2019-03-07

HAGERTY INSURANCE WELCOMES THE GUILD’S DAVID GRAINGER TO ITS DISPLAY, THIS SATURDAY AT MOTORAMA


HAGERTY INSURANCE WELCOMES THE GUILD'S DAVID GRAINGER 
TO ITS DISPLAY, THIS SATURDAY AT MOTORAMA

March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at Toronto's International Centre

 

TORONTO, ON // MARCH 7, 2019 • David Grainger – co-principal of Bradford, Ontario's Guild of Automotive Restorers and star of TV'sRestoration Garage – will be in the Hagerty Insurance booth (#204) this Saturday (March 9) during the Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo.

Grainger will be at Motorama between noon and 4 p.m., spending time in the Hagerty Insurance display and walking the show.

The fifth annual Toronto Motorama show takes place at The International Centre at 6900 Airport Road, across from Pearson Airport. Motorama runs March 8, 9 & 10.

Established in 1991 by David Grainger and Janice Stone. The Guild of Automotive Restorers is a world-renowned facility involved with the repair, restoration and sales of classic and antique cars. It is also the home of the world broadcast television series Restoration Garage, now in its fifth season.

The Guild has also been featured on various other TV shows, as well as on radio and in print. Former Tonight Showhost Jay Leno featured The Guild's work on his automotive show, Leno's Garage.

In 2013, The Guild's Bugatti Aerolithe won the International Historic Motor Vehicle of the Year. Other classics they have restored have shown with great success at varied Concours shows across North America – including the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance – and around the world.

The Guild also does work on cars that it deems more important to the hobby; the cars driven by enthusiasts, on a daily basis, throughout the summer.

Discussing David Grainger's appearance in the Hagerty Insurance display, Alex Alfred of Hagerty Canada said, "We're very proud of our association with David Grainger and we're looking forward to having him join us in our display at Motorama this weekend. In recent years, David has been in Florida at the Amelia Island Concours on this weekend, so we're excited that we have the opportunity to have him join us at Motorama."

 

ABOUT HAGERTY INSURANCE CANADA: Established in 2009, Hagerty is Canada's leading classic and collector insurance program. We provide specialty insurance for more classics than anyone else in the world. Our unique agreed value policy allows you to enjoy your classic with the peace of mind that comes with having coverage designed with a collector in mind. Our policies are underwritten by the leading underwriter in the world, Aviva. For more information, visit www.Hagerty.ca.

 

ABOUT THE MOTORAMA CUSTOM CAR & MOTORSPORTS EXPO: The fifth annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo takes place March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at The International Centre, across from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The show features more than 330,000 square feet of custom cars, hot rods, racing vehicles of all kinds, tuners, displays and exhibitors. Motorama is Canada's biggest late-winter celebration of automobiles and motorsports. For information about the show, including tickets, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more, call (416) 962-7223, email info@MotoramaShow.com or visit www.MotoramaShow.com.

 

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TARGA TRUCK CONSTANTLY IMPROVING… EVEN WHILE ON DISPLAY IN THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS BOOTH AT MOTORAMA


https://gallery.mailchimp.com/06db6f160d389504fb753ccc0/images/13e21de1-3ca3-4c4e-9db7-773704f618a8.jpgTARGA TRUCK CONSTANTLY IMPROVING…

EVEN WHILE ON DISPLAY IN THE PERFORMANCE 
IMPROVEMENTS BOOTH AT MOTORAMA

March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at Toronto's International Centre

TORONTO, ON // FEBRUARY 25, 2019 • Performance Improvements is returning to theMotorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo for a fifth consecutive year. The 2019 edition of their display – in Booth #101 at the entrance to Hall 1 – will feature Mark Bovey's 1971 GMC farm truck; the first of its kind to ever race in Targa Newfoundland.

The Toronto Motorama show takes place on March 8, 9 & 10 at The International Centre, across from Toronto's Pearson Airport.

In 2015, Bovey and co-driver Miles Markovic took the heavily modified truck, which Bovey's father bought for the then 14-year-old for $100, to Newfoundland to race in one of the most difficult endurance races in North America. Over the course of the five-segment event, Bovey and Markovic shocked the locals and their fellow racers, earning the Rookie of the Year title, a second-place finish in the Classic division and proving a truck could be successful in such a gruelling event.

With success at Targa Newfoundland achieved, Bovey has turned his attention to the legendary Pikes Peak hill climb and has begun the process of further modifying the venerable truck to prepare for it.

In fact, Bovey and his team will be working the car at Motorama! At 3 p.m. on Saturday (March 9), showgoers can watch Bovey plumb the Targa Truck with Vibrant Performance PTFE-lined hoses and fittings at the Performance Improvements display.

In addition to Bovey's truck, the Performance Improvements display will feature additional products from Canada's own Vibrant Performance parts, a set of Baja 1000 headers built by IIk Design and Fabrication, a complete intercooler/heat exchanger setup by Proper Fabrications and a Schmuck-built turbo manifold.

The Performance Improvements display will also feature the world's most expensive Muskoka chair, built entirely from Vibrant Performance titanium pieces, plus products available for purchase with cash, Visa or Mastercard, including EFIs from Fitech and Holley, Racequip helmets and safety equipment, So-Cal t-shirts and hats and much more.

