2016 Donington Historic Festival

[coverco]

I shall be giving this event a try. My wife is from Nottingham and my daughter goes to Derby University so know the area well. I will request the code in the next few weeks.

[MelR2Mk1]

Great, be good to see you there!

[Crossle]

Can you please send me the code as I would like to go to this one.

[MelR2Mk1]

Only a few weeks left to book discounted tickets for this one. Can people let me know if they HAVE booked or if they INTEND to please? I've not yet chosen a day to go, would prefer to be there when others are! Timetable has been released:

The timetable is announced....
With three full days of racing, each featuring a mix of grids across a range of eras from pre-War to the 1990s, the Donington Historic Festival offers something for everyone. Die-hard World Sportscar fans have a whole 180 minutes of racing to revel in with Saturday’s ‘1000km’, while lovers of early Grand Prix racing have two HGPCA Nuvolari Trophy races to look forward to. Touring Car, sports car and GT enthusiasts have some stunning grids awaiting them, Jaguar purists have the Jaguar Classic Challenge, and those who believe racing cars are best with just one seat can enjoy two HSCC Historic Formula 2 races as well as the aforementioned Nuvolari Trophy.

Special track parades and demonstrations, including historic Formula 1 cars on the Saturday and Sunday and tyre-squealing Group B and Historic Rally Car Register and period karting displays on all three days, add to the non-stop action, while spectators can also visit the open-access race and rally car paddocks or soak up the fabulous racetrack views while wandering around the car club displays in the infield.

Not all the action is reserved for Donington Park itself. On the Saturday evening, a selection of some 30 world-class competition cars head to Castle Donington village, where they will entertain thousands of locals and visitors, parading round the local streets before parking up to form a highly photogenic display.

The provisional timetable is as follows:

Saturday, 30th April
09:10-12:50 - Qualifying
12:50-13:50 - Lunch Break / Parades and Demonstrations
13:50-14:15 - HSCC Historic Formula 2 International Series, Race 1
14:30-15:20 - Historic Touring Car Challenge for pre-91 Touring Cars
15:35-15:55 - HGPCA Nuvolari Trophy for pre-50 Grand Prix cars, Race 1
16:10-19:10 - ‘1000km’ for 1964-71 World Sportscar Championship Sports, Touring and GT Cars

Sunday, 1st May
09:10-10:50 - Qualifying
11:05-12:35 - GT & Sports Car Cup for Pre-66 GT and Pre-63 Sportscars
12:35-13:35 - Lunch Break / Parades and Demonstrations
13:35-13:55 - HGPCA Nuvolari Trophy for pre-50 Grand Prix cars, Race 2
14:10-15:10 - U2TC for pre-66 under two-litre Touring Cars
15:25-15:50 - HSCC Historic Formula 2 International Series, Race 2
16:05-17:05 - Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy for pre-56 sportscars
17:20-17:40 - HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy, Race 1
17:55-18:55 - Pre-80 Endurance for sports racing, GT and Touring Cars

Monday, 2nd May
09:10-12:00 - Qualifying
12:00-13:00 - Lunch Break / Parades and Demonstrations
13:00-13:45 - HRDC ‘BTCC Celebration 1958-1966’
14:00-14:40 - Jaguar Classic Challenge for pre-66 Jaguar cars
14:55-15:55 - Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-61 sportscars
16:10-16:30 - HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy, Race 2
16:45-17:25 - ‘Mad Jack’ for pre-War sports cars
17:40-18:25 - HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ for pre-60 Touring Cars

[Master-B]

Haven't ordered tickets yet but we're probably going to camp on the Saturday night & just do the Sunday.

[MelR2Mk1]

Looking like the Sunday for us then too!

[Philbar]

Not sure if we can make it at the moment, lost my mother last week, so lots to sort out, I'm still needing a clutch fitting, MoT and insurance for the 1st May...

If we do go it may well be a last minute decision.

[sunsetjoe]

We are booked in for Sunday, hoping for Sunshine and looking forward to seeing you all.

[tommundy]

Just ordered tickets for Lois and me for the Sunday. Looking forward to this!

[MelR2Mk1]

Yep, just got my Sunday tix. First outing for the new regional banner See you all there!