Classic Rallies posted new blog entry 2012 Donington Historic Festival dates announced: The dates of the second Donington Historic Festival have been confirmed as Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th 2012 – a weekend that definitely deserves priority placement in your diary. The inaugural event in 2011 was a tremendous success, attract... moreThe dates of the second Donington Historic Festival have been confirmed as Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th 2012 – a weekend that definitely deserves priority placement in your diary. The inaugural event in 2011 was a tremendous success, attracting 12,000 people who basked in the Donington sunshine for two days of action-packed historic racing with 300+ cars out on track. While the organisers can’t guarantee the same idyllic weather, the 2012 Festival is guaranteed to deliver an equally thrilling array of huge grids of the cream of Europe’s historic single-seaters, sportscars and touring cars, all battling it out around this hugely popular and exciting circuit in the hands of some of the top drivers in the sport. Car clubs were another important focus for the first Festival, with hundreds of classics from 38 clubs forming a fabulous display in the infield and entertaining the crowd with parade laps, and the event organisers are keen to build on this for 2012. With fantastic racing, a deci... less
Classic Rallies posted new blog entry Donington Historic Festival 2011: Inaugural Event a Huge Success: Twelve races; 300 historic racing cars out on track; 38 car clubs with 100s of cars on display; 12,000 people and two days of non-stop sunshine. The first ever Donington Historic Festival could hardly be bettered, but plans are already afoot to make the 2... moreTwelve races; 300 historic racing cars out on track; 38 car clubs with 100s of cars on display; 12,000 people and two days of non-stop sunshine. The first ever Donington Historic Festival could hardly be bettered, but plans are already afoot to make the 2012 event even more enticing… …while keeping true to the Festival’s ethos of family-friendly ticket prices, free access to the paddock and off-track activities, plus a firm focus on top-level racing action from the cream of Europe’s historic cars and drivers. The variety of motorsport action at the 2011 Festival was enormous, aiming to provide something for everyone: from single-seaters to Touring Cars; pre-War racers to Group C; Astons, Ferraris, Jaguars and Maseratis to Listers, Lolas and Bentleys; and from high-octane racing to demonstrations of Group B rally cars and historic karts. “This was the first time we’d run the Festival, so we couldn’t be absolutely certain how it would turn out,” said event orga... less
May 3, 2011
Classic Rallies posted new blog entry Donington gears up for the Historic Festival 30 April:
An early April test day, in advance of the Donington Historic Festival, dramatically illustrated the fantastic spectacle which awaits visitors to the Festival later this month (30 April – 1 May). With full grids, close and exciting racing, and a di... more
An early April test day, in advance of the Donington Historic Festival, dramatically illustrated the fantastic spectacle which awaits visitors to the Festival later this month (30 April – 1 May). With full grids, close and exciting racing, and a diverse collection of over 300 historic racing cars stretching across six decades, the Donington Historic Festival will present a ‘living motorsport museum’ at one of Britain’s greatest race circuits. While the engine notes of pre-War racing cars took onlookers back in time to the earliest glory days of Donington, it was the sight (and sound!) of a spectacular selection of Group C Le Mans cars that was perhaps the test day’s greatest visual delight. Group C Racing is expecting a phenomenal grid of more than 25 of these incredible, predominantly 1980s race cars at the Festival – and the sight of such an assortment of top-level sportscars jockeying for position along the Dunlop Straight should prove spine-tingling. The wide range of ma... less
Classic Rallies posted new blog entry Car Clubs to Converge on Donington Historic Festival: Car clubs large and small are accepting the invitation to be a part of the inaugural Donington Historic Festival (Donington Park, 30 April – 1 May 2011). The Festival promises to be a fantastic weekend for enthusiasts, with superb on-track action f... moreCar clubs large and small are accepting the invitation to be a part of the inaugural Donington Historic Festival (Donington Park, 30 April – 1 May 2011). The Festival promises to be a fantastic weekend for enthusiasts, with superb on-track action from 300 historic racing cars from the 1930s to the 1980s, plus a host of off-track attractions, including automobilia, trade stands, Group B rally car demonstrations and historic karts. And from the might of organisations such as the Bentley Drivers Club, MG Owners Club and TR Register to smaller clubs such as the Wreake Mini Wanderers and regional sections of national clubs, it’s clear that the event has captured the imagination of classic car buffs. “Car clubs of all sizes are the backbone of the historic car movement, and we want to see as many as possible represented at the Festival,” said event organiser Duncan Wiltshire. The Festival organisers are offering members of registered car clubs a special entry package, to include a two-for-o... less
