The British Motor Museum is all set to reopen its doors on 17 May in line with Stage 3 of the Government’s roadmap.  Having been awarded the ‘We’re Good to Go’ industry charter mark by VisitEngland, the Museum is confident that everything is in place to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit. 

The Museum will be open 7 days a week from 10am – 5pm with limited numbers per day and pre-booking is essential for all visitors including those returning with an annual pass. There are 10am, 11am, 12noon and 1pm arrival slots available and once at the Museum visitors can stay as long as they wish until closing.

New for 2021, the E-type Evolution Exhibition from the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT) commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Jaguar E-type. The Exhibition tells the story of the car from the racing C and D-types of the 1950s, the E2A Prototype, its launch at Geneva on 15 March 1961 and finishes with two very successful Racing V12 E-types from the 1970s. The exhibition runs to the end of June and is included in the standard Museum admission. 

For the May half-term week from 29 May – 6 June, the Museum will be hosting a full programme of family friendly activities to celebrate the Jaguar E-type’s 60th Birthday. Visitors will have the chance to meet Dotty or Dougie, the car designers from the swinging 60s and explore this amazing car and it's design.  Younger visitors will also have the chance to take home their very own cardboard cut-out Jaguar E-type! There are also online celebratory activities for those not able to visit the Museum.

The ‘Gaydon Gathering’, a free monthly evening gathering aimed at motoring enthusiasts, will return on Tuesday 11 May. The first gathering took place last October and the Museum plans to fun this friendly event on the second Tuesday of every month until the autumn. Pre-booking is essential. 

The Museum is also gearing up to run a full schedule of motoring shows and events this summer, all in line with Government advice. Over 14 shows and rallies are being planned to include the return of several popular events such as the Land Rover Show, Retro Truck Show as well as some brand-new events including ‘Autolicious’ on 29 August. This event presented by Audi-licious is a rare opportunity to see an array of stunning cars on display including Audi, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Bentley, Porsche, Mercedes, Lamborghini and VW.

Jeff Coope, Managing Director at the British Motor Museum said “We are delighted to be able to re-open our doors and welcome back visitors after being closed for such a long period. Thanks to funding from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund and the success of the furlough scheme, the Museum is in a good place and is now keen to get back to business. We’re looking forward to seeing the return of our much valued and loyal visitors as well as the staff, some of whom are already hard at work preparing to re-open the Museum once again”.

2021 admission prices remain the same as in 2020 and are: Adults £14.50, Concessions £12.50, Children £9 (5-16 years), under 5’s free, and a Family ticket £40 (2 adults & up to 3 children). If you Gift Aid or donate your entrance fee you receive an annual pass at no extra cost. All visitors must pre-book tickets so the Museum can fulfil its NHS Test and Trace commitment.  Visitors must adhere to the ‘Rule of 6’, wear a face covering at all times and observe social distancing.

For more information on keeping visitors safe please visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/news/welcome-back

Those with annual passes will automatically have their passes extended by the number of days that the Museum was closed. More information about this and to book tickets please visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/plan-your-visit/book-tickets. Museum tickets will go on sale on 11 May.

FORMULA1 AND MOTOGP TOGETHER FOR A TRIBUTE TO FAUSTO GRESINI

Imola, Portimao - 18 April 2021. The last farewell from the motorsport world to Fausto Gresini was a commemorative event done together by Formula1 and MotoGP.  

For the first time in history – and live worldwide – The Formula1 and MotoGP World Championship have joined together in the memory of Fausto Gresini by linking together the Portimao and Imola grids in what was a heartfelt goodbye to the Gresini Racing team principal.

A big thank you goes to Stefano Domenicali (Formula1 CEO) and Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna Sports CEO) who advocated for this initiative that linked the two biggest worldwide motorsport series in the memory of Fausto.

STEFANO DOMENICALI – CEO FORMULA1
“To remember Fausto Gresini means to scroll through some of the most beautiful sporting pages of our hometown Imola. The passion for motors and motorsports has tied us together from an early age. Fausto not only has been a World Champion, but also an incredible scout of extraordinary talents, who left their mark into two-wheeled motorsport. He will never be forgot.”

CARMELO EZPELETA – CEO DORNA SPORTS
“Fausto has been, without a doubt, among those who most contributed in bringing MotoGP to the level it is now. He was first of all a good friend and one of those key figures of our paddock. With his charisma and smile, he built one of nicest and best equipped teams of the paddock, and my goal is to keep his memory alive. He left a great family both outside and inside the paddock and we will miss him a lot. We celebrated him in Qatar with a heartfelt minute of silence, and I think this shared event with Formula1 is the ultimate proof of how important his figure has been in the whole motorsport world.”

NADIA PADOVANI – GRESINI RACING TEAM OWNER
“On behalf of myself, my kids and the whole Gresini Racing, I would like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, Stefano Domenicali and Carmelo Ezpeleta for having united the motorsport world to commemorate Fausto, a great man both in life and in the sport. We are immensely grateful and moved for this wonderful and unexpected tribute.”

With the Aventuro Carbon2 Plus, Touratech has introduced an extremely versatile helmet into its range, which features first-class performance from tough offroad use to sporty road tours. For the 2021 season, this quick-change artist has been given three crisp and fresh designs.

