Sound and Vision at MPH 09

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – August, 10 2009: “Gentlemen, start your engines!” – This will be the announcement to eight drivers of the most aspirational supercars at this year’s MPH Show featuring Top Gear Live now that event organisers have given the green light for the Start Up Area at the annual prestige and performance motor show.

The line up of supercars including a Ferrari F430, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Spyker C8 will set the tone for crowds to experience the sheer excitement of jaw-dropping performance cars revving engines, but it’s the promise of the fire-spitting Caparo T1 that will have petrolheads baying for more.

During sound testing at London’s Earls Court, the British built 575BHP V8 Caparo T1 created a heart-stopping roar from the skyward-facing twin exhausts – see www.mphshow.co.uk/startuparea

A spokesman for MPH said: “In the history of motor shows there’s never been a start up area for visitors to marvel at the explosive and mesmerising sound of supercars revving their engines. This area is set to be another unmissable part of the show experience.”

The lure of the fastest and most spectacular cars on the planet combined with the chance to watch Jeremy Clarkson live on stage has seen a rush on tickets for the shows at London’s Earls Court (5–8 November) and Birmingham’s NEC (12-15 November).