With historic roots in Austria, the FAT Ice Race is a unique automotive event that brings together incredible cars, motorsport and automotive icons, and passionate enthusiasts from all walks of the automotive world. Its second appearance in the United States, and first appearance in Big Sky, Montana, just took place this past weekend. Bentley Motors was one of the manufacturers that had an impressive presence at the event.
With over a century of history behind it, Bentley has one of the most impressive legacies in the automotive industry, not only of luxury cars, but also historic motorsport legends, and it brought vehicles to the event, as well as drivers, that helped represent the breadth of its pedigree. The FAT Ice Race in Big Sky, Montana, served as the US debut of the new Bentley Bentayga X Concept, a vision of an off-road-oriented, rugged Bentayga that was initially unveiled at the previous FAT Ice Race held earlier this year in Zell am See, Austria.
The modified Bentley Supersports featured in the “FULL SEND” film was present in Montana for the FAT Ice Race, fitted with tire studs and driven by Lia Block on the ice track. The ‘Factory Works’ special edition of the Bentley Speed Six Continuation Series, a recreation of the historic racing legend created with period-appropriate techniques and materials and faithful to original designs, was also on the track.
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The Bentayga X Concept was present in Montana before the race, being showcased at a pre-event ‘Cars and Coffee’ organized by FAT International, and Bentley itself has been to Big Sky, Montana, before. The Bentley Bentayga Speed, on which the new Bentley Bentayga X Concept is based, had a media drive in the gorgeous alpine destination. As Bentley continues to partner with lifestyle and automotive brand FAT International, the next chapter of that collaboration will be a takeover of the FAT Mankei headquarters, located along the scenic Grossglockner Pass in Austria.
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