F1 racing comes to streets of Glasgow

The Ignition Festival is getting underway at The Hydro and the SECC and the roads surrounding the complex

Published 5th Aug 2016

Scottish racing royalty are in Glasgow this weekend for the inagural Ignition Festival.

Stars like David Coulthard and Jimmy McRae will be hitting the circuit which has been set up around the Hydro and the SECC as part of the motorsports event.

And Top Gear's racing driver The Stig will also be there showcasing his motoring skills.

Alongside the F1 champs, Jimmy McRae will be driving son Colin’s World Rally Championship winning Subaru, there will be performances by the Top Gear Live Stunt Team, Gordon Shedden and a tyre-burning drifting extravaganza from Boyzone star turned pro-drifter Shane Lynch with Team Japspeed.