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The Motor Sport Hall of Fame Live Q&A is just days away, where Tom Kristensen, Darren Turner, Derek Bell and Jackie Oliver will join Damien Smith and Mat Oxley to answer your questions about motor racing’s great rivalries.
If you can’t make the event at the Royal Automobile Club, Woodcote Park, on Tuesday May 31 to ask your question in person, you can submit it via the comments below.
Tickets to the Hall of Fame Live cost £72, which guarantees your seat for the Q&A, afternoon tea in the stunning grounds and the chance to wander among the special Hall of Fame car and ‘bike display. Tickets to the Awards Dinner start at £360pp, which includes welcome drinks, three-course meal, live entertainment, demonstration runs and much more. Click here to book your tickets.
Hall of Fame Live will be recorded and available online after the event.
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