Circuit News
Great and British on tour again in 2008
Dunlop and the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) have announced the dates for the 2008 Great and British Motorsport Festivals, with Castle Combe returning to the calendar over the weekend of 19th & 20th July 2008.
Visiting six of the UK’s top circuits, the Great and British Motorsport Festivals aim to deliver a packed programme of action, featuring some of the best British Championships.
New for 2008, the BARC/Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup joins the Festivals as a full championship after an exciting series of trial races in 2007. The production car championship, which is a potential feeder series to the Dunlop BTCC, will entertain crowds with a varied mix of cars from BMW, Alfa Romeo, MG, Vauxhall, VW, Renault, Nissan, Fiat, Citroen, Seat and Mini battling for top honours.
Further tin-top action will come from the MINI Challenge, with packed grids of Coopers and Cooper S Works models battling for victory. The Challenge will be a highlight for visitors to the MINI Festivals that will be an integral part of the race weekend.
Fans of Le Mans style sportscar racing will be catered for by the new Radical UK Cup, which promises packed grids, compulsory pitstops and driver changes. The relaunched championship will showcase some of the fastest cars to race at national level this year, with this being the flagship of Radical’s UK racing programme.
“Our three core championships will form the basis of the Dunlop Great and British television programme, and recent races, and viewing figures, have proven that these championships can thrill TV viewers as well as trackside spectators. We are delighted to work with a circuit that shares our vision for professionally promoting national level motorsport” stated Dunlop’s James Bailey.
The three core championships will be supported by the ever-popular classic Mini Se7ens and Miglias at all rounds. In addition, the BARC Westfield Challenge becomes a full time support series after achieving an impressive increase in grid size in 2007.
“BARC have organised a series of prime dates, focusing on the summer months. This will enable us to create more of a Festival atmosphere – with the emphasis on entertainment on-track, and in the paddock” added Bailey.
Season tickets covering entry to the Dunlop Great and British Motorsport Festival plus all other Race Meetings and Action Days are now available to purchase. Click here for further details.