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AutoMobile Barcelona 2017
The revolution of the salons of automobiles arrives at Barcelona In just four days, at Fira de Montjuïc, the new face of the Barcelona motor show, the AutoMobile Salon, will come to light. From Thursday, May 11 to Sunday 21, you can experience this new edition that the director Enrique Lacalle himself is proud to present as the << future car show >> and that is born of the need to adapt the cars to the Mobile technology and the organisers as well as the entrepreneurs involved have bet for the connectivity of the car, sustainability and intelligent driving. What are the Big changes? Starting from the name, through the…
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AutoRetro Barcelona 2016: A Complete Classic
We also feel the need to spread such glad tidings to every oldtimer car lover today. From November 24 to 27, the International Auto Retro take a seat in Palace 8 of the main exhibition center of our city – Fira de Barcelona in Plaça d’Espanya. This wide collection of historic vehicles presents tomorrow its 33rd edition. The aim of this year is to give impetus to the development of enterprises in the segment of classic cars and give space to generate business opportunities for companies and professionals. That is why AutoRetro Barcelona 2016 organizers have accurately redesigned the Palace 8 area in order to boost the commercial activity within exhibitors…
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F1 testing 2017 Arrives in Barcelona With New Updates & Changes
“If you drive fast in Barcelona, you will drive fast in all or almost all circuits” After several days of debate, most of the Formula One teams finally agreed just like that on whether to hold the 2017 pre-season testing in Bahrain or Barcelona. Per the current regulations, the testing can only be held in Europe and to change that, it is necessary the approval of all the teams, something that has not happened. Therefore, for the new pre-season testing, the Spanish Grand Prix venue Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona in Montmeló is again the most sensible option. As usual, the pre-season will be evaluated in 2 two group running of 4…
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Fórmula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2016
This weekend, you have the opportunity to enjoy one of the most impressive sights in the world. The Grand Prix Formula 1 Championship in Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit next days 13th, 14th and 15th May. Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg or Sebastian Vettel among others were in the ring to offer fans a great race. The prestige of big brands like Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull … will be at stake in a privileged environment located a few kilometers from the center of Barcelona in Montmeló. The schedule of the most important activities are: Thursday 12th May 16.00 – 19.00 Visit Pits Friday 3th May 10:00 – 11:30 Free Practice 1 14:00…
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Rally Costa Brava Historic 2016
This weekend drive a PEUGEOT 205 RALLY! This weekend will be held the Rally Costa Brava HISTORIC that is celebrating its thirteenth edition. Each year the event brings together a hundred teams, including our team sponsored by Hotel Continental that one more year will run this test of regularity. The pilots will have to display their skills to overcome this test. The tour is divided into 3 stages with a total of 1,000km divided into 30 sections. The start will be on Friday March 18th in Barcelona OneOcean Club-Port Vell at 15.00h. We wait for you!!
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International Vintage Car Rally Barcelona-Sitges
Although still in a tentative set-out, the program for this year edition of Barcelona–Sitges International Vintage Car Rally will be based on last edition when the participation drop stopped and it is aimed to establish certain terms of quality and number of participants from now on. On 2nd and 3rd April Barcelona and Sitges will be joined as part of a contest with tradition of almost 60 years. A tradition which gathers old-fashioned cars manufactured in 1928 and motorcycles from before 1938 and their charismatic pilots. The vehicles verification is scheduled on Saturday 2nd April at Barcelona’s Diagonal Avenue, facing the Illa Diagonal shopping. From 29th March to 16th April…
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Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique
Only seventy-two hours after the professional 84th Rallye Monte-Carlo, the Historique Rally Monte-Carlo is back again from 27th January to 3rd February. As a 19th edition and concocted by organizing committee of Automobile Club of Monaco our Barcelona happens to be one more time a kick start city. This year and in line with the last one, all competitors will be given the chance to participate within the three already known averages (low, intermediary and high). Again, for this edition it is respected the last year indispensable requirement for the very participation of all racers: driving a car model which competed in Rally Monte-Carlo from 1955 to 1980. It is…
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Barcelona, or one of the most photographed cities in the world
This autumn, Google Photos ranked Barcelona in the third place among the most photographed cities on the planet, only surpassed by New York and Paris. Google Photos is currently the largest online storage space where 100 million people let their pictures rest. Have you ever wondered why? If one thinks of Barcelona as a collection of iconic monuments and spots, it would be undoubtedly easy to understand the magnetic attraction exerted on tourists by historic streets like the Ramblas, commercial venues such as Passeig de Gràcia, temples like the Sagrada Famìlia, thrilling parks like the Park Güell or the incredible modernist façades that dot the whole city. YOU HAVE TO…
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Moto GP of Catalunya 2015
Is now beginning the Grand Prix of Catalunya MotoGP. On 12th,13th and 14th June will be held at the Montmelo circuit. After two of the most emblematic Grand Prix starts in Les Mans and Mugello, the caravan motorcycle reaches the Circuit de Catalunya. Moto GP race this year will be very tight. Riders like Rossi or Lorenzo are complicating the renewal of the title by the young Spanish rider Marc Marquez. The Circuit de Catalunya is located a few kilometers from Barcelona has a distance of about 5 km. There are 8 right-handers and 5 left and highlights an impressive stretch of one kilometer. It has a total area of…
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Revival Of A Golden Era
The European most unique motor revival is celebrating its 5th edition this weekend in Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. During the next 17th, 18th and 19th April Espíritu de Monjuïc (the Spirit of Monjuïc) invites you once again to a magical step back in time, mounted on your classic car or not. You will be able to relive a time when racing meant much more than just to power and step on the gas pedal. For both parents and children, the Montjuïc circuit -a former street circuit located on the Montjuïc Mountain in Barcelona- was considered among the best Formula One circuits of all time where young and old experienced very dramatic scenes…
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International Vintage Car Rally Barcelona-Sitges
Maybe not unique worldwide but far from usual, the International Vintage Car Rally Barcelona-Sitges is from 1959 one of the most important social events in winter. Such a race is rather an old-fashioned vehicle contest whose participants dressed in period costumes drive a car produced before 1942. Hence it is not the speed what is rewarded but the originality in both car and occupants bodies. The event evokes for 40km a past time to enthusiasts who amuse themselves by guessing to what extent the vehicles could be considered ancient or part of a collection. From March 21st to 22nd, we are calling on all the locals and visitors to seize…
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18th edition of Rally Monte-Carlo Historique in Barcelona
In the aftermath of 83rd edition of Rally Monte-Carlo 2015, on January 28th the 18th edition of Rally Monte-Carlo Historique arrives. Barcelona along with Glasgow, Copenhagen, Torino and Reims, has been elected one more time as one of the host cities to kick the event. In contrast with the Rally of Monte-Carlo, the Historique has an indispensable requirement for the very participation of all racers: driving a car model which competed in Rally Monte-Carlo from 1955 to 1980 is a must! The new edition, though not so iconic as in 2014 when they commemorated the 50th anniversary of the victory in 1964 of Patrick “Paddy” Hopkrik and Henry Liddon’s Mini…
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