mexico) Robert Wickers Red Bull RB1
07/10/2007 Exhibición en Guadalajara (Mexico) Robert Wickers Red Bull RB1
07/10/2007 Exhibición telonera de 200 km del TC 2000 en Buenos Aires Jose Maria Lopez Williams FW28B
07/10/2007 BMW Pit Lane Park en Shanghai durante GP de China Ho Pin Tung BMW Sauber F1.06B
13/10/2007 Martini Legends en Montjuich en Barcelona Marc Gene Ferrari 248 F1
14/10/2007 Roadshow Renault en Mexico City Giancarlo Fisichella Renault
14/10/2007 Roadshow Renault en Mexico City Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault
14/10/2007 Exhibición en Flamengo (Brasil) Kazuki Nakajima Williams Toyota FW29
20/10/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Estoril Jonathan Cochet Renault R26
27/10/2007 Exhibición en World Series by Renault en Montmelo Jonathan Cochet Renault R26
28/11/2007 Ferrari Days en Mugello Felipe Massa Ferrari F2007
28/11/2007 Ferrari Days en Mugello Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari F2007
28/11/2007 Ferrari Days en Mugello Marc Gene Ferrari F2007
28/11/2007 Ferrari Days en Mugello Luca Badoer Ferrari F2007
07/12/2007 Exhibición en el Bologna Motor Show Luca Badoer Ferrari 248 F1
16/12/2007 Race of Champions en Wembley David Coulthard Red Bull RB1
16/12/2007 Race of Champions en Wembley Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso STR1

[HistoryFan]

Originally posted by Formula Once
1994

Luca Badoer Ferrari

2005

John Bosch Ferrari F2002

Any pictures?

[Alexander M]

Originally posted by mpep82
The 2008 Roadshows (Sorry, in Spanish)

13/07/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Moscu Nico Rosberg Williams Toyota FW29
13/07/2008 Bavaria City Racing en Moscu Mikhail Aleshin Red Bull RB1

mpep82, your list is great, but concerning these two entries I'm not sure about their cars. The 'Red Bull' car was something strange, and some Russian forum contained the information that it was a repainted Toro Rosso. I'll look it up and will share a couple photos later today. Will also try to check that Williams.

Regards,
Alexander.

[COUGAR508]

Some of the teams (including I think McLaren, Brabham and Hesketh) took part in a demonstration run at Fuji - I think it may have taken place in late 1974. Does anyone have more details on this event?

[Macca]

Damon Hill did some laps of Thruxton in 1993 - he was due to do them at 25th anniversary historic meeting in the spring but the car had a problem, so came back at another meeting later in the year. I don't have any photos, only video.

He also demo'ed the Arrows at Brands in 1997, but IIRC only did two laps and no flying laps due to "testing" restrictions or some such nonsense.

Paul M

[Giraffe]

I reckon no GP car has ever done more demo runs with more different drivers than the ubiquitous BRM V16?
I've seem Oliver, Fangio, Stewart and Gerry Marshall behind the wheel; how many more can be named?

[Ross Stonefeld]

Didn't Damon drive a RenaultF1 past No10 in 2006?

[HistoryFan]

Originally posted by COUGAR508
Some of the teams (including I think McLaren, Brabham and Hesketh) took part in a demonstration run at Fuji - I think it may have taken place in late 1974. Does anyone have more details on this event?

Wasn't there also any IndyCar drivers in this event?

[HistoryFan]

Originally posted by Ross Stonefeld
Didn't Damon drive a RenaultF1 past No10 in 2006?

Yes I think he drove through the streets of London.

[Alexander M]

Here are two pictures from the event in Moscow last year. The official name was 'Moscow City Racing powered by Bavaria', took place on July 13, 2008.

The Red Bull car driven by Mikhail Aleshin indeed looks like it was a Toro Rosso STR-01 painted in Red Bull trim (with additional Lukoil advertisements on a rear wing). The trailer used by the team has been painted in Toro Rosso colours.



Williams car looks to be an FW29 painted in 2008 livery. Driven by Nico Rosberg.

[alansart]

Originally posted by ybee02

P.S who's John Bosch?

A Dutch racer who has access to Ferrari's. I'm not sure if they are his, his families or from a wealthy benefactor.

I remember him from FF1600 in the early 80's when he was towards the sharp end of the grid and I was trying to get further away from the back end

[Rob Ryder]

Originally posted by COUGAR508
Some of the teams (including I think McLaren, Brabham and Hesketh) took part in a demonstration run at Fuji - I think it may have taken place in late 1974. Does anyone have more details on this event?

Here..
http://forums.autosp...&threadid=84083

[Rob Ryder]

The BRM V16s have run many demonstrations I suspect.
How about..

1968 Graham Hill at Kyalami
1969 Jackie Oliver at Oulton Park (I think)
1985 Nick Mason & Tom Wheatcroft at Silverstone

Rob

[ybee02]

Originally posted by mpep82
The 2008 Roadshows (Sorry, in Spanish)


07/01/2008 BMW Pit Lane Park en Las Vegas (Estados Unidos) Graham Rahal BMW Sauber F1.07

""

14/12/2008 Exhibición en Race of Champions en Wembley David Coulthard Red Bull RB1

mpep82 where did you get this info from, cause it seems it comes from a very reliable an informed source?

[Rob]

In 2008, Marc Hynes demonstrated a Jaguar Formula One car at the Masters Racing Club event at Brands Hatch.

[Ross Stonefeld]

There weren't Jaguars in 2008 so I can only assume that was the PF1 car which is based on the old Cosworth powered R5s?

