8NEWSACTION VEHICLES FROMNO TIME TODIE NOW ONDISPLAY AT BOND INMOTION
9Bond In Motion at theLondon Film Museum,in associationwith EON Productions,has over 100 individualoriginal items on display fromthe James Bond film seriesincluding concept drawings,storyboards, scripts, modelminiatures, costumes andfull-size cars, boats, andmotorbikes.LEE MORRISON, STUNT CO-ORDINATOR“I’m the No Time ToDie Stunt Coordinator,responsible for a teamof 100 professional stuntpeople. It’s my fifth Bond film,and the stunts get bigger andmore ambitious every time.“All the vehicles we usedin the film performed brilliantly.We knew we wantedto achieve something offroadand the New Defenderdidn’t disappoint. We put thevehicles through the mostextreme conditions in a chasesequence, and they wereunstoppable.“The three Triumphscramblers and the Tiger 900we used were specially modifiedto handle the rigours ofthe action sequences in Norwayand Italy, part of whichcan be seen in the first trailer.I’m really proud of the stuntswe created, and I’m excitedto see the audience reactionwhen the film is released.”I’D LIKE TO GOTO KTMPetrucci confirmed recentlythat he would be leavingDucati’s MotoGP teamat the end of the 2020, andhas been linked with a switchto WorldSBK with the Italianmarque, as well as the secondAprilia MotoGP bike.Admitting that he “wouldlove” to go to Aprilia, he hasalso expressed a keen interestin KTM in an interview with SkyItalia.Petrucci said: “I would loveto go to Aprilia, which has a newbike and has aroused a lot of curiosity,because it was fast rightaway and this is something thatis seen very rarely.Festival of MotoringJohannesburg postponed to 2021Messe Frankfurt South Africa hasmade the decision to postpone theFestival of Motoring to August 2021.The Festival of Motoring presentedby WesBank is the largest automotiveshow on the African continent andthe only national industry supportedevent endorsed by the National Associationof Automobile Manufacturersof South Africa (NAAMSA).“In light of the ongoing uncertaintyaround COVID-19 and its impacton the industry and the economyat large, we thought it in the bestinterest of all stakeholders that wepostpone the event to 2021” saysJoshua Low, Managing Director ofMesse Frankfurt SA.“We pride ourselves in puttingtogether world class events and thisdecision has not been taken lightly.It is important that we supportthe industry and offer a platformthat meets its needs. We have beenengaging with the industry over the“In the pre-seasontests, they went veryfast. So I would like togo with Aprilia.“I would alsolike to go with KTM,because they too havebeen growing and areworking hard.“Then [on Thursday],there was thisnews - which I don’t knowif it’s official or not - of Polleaving KTM.“His decision to leavethe team is a bit surprising,because he was the cornerstoneof the project.”past two months and the view is thatthey would like to support the eventand would aim to do so in 2021,” addsLow.Messe Frankfurt is in the process offinalising dates for next year’s showand will make the announcementonce these are confirmed. The showprovides an ideal platform to showcasewhat the motoring industry hasto offer and has become a favourite,not only among car enthusiasts, butalso for event goers, families anda much broader audience in recentyears.“We have exciting new initiativesplanned for the 2021 event. These includethe introduction of the SA bikingfraternity, enhanced activationsand displays for electric vehicles,trendy lifestyle content, a charity rideand other motor-tainment elementsto ensure we broaden the appeal ofthe event and make it a fun-filled dayfor all visitors” finishes Low.
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