Three new designs
With its Core Plus, Sport Plus and Compañero Plus design variants, this successful Touratech all-round helmet enters the new season as the Aventuro Carbon2 Plus.
The Core Plus design shows off the carbon fibres of the helmet shell to create a particularly impressive effect and, with its solid black, it synchronises with classic touring gear just as perfectly as it does with sporty offroad outfits.
The Sport Plus design with its dynamic combination of the racing colours white, blue and red emphasises the sporting ambitions of its wearer. Riders of GS models or the Africa Twin are likely to identify with this fresh design, as are Yamaha fans with a soft spot for the rally team and its symbolic blue.
And finally, the Compañero Plus design with its yellow, black and grey sections picks up on the colour schemes of the Touratech Compañero Rambler and Compañero Traveller touring suits so skilfully that it not only harmonises perfectly with these suits, but also sets attractive colour accents when worn in conjunction with other riding gear.

Specific further development of the technical basis
The Touratech Aventuro Carbon2 Plus can be easily converted without tools from a hybrid helmet to an enduro helmet or a street helmet. Its helmet shell, made entirely of carbon fibre laminate, combines the highest safety standards with minimal weight. The ECE certificate of homologation and the especially strict American DOT standards are proof of its outstanding protective function.
The three different sized helmet shells guarantee that the ideal thickness of the EPS dome is maintained for each size. This allows for the enormous size range from XS to 3XL. A strap closure with double D-ring, and easy removability of the helmet in an emergency, thanks to emergency straps, complete the safety concept of the Aventuro Carbon2 Plus.
To provide maximum comfort even on strenuous offroad stages, the Aventuro Carbon2 Plus has an exceptionally efficient and finely adjustable ventilation system. A sweat-inhibiting, removable and washable inner lining made of Coolmax makes it ideal for tough use.
The anti-fog Pinlock visor with optimised operation and latching ensures the best possible visibility in all weather conditions.
While the basic concept has remained untouched since the model was launched, the Aventuro Carbon2 Plus has undergone repeated detail upgrades throughout its evolution. For example, ventilation has been constantly improved, operability with gloves has been optimised, a new helmet shield has been developed for more favourable airflow and the chin strap has been made more comfortable.

Highlights
• Great variability: Travel Mode - Offroad Mode - Onroad Mode
• Tool-free conversion
• High-strength and lightweight carbon shell
• Complies with ECE 2205 and DOT
• 7 helmet sizes, 3 shell sizes
• Sophisticated ventilation
• Pinlock® visor
• Removable cheek pads (Emergency Straps)
• Washable inner lining made of Coolmax®
• Integrated goggle strap guide
• Intercom readiness
• Individual fit through Ergo Padding System

Touratech Aventuro Carbon2 Plus
Seven sizes from XS to 3XL, weight from 1280 g
Core Plus design, item no.: 500-3120 ff.
Compañero Plus design, item no.: 500-3130 ff.
Sport Plus design, item no.: 500-3140 ff.

SOLID PERFORMANCE AND SIXTH PLACE FOR ALEIX ESPARGARÓ IN PORTUGAL

LORENZO SAVADORI CONTINUES TO IMPROVE AND EARNS HIS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

THE APRILIA RS-GP, PUT TO THE TEST AFTER THE GOOD START IN QATAR, CONFIRMS ITS STATUS AS A GROWING PROJECT
Aleix Espargaró rode his Aprilia RS-GP to a sixth-place finish in the Portuguese GP, held on the Portimão track, keeping the gaps to a minimum: just over 8 seconds behind the winner and less than 4 from the podium.

It is a nice result that represents his third top-ten finish in the first three races. Never before had Aleix started a championship this well with Aprilia, so much that he is lying sixth in the overall standings. And the result could have been even better, but after a warm-up session where he had demonstrated a better pace than the one he had during the race, number 41 had to reckon with the highest heat of the weekend which conditioned the performance of the medium tyre chosen for the rear.

Aleix and Aprilia were put to the test after the good performance in Qatar and the RS-GP confirmed its status as an outstanding and growing project, while Aleix demonstrated great skill managing the race, in spite of the unexpected difficulties he had to face.

There is good news from the other side of the garage as well, confirming the improvements seen throughout the weekend and, thanks in part to a few crashes, Lorenzo Savadori earned his first championship points, finishing 14th.

ALEIX ESPARGARO'

"After the warm-up session where I had started on a used tyre and felt very good, I may have expected something more from this race. But we mustn’t forget the path that has brought us this far, battling in the leading group three races in a row, with speed and without mistakes. To be even more incisive, I was lacking a bit of grip at the rear, with the asphalt 20 degrees hotter than this morning, maybe choosing the hard tyre wouldn’t have been such a gamble. Without ever testing it thoroughly during the weekend, we didn’t feel confident enough and, all things considered, we continue demonstrating our value anyway. I am having more fun than ever in the saddle. I'm stoked and I can’t wait to get back on the track to see what satisfaction we’ll be able to take home next."

LORENZO SAVADORI
"My first points in the MotoGP World Championship are certainly an important detail, but the experience I continue to build race after race is worth more than anything else. Our goal is still to reduce the gap behind the leaders, as well as behind my teammate, and the results will come as a result. I lost a lot of ground in the early stages of the race today. My difficulties braking and cornering are accentuated with a full tank, whereas I was then able to maintain a pace similar to the group ahead of me."

Ace Cafe London is CLOSED from Monday 19th April

Coming out of 4 months closure sadly we have to start a new one.

Regretfully we have to inform you that the Ace Cafe will be closed from Monday the 19th April.

Emergency works need to be undertaken in the car park by Thames Water.

We anticipate this  to last two weeks - but we will keep you all informed with the progress.

There will be a FULL closure during this time.

NO access to our car park  - NO take away service available.

 
STAY SAFE



The Ace Cafe shop remains open for online orders