 

ABOUT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS: In 1964, young Susan McKee (ultimately McJannett) was tired of listening to her boyfriend, Bob McJannett, complain about the bad customer service he received while buying his performance parts and thought they could do better. She invested all her savings to open their own part-time speed shop in Etobicoke, ON. Over 50 years later, this family-run Canadian business is still going strong and the Performance Improvements warehouse superstore in Etobicoke is the largest Speed Shop in Ontario. Visitwww.performanceimprovements.com for info.

 

ABOUT THE MOTORAMA CUSTOM CAR & MOTORSPORTS EXPO: The fifth annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo takes place March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at The International Centre, across from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The show features more than 330,000 square feet of custom cars, hot rods, racing vehicles of all kinds, tuners, displays and exhibitors. Motorama is Canada's biggest late-winter celebration of automobiles and motorsports. For information about the show, including tickets, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more, call (416) 962-7223, email info@MotoramaShow.com or visit www.MotoramaShow.com.

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MAVTV CANADA TELEVISION TAPING ALL ACCESS SHOW AT MOTORAMA

MAVTV CANADA TELEVISION TAPING 
ALL ACCESS SHOW AT MOTORAMA

March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at Toronto's International Centre

 

TORONTO, ON // MARCH 6, 2019 • Launched nationally in 2018, MAVTV Canada was created to fill a void. While there is no shortage of grassroots and professional racing content on TV in the US, Canadian racing fans weren't as fortunate. Until now.

In the time since it first started broadcasting, MAVTV Canada has vastly increased its reach throughout the country via the addition of new carriers, to the point where it is now available in more than five million Canadian homes.

A key component of the network's mandate is to cover and promote Canadian motorsports of all kinds. As part of that, MAVTV Canada will be on-site and very active at this weekend's Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo at Toronto's International Centre, across from Pearson Airport. The show takes place March 8, 9 & 10.

"For the past year, our focus has been getting MAVTV Canada available in as many households across the country, which we continue to do," said Mike Garrow, president of MAVTV Canada. "This year, our goal is to expand coverage around grassroots racing here in Canada by providing a 24/7 destination that various tracks, race organizations, race teams and sponsors can unitize to showcase their offerings."

MAVTV Canada also features much of the American counterpart channel's programming, including such racing events as the Chili Bowl Nationals and the Menard's ARCA Racing Series, plus race programming from off-road racing, drag boat and snowmobile racing, motocross competition, late model dirt and sprint car events.

Keeping in touch with the custom car and hot rod hobbyist, the MAVTV programming line up also includes well known shows such as Stacey David's GearzMy Classic Car featuring the inimitable Dennis Gage, Chop, Cut, Rebuild with Canadian host Dan Woods and Dream Ridez.

"All we needed to do was look at our program listings to see the obvious connection with theMotorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo," continued Garrow. The Motorama show is just a perfect fit as we look to broaden our grassroots racing coverage."

"Our big push will take place during Saturday's Drag Racing and Short Track Night of Championswhere we are looking to speak with the drivers and promote, not only their efforts and achievements, but also the racing venues and series they're involved with."

Garrow then revealed that a MAVTV Canada TV production team will also spend the weekend on theMotorama show floor, interviewing racers, track promoters, companies, organizations and exhibitors that will be included in an All Access Motorama show feature production, to be aired in early April.

"MAVTV was originally created to carry a diverse line-up of programming, with the focus on grassroots racing. We could think of no better source to find out who those people and racing series are, than by taking part in the Motorama show," concluded Garrow.

Speaking on behalf of Motorama, show co-promoter David Weber said, "Since MAVTV Canada was announced, we've known that their first job was making it available in Canadian homes. Now that Mike Garrow and his team have been successful at that, they're looking to add Canadian auto enthusiast and racing content. As the publishers of Inside Track Motorsport News and Inside Motorcycles, we know there is demand for grassroots racing coverage and content in this country. We're excited to welcome MAVTV Canada to the show because it will shine a light on the racers, tracks, series, car owners, exhibitors and sponsors who are starting their 2019 racing and car show seasons at Motorama."

 

ABOUT MAVTV CANADA: Operated by REV Sports Entertainment Inc. MAVTV is available in 5.2 million household across Canada. Check with your content provider for availability in your market. MAVTV is a television network with its roots deep in the automotive world. MAVTV offers an unparalleled line-up of exclusive motorsports, that includes prestigious events such as the Chili Bowl, The AMA Pro Motocross series, the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup and NHRA Drag Racing. But MAVTV goes far beyond the national mainstream events and covers multitudes of grassroots series' from across the globe: Drag boats, sprint boats, drag racing, pro pulling, rally racing, drifting, dirt racing, ice racing and everything in between. MAVTV also knows you don't have to be a race fan to be an automotive enthusiast, which is why we have developed a package of automotive reality and custom build shows that is truly second to none. If it has a motor, it's on MAVTV. MAVTV is THE motorsports network. For more details, please visit www.mavtv.ca; follow us on Twitter @MAVTVCA and Like Us on Facebook at Facebook.com/MAVTVCanada.

 

ABOUT THE MOTORAMA CUSTOM CAR & MOTORSPORTS EXPO: The fifth annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo takes place March 8, 9 & 10, 2019 at The International Centre, across from Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The show features more than 330,000 square feet of custom cars, hot rods, racing vehicles of all kinds, tuners, displays and exhibitors. Motorama is Canada's biggest late-winter celebration of automobiles and motorsports. For information about the show, including tickets, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more, call (416) 962-7223, email info@MotoramaShow.com or visit www.MotoramaShow.com.

 

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