DAVID HOBBS LAUNCHES NEW BOOK AT THE 2018 AMELIA CONCOURS

   

DAVID HOBBS LAUNCHES NEW BOOK AT THE 2018 AMELIA CONCOURS

David Hobbs has been a faithful friend of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance since its beginning in 1996. The 2009 Amelia honoree has chosen the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours to launch his long awaited memoir HOBBO, MOTOR RACER, MOTOR MOUTH. David Hobbs Photo by Bill Warner    Although he was born in England, Americans consider David Hobbs one of our own. He certainly seems to have spent most of his professional life racing and broadcasting on this side of the Atlantic in a career that spans nearly five decades.    Now, at last, this popular championship-winning racer has put down his experiences in this highly readable memoir that will be welcomed by racing enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic. It includes a foreword by his friend, rival and sometimes foil Sam Posey and is co-authored by award-winning broadcaster Andrew Marriott.    David writes about his early days in England driving his mum's Morris Oxford in 1959 to racing Jaguars, a Lotus Elite and later competing with the likes of Phil Hill, Mark Donohue, Brian Redman, Mario Andretti and Dan Gurney. Hobbs describes his achievements and disappointments with honesty and humor and includes racing against these legends in endurance sports racers, touring cars, Formula 1, Formula 5000, IndyCars, IMSA, Trans-Am, Can-Am and even NASCAR.    BMW GTP Driven by David Hobbs Photo by Bill Warner    Fans will have the chance to meet the author, purchase his new book and have it signed personally by "Hobbo" at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Book Signing scheduled for 2:00 through 3:00 PM and 4:30 to 5:30 PM on Friday March 9th in the pre-function area of the Talbot Ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. A second Hobbo signing is scheduled for Saturday March 10th from 12:30 to 2:00 PM also in the Ritz-Carlton's Talbot Ballroom pre- function area. On Concours Sunday, David will sign books in the Amelia Book Signing Tent at the entrance to the concours field from noon until 4:00 PM.    David Hobbs will also join host Bob Varsha and panelists Hurley Haywood, Davy Jones, Tommy Kendall, Brian Redman and Chip Robinson, as well as Mark Raffauf, Executive VP of IMSA during the Camel GTP days for the Drivers of the IMSA Prototypes Seminar on Saturday, March 10, at 10:30 am in the Talbot Ballroom at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Tickets required. THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE SILENT AUCTION NOW ONLINE AND TAKING BIDS    A long standing tradition, The Amelia's Silent Auction raises money to support the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Foundation. Volunteers work throughout the year to procure rare and interesting automotive-related memorabilia which is displayed throughout the weekend at Plaza 1 in the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Bids are placed and winners announced the evening of Saturday March 10.    For 2018, The Amelia Silent Auction will use Bidpal technology to enhance the experience and open the bidding to individuals who are not able to visit Amelia Island, Florida in person.   The website address for The Amelia's Silent Auction is: https:bidpal.net/theamelia   IMPORTANT: In order to bid, whether online or in person, each individual must register by clicking on the "sign in" link at the top right corner. Register online now, or allow one of The Amelia's volunteers to help you sign up when you arrive at the event.   While the online Silent Auction is open for bids 24/7, the physical Silent Auction hours are as follows: Thursday March 8, 3:00pm-6:00pm Friday March 9, 10:00am-6:00pm Saturday March 10, 10:00am-4:00pm Today's Featured Item: GM Speed Form signed by Wayne Cherry, Ed Welburn and Michael Simcoe    GM Design Speed Form sculpture signed by two former and the current GM Vice President of Design - Wayne Cherry, Ed Welburn and Michael Simcoe (includes framed photo of the VP's) This is one of three made but the only one signed. Tickets for the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on March 9-11, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island are available now. Click Here for Ticket Locations

About The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

  

Now in its third decade, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world. Always held the second full weekend in March, "The Amelia" draws over 300 rare vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the automobile like no other. Since 1996, the show's Foundation has donated over $3.2 million to Community Hospice & Palliative Care, Spina Bifida of Jacksonville, The Navy - Marine Corps Relief Society, Shop with Cops, and other deserving charities. In 2013 and 2016 the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance won Octane Magazine's EFG International Historic Motoring Event of the Year award.The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is scheduled for March 9-11, 2018. For more information, visit www.ameliaconcours.org.