AUSSIE racing star Mark Webber will be hitting the streets of Glasgow in a Porsche for the Festival of Motoring IGNITION event this summer.
The 2015 World Endurance Champion and winner of nine Grands Prix is the latest special guest to join the line-up at Scotland’s brand new Festival of Motoring IGNITION.
The three-day festival runs from August 5 to 7 at Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.
He will be at the festival on the opening day on Friday, August 5 where he will be undertaking power laps around the specially constructed IGNITION street circuit, on roads snaking between the SECC and the nearby SSE Hydro Arena.
He will also be a guest of honour at the show’s VIP opening evening, and he will be joining other motor sport personalities including two-time BTCC champion Gordon Shedden, and pro-drifter and Boyzone member Shane Lynch for exclusive on-stage interviews.
He said: “I’m really looking forward to meeting the fans in Scotland. With the street circuit and other live action, IGNITION promises to be a fantastic new motoring event and it’ll be great to be a part of it.”
And with Le Mans taking place this weekend, he added: “We finished second there in the Porsche 919 Hybrid last year. If we can go one better this year, I will really be celebrating when I get to Glasgow.”
For more information and to book advance tickets visit the show’s website: www.ignitionfestival.co.uk.
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