SPECIAL EVENT (BIRMINGHAN, UK.) - AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL MOTORSPORT SHOW ABOUT TO OPEN

Autosport International, Europe's largest motorsport business event, opens its doors to industry's decision makers this Thursday.

If you are professionally involved in motorsport, performance engineering and manufacturing, automotive, aftermarket or related industries, you should be there.

Latest exhibitor and trade activity news update:

:: The Force India F1 Team 2008 car will be shown for the first time at Autosport Engineering, a specialist technical show within Autosport International, after extensive winter testing. Hardinge Machine Tools, one of the official suppliers of manufacturing solutions to the team, will display the car on their stand (E658) during the exclusive Trade Days on 10-11 January. The team's co-owner, Dr. Vijay Mallya will be present on Friday, accompanied by Chief Technical Officer, Mike Gascoyne. To find out more about Hardinge, please visit http://www.hardinge.co.uk.

:: Aerodynamics - Ground Effects and Turbulence Seminar. In recent years, the testing capabilities of the Pininfarina Wind Tunnel have been further improved by installing a new moving ground with high-speed performance and a peculiar geometry especially designed for testing racing cars. This adds to the unique Turbulence Generation System to simulate natural wind, upstream wakes, transients and dynamic crosswind. The contemporary adoption of these devices opens new possibilities to the aerodynamic development of racing cars in a full-scale wind tunnel. These will all be discussed in the seminar presented by Pininfarina Wind Tunnel on Thursday 10 January at 13.00 in Concourse Suite 31-33. For more details, please visit http://www.autosport-international.com/autosport08/trade/showNews_detail.asp ?pressId=pressRe52.

:: Beru F1 targets NASCAR. BERU F1systems is to target NASCAR, North America's top motor racing series - at a UK-based exhibition. Following the tremendous success of its oval "stock car" damper and top hat loadcells, the company is to display prototypes of its new bump stop loadcell at January's Autosport Engineering. BERU F1systems will also show how it has expanded its original range of top hat loadcells, thus offering bespoke derivatives for customers. See them on stand E1344 in Autosport Engineering (Thu/Fri, trade-only). For more details about Autosport Engineering, please visit http://www.autosport-international.com/autosport08/trade/show_link26.asp.

:: New machining techniques presented. Delcam will make a presentation which will describe the latest CAD/CAM techniques to increase the speed and accuracy with which autosport suppliers can manufacture different types of components. Topics covered will include the machining of engine ports and other complex shapes, and the production of composite components. The seminar will take place on Thursday 10 January at 11.30 in Concourse Suites 31-33. For more details, please visit http://www.autosport-international.com/autosport08/trade/showNews_detail.asp ?pressId=pressRe53.

:: ATL to launch new Fuel Cell and Refuelling Solutions. ATL Racing Fuel Cells, which supplies the entire Formula 1 field, as well as NASA space stations, has chosen Autosport Engineering, part of Autosport International, to launch a host of new products. These include a Porsche 977 fuel cell and lightweight carbon cover, FIA Vent and Pressure Relief Valves, Pressure Regulating Valves, ACO Refuelling Rig Weighing System, plus ATL's new Fuel Delivery Systems, as well as its "Returnless" Fuel Collector System and its Refuelling Rig System, which incorporates many "Fast Flow" features to reduce refuelling times. For more details, please visit http://www.autosport-international.com/autosport08/trade/showNews_detail.asp ?pressId=pressRe86.

:: CR Scuderia to launch GT Team. Autosport International will provide the launch pad for an exciting new team, CR Scuderia, which is hoping to be a title-challenging force in the world of endurance racing in 2008. CR Scuderia will contest the FIA GT and British GT Championships with Ferrari 430 GTs, as well as running a team in the UK Formula Renault Championship. The team will launch from their stand on Thursday 10 January 2008 (Hall 6 stand number 6207). For more details, please visit http://www.autosport-international.com/autosport08/trade/showNews_detail.asp ?pressId=pressRe71.

:: Roll cage design discussed. When it comes to the crunch, MIRA will find the answers. Everything you need to know about roll cage design, from the UK's only FIA accredited design and certification specialists, will be discussed at the MIRA seminar. The workshop considers: materials selection, joint characterisation, load path analysis, stiffness considerations and C of G optimisation, to deliver a thoroughly modern design philosophy for racecar safety. These will all be discussed in the seminar presented by MIRA on Friday 11 January at 11.30 in Concourse Suite 31-33. For more details, please visit http://www.autosport-international.com/autosport08/trade/showNews_detail.asp ?pressId=pressRe74.

On-the-day Trade Visitor Admission information. Upon arrival, please proceed to Trade Registration Desks outside Hall 19 and present your trade credentials.

For more news and other useful information, including business facilities and travel advice, go to http://www.autosport-international.com.