British holiday information

Oulton Park is gearing up to host its first major event of the 2011 season over Easter weekend (23/25 April), when it welcomes a double headline meeting from the British F3 and GT Championships. British F3 and GT brings an exciting mix of multi-million pound sportscars and future Grand Prix stars to Cheshire for practice [...]

A new service between Cardiff and the Isle of Man has been announced for this year’s TT races. The flights will operate through practice week and race week, from 27 May to 12 June. Chairman of Manx2.com, Noel Hayes said: “We had many enquiries about a direct flight from Cardiff to the Isle of Man, [...]

Legendary motorsport stars, Norfolk heroes and historical figures are among the personalities and places to be immortalised by the redeveloped Snetterton circuit, as venue owner MotorSport Vision (MSV) unveils the new corner names for the multi-configuration track. Following the announcement in Autumn 2010 of a multi-million pound transformation of the Norfolk venue into arguably the [...]

A series of superheroes and toys descended on Brands Hatch on Wednesday (16 March) for a race with a difference to raise money for Comic Relief. Captain America, Buzz Lightyear, Spiderman, Bananaman, Morph, Barbie & Ken, the Honey Monster, a Green Army Man from Toy Story and Katsuma all took part in a race on [...]

In an amazing line up in aid of Comic Relief, the question that has beat at the heart of generations will finally be answered. Who would win in a race – Sonic the Hedgehog or Mario? At 2pm on 16 March, all eyes will turn to the renowned racetrack at Brands Hatch, Kent, as some [...]

There’s just one week to go before Oulton Park hosts the first event of its 2011 season. Next Saturday (12 March), the Tarporley circuit will welcome the Masters Historic Festival – a brand new event celebrating the world’s greatest classic racing cars. The Masters Historic Festival featuring the Top Hat Raceday will see an exciting [...]

The world’s fastest female motorcycle racer Jenny Tinmouth will become the first woman to line up on the grid for a full-time assault on the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship for the Splitlath Motorsport team. Tinmouth (31), of Ellesmere Port, will step up to the world’s toughest motorcycle racing series after finishing a close third [...]

Historic racing fans can enjoy even more classic car action at Oulton Park this season, as the Tarporley circuit has revealed the addition of a new historic racing event to its 2011 calendar on Saturday 12 March. The Top Hat historic racing festival, which is run by Masters Historic Racing, features retro sports cars, saloons [...]

Oulton Park has unveiled a busy programme of six major events for its 2011 season, including two visits from the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. The Cheshire circuit will host two British Superbike rounds in 2011, starting with a party in the park over the Royal Wedding weekend (30 April/1&2 May) before BSB returning for [...]

Cadwell Park has revealed a busy programme of major events for the 2011 motorsport season, featuring the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship’s annual ‘party in the park’ over August Bank Holiday and a new two-day Historic Racing Festival during Easter weekend. The Louth circuit’s 2011 line-up features an impressive programme of historic racing events, showcasing [...]