Thursday, August 5, 2010


Editorial: Tel: 01874 610111 E-Mail: theeditor@brecon-radnor.co.uk Circulation: Tel: 01874 610111 Fax: 01874 624097 www.brecon-radnor-today.co.uk


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 


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                                         


 


       


     


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 


   


  


 


    


   


          


       


 


 


   


   


   


    


    


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   


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The Subaru Impreza


Goodwood Revival


IN just


be marking the important contribution that two British legends have made to the sport of motor racing over the decades when it pays tribute to multiple World Champion John Surtees and the celebrated British Racing Motors (BRM) marque at the 2010 Goodwood Revival (17-19 September). The Goodwood Motor Circuit has played a


significant role in the careers of both racing driver


Surtees drove), so it is entirely fitting that their achievements are celebrated with special track parades at the 2010 Revival to mark two important anniversaries. Fifty Years Since John Surtees’ First Car


John Surtees and BRM (for which seven week’s time Goodwood will


Formula One, and in 1964 he became F1 World Champion. His achievement in winning World Championships on both two wheels and four remains unmatched to this day. Add victory in the inaugural CanAm championship in 1966, and a spell as a team owner, and his is a career whose achievements will perhaps forever remain unique. At the 2010 Revival Goodwood will pay


Victory: On September 30th 1950, the fledgling British Racing Motors (BRM) scored its very first victory, here at Goodwood, when Reg Parnell triumphed in the Woodcote Cup. From then until 1977, when its doors closed permanently, BRM enjoyed a career which, perhaps more than any manufacturer before or since, was epitomised by glorious highs (17 Grand Prix victories


Championships in 1962) and ignominious lows (the calamitous failure of the much-heralded V16, and the team’s eventual demise), but which never failed to capture the public’s imagination.


and both World


motorcycles forming part of an impressive grid will be his 1949 Vincent Black Shadow, 1952 Comet 500, 1960 Cooper-BMC T52, 1964 Ferrari 158 and 1973 Surtees-Hart TS15. Sixty Years Since BRM’s First Race


the 25 plus ex-Surtees cars and


Race: Already a multiple World Champion on two wheels, it was 50 years ago this year, in March 1960, that John Surtees began his switch to four wheels, entering a Formula Junior race at Goodwood and finishing a close second to Jim Clark. Within a matter of months, Surtees had scored first pole position and podium finish in


his


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Electric Renault welcomes news of Government grants


The Renault Fluence ZE (zero emission)


RENAULT welcomes the Gove rnment announcement electric cars benefit


worth 25% of


purchase price, up to a maximum of £5,000, for an initial period of January 2011 until March 2012. The


gr e e t e d


from grants the


that will


lower running costs make


argument the


vehicles, compared to conventional


environmental one. As a


co ns i d erab l e enthusiasm by Renault UK’s new managing dire c tor , Th ie r r y Sy b o r d : “We ’ r e convinced that our range of 100 percent electric cars and vans are going to appeal to a wide cross-section of private individual an d


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customers in their own right, with an exciting combination of innovation, style and technology. Now, with


incentive this their affordability and in b u s i n e s s


n ews wa s w i th


morning’s news, we are even more excited about


as many people possible


encouraging as


using electric vehicles to drive down vehicle emissions, or as we say here at Renault, ‘Drive the Change’. Fol l owi n g t h e


unveiling of no less than


c onc ept s at th e Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009, Renault’s charge into the


financial place,


ele c t r ic v e h i c l e arena commences in Europe in mid-2011. The French brand’s assault begins with an initial Z.E.


(Zero Emission) four-model zero - emission four st r iking to consider result of


fuelled vehicles, as compelling as


for electric fossil- their this


financial


family, designed to be an affordable, mass- market proposition. The


innovative, first of


electric vehicles will be a Kangoo Van. In 2012,


joined in the UK by fully- it will be its


the Fluence four-door saloon, a city vehicle based on the two- seater Twizy concept and


supermini. Pre-booking for the


a five - d o o r


Fluence and Kangoo Van Z.E. models is


already open. Fo r m o r e


information on both, together with


details on Renault’s ‘Zero Emiss i on Vehicles for All’ plans, see www. renaul t - ze.com


WRX and STI now even better value


SUBURU’S highly acclaimed Impreza WRX and STI Type UK is now offered with complimentary optional upgrades worth over £3,200 at participating dealers. The


include the Prodrive Pe r f o r m a n c e


f r e e i t ems


Pack , w h ich further improves accelerat ion, and stylish new 18-inch alloy wheels and tyres. The Performance


Banbury-based tuning exper t s, Prodr ive, adds a


ECU and high-flow sp or t s to


already impressive performance arsenal. The


wheels, meanwhile, give the car a more aggressive, purposeful stance and improve handling and grip.


18- inch t he Imprez a’s


Packs , developed in


conjunction with


reconfigured e x h a u s t


alloy


this extra equipment wasn’t tantal ising enough, the Japanese firm has reduced the retail price of the All- Wheel Drive WRX by £95.


Marketing Director, Kenyon Neads, said: “Wi t h


we’ve added even more value into the Impreza


The WRX and STI are performance-car icons with a seriously loyal following and we hope that the prospect of these free upgrades wil l


appeal still further.” broaden equat ion. th i s Sub a r u U K of fe r As if the prospect of Subaru Impreza full


thei r


tribute to John Surtees, with a gathering of the landmark cars and bikes that shaped his unparalleled career, as well a number of drivers and riders that he competed with and against. Amongst


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