Grand Prix Legend to feature on Zircotec’s stand at 2015 Autosport International

ABINGDON, U.K. - Dec. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- Visitors to the UK’s most prestigious motorsport show will now have the opportunity to get up close to a Grand Prix legend at this year’s Autosport International. Following the presentation of a Le Mans Ferrari 458 in 2014, coatings specialists Zircotec will display one of the most iconic Grand Prix racing cars ever produced.  Courtesy of Nick Mason and Ten Tenths, a long term Zircotec customer, Zircotecwill exhibit a Maserati 250F equipped with its ThermoHold® coating on Stand E962. This 1957 car, like many race cars of the period, spent time in South America equipped with a V8 engine before returning to Europe and today competes in historic motorsport.

Once voted as the ‘Greatest Racing Race Car ever’, the 250F is an archetypal front-engined Grand Prix car from the 1950s, driven by greats such as Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. “Our thermal barrier coating on the Maserati 250F demonstrates how modern technology, used on today’s F1 cars, can also offer a subtle and effective solution to manage heat in historic motorsport.” says Terry Graham, managing director at Zircotec. “

Zircotec will also be displaying a full range of performance plasma sprayed ceramic and metallic coatings, designed to manage heat, used across a range of motorsport disciplines including: F1, Moto2, WRC, NASCAR, GT, BTCC Short Circuit and, as demonstrated by the 250F, in Historic Motorsport too. The full range of ZircoFlex® and new ZircoFlex FORM heatshield products will also be on hand.

About Zircotec

Zircotec www.zircotec.com offers a wide range of plasma sprayed ceramic and metallic coatings that protect components against the effects of heat, wear, abrasion and corrosion. Lightweight and easily packaged, Zircotec’s technologies can be applied to a broad range of different materials including metals and composites. Proven in F1 and the nuclear industry, the technology is now trusted by car manufacturers, industrial users, car enthusiasts and an increasing range of other applications to effectively manage heat and wear, enhancing performance and reliability.