door Luc » wo maart 23, 2005 7:52 am
RELEASE IMMEDIATE March 22, 2005
MG RETURNS TO CELEBRATE ITS 1st MOTORSPORT SUCCESS
Eighty years on, the car that gave MG its maiden victory will return to the
place of its inaugural success. To mark this historic event, 'Old Number
One' as the car became known, will return on Saturday 26 March to run once
again at the famous Blue Hills mine, Cornwall.
It was on 11 April 1925 that Cecil Kimber, the founder of MG, drove the
first MG sports car to victory in the Land's End Trial. This was to be the
first of many successes for the famous octagonal marque. Since that first
victory, MG has participated in almost every form of motorsport and
achieved success in hill climbing, land speed record breaking, long-
distance endurance racing, rallying, in touring cars and sprinting. This
year sees private and works entries compete in rallying, at the Le Mans 24
Hours race and in the DTM touring series with the latest MG ZT V8.
Rob Oldaker, MG, director, product development, said: "Seeing Old Number
One back at the Land's End Trial is a great reminder of MG's motorsport
success over the 80 years."