A couple of trips out coming up this week, one as an old-school journalist and the other as a road-tester. First up is tomorrow’s jaunt down to central London to cover what’s been grandly called the 2011 SMMT International Automotive Summit. It’s a day of talks, seminars and Q&A sessions with some big-hitters from across the automotive sector, including a Government minister or two. Titles include ‘Technology: Moving Towards an Ultra-Low Carbon Future’ and ‘What Can UK PLC Offer the Global Automotive Industry’. From a journalist’s perspective there should be plenty to write about, and that’s straightforward enough, but it’s a while since I’ve attended an event like this and from a consumer’s perspective it will be fascinating. Also this week I’m heading down to the Moving Motor Show (pictured), the second staging of the pre-cursor to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. I didn’t manage to make it to the inaugural MMS last year because of other commitments, but this time Ford is basing the launch of the new Focus Estate from there so I’m going for that. The idea of the MMS is a good one, namely that visitors can actually take cars for a test drive. It’s what the British Motor Show tried to do but failed, so I will be eager to see how it works down at Goodwood.
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