Posts Tagged ‘motorsport’

Championship battles set to commence at Oulton Park’s Easter extravaganza

Thursday, April 5, 2012 19:47 Comments Off

Oulton Park is geared up for its first major event of 2012 this Easter weekend (6,7 & 9 April) as the British GT and F3 Championships race for the first time in 2012. Also headlining over the weekend will be the F3 Cup Championship, which promises one of the biggest grids of the meeting on [...]

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Easter thrills for racing fans at Snetterton this weekend

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 14:12 Comments Off

The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) stages a bumper 18-race programme at Snetterton this weekend (7-8 April), with a varied range of motorsport on offer on the two mile 200 circuit. The Easter races include classic racers, single seaters and sportscars. The MG marque is represented with the Lancaster Insurance MG Owners Club Championship, which [...]

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Snetterton 2012 race calendar is unveiled

Friday, March 9, 2012 9:42 Comments Off

Snetterton’s 2012 race events calendar has been released, with over 35 events covering cars and bikes, starting on 10 March. The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship makes its annual visit to Snetterton on 25-27 May, racing on the 3 mile 300 circuit, as Tommy Hill continues his title defence. There have been big changes amongst [...]

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Cadwell Park 2012 race calendar is unveiled

Thursday, March 8, 2012 20:26 Comments Off

Cadwell Park’s 2012 race events calendar has been released, with more than 25 events covering cars and bikes, starting from this weekend (11 March). The main highlight of Cadwell Park’s season will be the annual MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship’s ‘party in the park’ over the summer Bank Holiday weekend (25-27 August). There have been [...]

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Rally action kicks off busy season at Brands Hatch

Monday, January 16, 2012 15:50 Comments Off

The first event of Brands Hatch’s busy 2012 season takes place this Sunday (22 January) with the Chelmsford Motor Club set to return to the Kent circuit with the TRS (Essex) Ltd Brands Hatch Stage Rally after a success inaugural event last year. Stage rallying is an event rarely seen in the south east and [...]

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Snetterton marks 60 years of competition with AMOC

Friday, September 9, 2011 10:48 Comments Off

This weekend (10-11 September 2011) the Aston Martin Owners’ Club holds a landmark meeting at Snetterton. The club has been established for 75 years and held the very first meeting at Snetterton in 1951, making it 60 years since racing engines were first heard at the Norfolk circuit. Motorsport artist and circuit historian Andrew Kitson [...]

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Cadwell Park set for British Superbike Title Fighter drama!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:11 Comments Off

There’s just three weeks to go until the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship reaches a crucial part of the season at Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park, which hosts the Title Fighter decider on August Bank Holiday weekend (27-29 August). Cadwell Park is traditionally one of the biggest events on the BSB calendar and fans from across the [...]

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Damon Hill’s World Championship winning car at Brands Hatch Masters Festival this weekend

Friday, May 27, 2011 15:02 Comments Off

Damon Hill’s 1996 World Championship-winning Williams-Renault FW18 is set to appear at Brands Hatch this bank holiday weekend (28-30 May) among a host of other legendary Formula One cars. Damon Hill’s time at Williams will be forever associated with his rivalry with German Michael Schumacher and a range of cars celebrating his Benetton team from [...]

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Brands Hatch celebrates 50 years of the Jaguar E-Type

Friday, May 20, 2011 11:12 Comments Off

The 50th anniversary of the Jaguar E-Type is to be celebrated at the Brands Hatch Masters Festival this coming May Bank Holiday, 28 – 30 May. The event, a major fixture in the historic racing calendar, will take place on the full Grand Prix circuit on the Sunday and Monday. Included in the E-Type entries [...]

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Isle of Man TT race fortnight starts 28 May 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 13:33 Comments Off

The famous Isle of Man TT races get underway at the end of this month. TT fortnight, which consists of the practice week and a week’s racing, runs from 28 May until 12 June. This year will mark the 100th anniversary of the Mountain Circuit and will also see Yamaha celebrate 50 years of TT [...]

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