La nouvelle MG TF avait été aperçue à Longbridge le 29/05/2007 lors de la cérémonie de réouverture officielle de l'usine anglaise mais les journalistes et le public avaient été tenus à distance, ces photos prises à Silverstone (57ième rencontre internationale des "MG Car Clubs") en donnent un aperçu plus précis notamment pour l'instrumentation :
Source : forum mg rover.org
18/06/07
57th MG International Race meeting at Silverstone
Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June 2007
New NAC MG TF makes its first public appearance at Silverstone.
World’s largest gathering of MG cars spanning over 80 years
Record-breaking race entry of 550 cars including several ex-works MG’s
Admission includes FREE parking and access to Grandstands, Centre and Paddock. Accompanied children under 16 admitted FREE
The recently launched MG TF will make its first public appearance at the MG Car Clubs 57th annual International race meeting at Northamptonshire’s Silverstone Circuit during the weekend of Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June.
The Longbridge-built sports car will take pride of place alongside 1000’s of other MG’s represented by over 14 model Registers and will accompanied by knowledgeable personnel from Nanjing Automobile Corporation (
www.mg-uk.co.uk) who will be on hand to answer questions from anyone visiting Silverstone.
Silverstone International is the highlight of the MG racing season, with a full days practice on Friday and 16 races over Saturday and Sunday on the International circuit, including invitation races for Morgan and Triumph cars.
Amongst the 550 race entries – a record for this event – are several ex-works MG’s and Triumphs, including the Abingdon-prepared Sebring Sprite, raced by Stirling Moss.
The headline MG Trophy race, for MG TF and ZR models, will be sponsored for the first time by Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC).
“Competition is at the heart of the MG brand” says Richard Jones from the MG Car Club “so it’s great to see that NAC MG really understands what MG is about.”
Families and motoring enthusiasts will be entertained by a wide variety of events including rally car rides, a Gymkhana, Circuit tours and Pride of Ownership competitions.
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