Concours celebrates Sir Jackie 26 | 05 | 2015

    SIR JACKIE STEWART will be celebrated at the Concours of Elegance 2015, to be held at the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh. For the first time in Scotland, all three of the cars Sir Jackie drove to his three Formula One world titles — along with the helmets he wore when he won them — will be on display.

    On display in the grounds of the Holyrood House from September 4-6 will be his 1969 Matra MS80, 1971 Elf Team Tyrrell 003 and 1973 Elf Team Tyrrell 006.

    Throughout his career, Sir Jackie’s famous tartan-striped helmet became just as recognisable as the cars he was racing, so each of the three helmets from his Driver’s Championship-winning years will be on display. It’s the first time this collection of cars and helmets has ever been shown in Scotland.

    “I can’t think of a better place to showcase some of my championship-winning Formula One cars," Sir Jackie, vice patron of the Concours of Elegance said. "The Concours of Elegance celebrates the best of the motoring world, and this year’s event does that at one of Scotland’s most picturesque venues, Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyrood House.”

    A main focus of the Concours of Elegance is to raise money for charity, with this year’s money raised going to Walking with the Wounded, Action on Addiction and Sir Jackie Stewart’s charity, Springfield Motor Racing’s Club for Young People. Over the course of its three past events, Concours of Elegance has raised more than £600,000 for charity.

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    Jim McGill

     

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