London Motor Show

Decided I was going to try out the London Motor show this year. Although the show doesnt have the big vehicle launches like Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt, there was enough happening to convince me to have a look. For instance they had a stunt driving arena, an off road course, a demo driving area and even a rock concert in the evening. I also managed to take a shot at the Mazda Zoom Challenge. Three laps in both a MX5 and an RX8 round a tight handling circuit. I am disapointed to say that my time was only average. Was really impressed with the MX5 though. Its a really cool car, and the folding hard top may force me to consider one (pay rise required however)!

The standard part of the show was pretty much as you would expect. A large car showroom. With the only launch of real significance being the new Vauxhall Corsa (and perhaps the new folding hard top MX5). Not much point in putting my pics up here as there are plenty on the net if you want to see.

I also took some time to head to Designers Night as well. I have only been to one of these before, but it was fun, as was this one. Got a little too drunk, met a lot of people I had not seen in a while, and generally had good fun. By the way, sorry Jez for beating you (was it 4 times in a row) on the Playstation racing game.

In amongst all this, the day I chose to go to the show also turned out to be one of the hottest days ever. 36 degrees if I remember correct. It meant the tube was pretty warm anyway!