March 3, 2011
Classic Rallies posted new blog entry ‘Mad Jack’ at the Donington Historic Festival, 30 April to 1 May 2011: The latest highlight announced for the first, action-packed Donington Historic Festival, 30 April – 1 May 2011, will be the ‘Mad Jack’ – a race named in honour of Richard ‘Mad Jack’ Shuttleworth, the pre-War racing driv... moreThe latest highlight announced for the first, action-packed Donington Historic Festival, 30 April – 1 May 2011, will be the ‘Mad Jack’ – a race named in honour of Richard ‘Mad Jack’ Shuttleworth, the pre-War racing driver famous for his daring exploits in both aeroplanes and cars, and the winner of the first ever Donington Grand Prix, in 1935. “The ‘Mad Jack’ will be a truly spectacular 45-minute, 2-driver race, for the most dramatic and entertaining sports cars from the pre-War era,” says organiser Duncan Wiltshire. “We’re inviting huge, powerful 8-litre Bentleys, Type 35 Bugattis and Alfa 8C Monzas, the sort of cars which are raced flat-out, in hairy, four-wheel slides, along with a full array of pre-War models from such marques as Aston Martin and BMW, through to Talbot and Frazer Nash. “While sports cars from the 1930s might not have the straight-line speed of more recent machinery, the wheel-to-wheel action can provide some of ... less
The Donington Historic Festival is a major new event on the historic racing calendar. We aim to rival the very best UK and international historic motorsport events, inviting only the very finest race series and the highest-calibre cars and drivers – but w...
The Donington Historic Festival is a major new event on the historic racing calendar. We aim to rival the very best UK and international historic motorsport events, inviting only the very finest race series and the highest-calibre cars and drivers – but w... moreThe Donington Historic Festival is a major new event on the historic racing calendar. We aim to rival the very best UK and international historic motorsport events, inviting only the very finest race series and the highest-calibre cars and drivers – but with ‘family-friendly’ ticket prices, well below the usual cost of top-quality historic motorsport weekends.
DescriptionThe Donington Historic Festival is a major new event on the historic racing calendar. We aim to rival the very best UK and international historic motorsport events, inviting only the very finest race series and the highest-calibre cars and drivers – but with ‘family-friendly’ ticket prices, well below the usual cost of top-quality historic motorsport weekends.
The dates of the second Donington Historic Festival have been confirmed as Saturday May 5th and Sunday May 6th 2012 – a weekend that definitely deserves priority placement in your diary. The inaugural event in 2011 was a tremendous success, attracting 12,000 people who basked in the Donington sunshine for two days of action-packed historic racing with 300+ cars out on track. While the organisers can’t guarantee the same idyllic weather, the 2012 Festival is guaranteed to deliver an ...
Twelve races; 300 historic racing cars out on track; 38 car clubs with 100s of cars on display; 12,000 people and two days of non-stop sunshine. The first ever Donington Historic Festival could hardly be bettered, but plans are already afoot to make the 2012 event even more enticing… …while keeping true to the Festival’s ethos of family-friendly ticket prices, free access to the paddock and off-track activities, plus a firm focus on top-level racing action from the cream of ...
An early April test day, in advance of the Donington Historic Festival, dramatically illustrated the fantastic spectacle which awaits visitors to the Festival later this month (30 April – 1 May). With full grids, close and exciting racing, and a diverse collection of over 300 historic racing cars stretching across six decades, the Donington Historic Festival will present a ‘living motorsport museum’ at one of Britain’s greatest race circuits. While the engine notes of p...
Car clubs large and small are accepting the invitation to be a part of the inaugural Donington Historic Festival (Donington Park, 30 April – 1 May 2011). The Festival promises to be a fantastic weekend for enthusiasts, with superb on-track action from 300 historic racing cars from the 1930s to the 1980s, plus a host of off-track attractions, including automobilia, trade stands, Group B rally car demonstrations and historic karts. And from the might of organisations such as the Bentley Dri...
The latest highlight announced for the first, action-packed Donington Historic Festival, 30 April – 1 May 2011, will be the ‘Mad Jack’ – a race named in honour of Richard ‘Mad Jack’ Shuttleworth, the pre-War racing driver famous for his daring exploits in both aeroplanes and cars, and the winner of the first ever Donington Grand Prix, in 1935. “The ‘Mad Jack’ will be a truly spectacular 45-minute, 2-driver race, for the most dramatic and ent...
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