[Rob]

Originally posted by Ross Stonefeld
There weren't Jaguars in 2008 so I can only assume that was the PF1 car which is based on the old Cosworth powered R5s?

It was an old Jaguar-Cosworth in the Palmer Sport livery.

[COUGAR508]

Originally posted by Rob Ryder

Here..
http://forums.autosp...&threadid=84083

Thanks, Rob

[lil'chris]

Thruxton late 1975 ( November ) , James Hunt demo'd the Hesketh in a vain attempt to generate sponsorship to carry on into 1976.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the BBC show this live on Grandstand in the days before they decided that motor sport of any kind was elitist regardless of the fact that they were perfectly happy to show the nags at Ascot with attendant titfer wearing hangers on until recently ?

[Pat Clarke]

Didn't Mark Webber drive an F1 car across the Sydney Harbour Bridge a couple of years ago?

Pat

[David Force]

Originally posted by Giraffe
I reckon no GP car has ever done more demo runs with more different drivers than the ubiquitous BRM V16?
I've seem Oliver, Fangio, Stewart and Gerry Marshall behind the wheel; how many more can be named?

The Pampas Bull at a Coys a few years back ? Roasted it if I recall ? Or is my memory more hazy than it feels...

[bigears]

1988 - Thruxton - John Watson for McLaren.
Motoring News 28th September 1988.

[COUGAR508]

Originally posted by lil'chris
Thruxton late 1975 ( November ) , James Hunt demo'd the Hesketh in a vain attempt to generate sponsorship to carry on into 1976.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the BBC show this live on Grandstand in the days before they decided that motor sport of any kind was elitist regardless of the fact that they were perfectly happy to show the nags at Ascot with attendant titfer wearing hangers on until recently ?

Yes, I remember seeing some photographs from the Thruxton event.

[Lee Nicolle]

Yes, Mark Webber drove a couple of laps of the Sydney Harbor bridge in a Williams a few years back.

[Formula Once]

P.S who's John Bosch?
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John Bosch was born on april 1 1964 and started karting at an early age. In 1982 he raced a Van Diemen Formula Ford in the UK entered by his family-owned Barron Racing team that was at that time managed by Kees van de Grint, who had previously designed the McGregor FFord - raced by John's brother Glenn - before Barron ran a Ralt driven by Michael Bleekemolen and then Roberto Moreno in British F3.

John stepped up to European F3 in 1983 with Barron, but was terribly injured in practice for a German F3 round at Mainz-Finthen airport. He went off on oil and crashed into a landing light, crushing his feet. He returned to European F3 at the start of 1984, but it soon became clear that he could not operate his shattered feet in a narrow single seater. Following a final test in one of the Barron's F3000 Tyrrells he gave up and he and Barron switched to rallying. John was succesful in the Dutch and European championship, driving a Audi Quattro, a VW Golf and then a BMW M3. He stopped rallying in 1992 to concentrate on his businesses, after the Nissan Sunny with which he moved up to the WRC proved to be a disaster.

Having started collecting Ferarri's, he returned to racing (for fun) in 2000, entering the Ferrari 360 Challenge and numerous historic events. John won the Ferarri Challenge in 2002 and accepted an offer to join Jan Lammers' Racing for Holland team for 2003. With Jan he won the FIA Sportscar Championship and finished 6th overall (4th in LMP1) at Le Mans. In 2004 he and Barron ran the new GT1 Ferrari 575 GTC, John finishing second in class in the Sebring 12 Hours and the inaugural Le Mans Series.

That same year he did the first of two Ferrari F1 demonstrations during the Marlboro Masters. He was quite quick, setting a 1.21,7 in a F2002, which was a second faster than Christijan Albers' time in a 2005 Minardi a year later and 0.9 seconds slower than Luca Badoer's lap record.

John returned to historic racing in 2005, winning his class in the FIA historic F1 championship with a Ferrari 312 T3, and did Le Mans again with Jan Lammers (finishing 7th overall), but has not raced much over the last two years.

[Kevan]

Originally posted by Macca
He also demo'ed the Arrows at Brands in 1997, but IIRC only did two laps and no flying laps due to "testing" restrictions or some such nonsense.

I definitely remember the Arrows demo- as you said he only did a couple of laps in the Arrows. Did he do a number of demonstration laps in a road car of some kind as well?

I've got a vague memory that the Sun newspaper ran a promotion offering free tickets for the meeting if you collected vouchers from that week's papers, but don't recall what the specific race meeting was- historics I think, posibly an HSCC meeting?

Another vague memory- I'm sure I've seen a McLaren demonstrated (Hakkinen I think) at Silverstone during the early 90s, I don't remember the exact year or meeting, but it was while they were still Marlboro-bcked, 1992/3 at a guess. I think it was a meeting on the 'national' circuit, and McLaren may have been testing on the 'South' circuit during the meeting. Can anyone confirm it?

[Rob]

Originally posted by Kevan
Another vague memory- I'm sure I've seen a McLaren demonstrated (Hakkinen I think) at Silverstone during the early 90s, I don't remember the exact year or meeting, but it was while they were still Marlboro-bcked, 1992/3 at a guess. I think it was a meeting on the 'national' circuit, and McLaren may have been testing on the 'South' circuit during the meeting. Can anyone confirm it?

Your post has triggered me to remember another McLaren demo run - I'm sure in either 95 or 96 they held a demo "race" around the factory perimiter against a Penske Indycar. My mind says it was Mika Hakkinen and Al Unser Jr. driving but I'm not at all certain.