Sunday 26th March 2017

Ginetta acquires Blyton Park

Lincolnshire test track purchased by Yorkshire sports car manufacturer - rule Britannia!

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Anyone who has watched a UK car video, or read a UK track test, in the past half a dozen years will have become familiar with Blyton Park. Indeed it features on one or two sprint series calendars too, which PH has attempted with mixed success...

They felt the tremors in Hull when this came down

Point being that Blyton has established itself as a handy little venue for testing, filming and snapping cars since 2011. Well, as long as you're willing to get to Gainsborough that is. Today it has been announced that Blyton Park has been purchased by Ginetta, the sports car company based just an hour or so north-west in Garforth.

The deal will see former owner Richard Usher remain to manage the day-to-day running of the circuit, with Ginetta's overall aim for Blyton to "protect the flexibility it offers to drivers, manufacturers and motorsport fans alike across the sport."

Indeed development work is already underway, with plans to add additional track configurations in the existing complex plus new competitor facilities. Any suggestions from those who have been to Blyton? For the moment Ginetta will continue to use the circuit for testing, plus customer and corporate events. In the coming months we're told to expect a set-up area to be put in, as well as the introduction of Ginetta cars on site available for hire.

"Which way to Gainsborough then?"

Ginetta's Commercial Director Nick Portlock said: "We plan to invest in improving the customer offering and experience at the circuit, as it's crucial for us to ensure it remains 'business as usual' with all manufacturers encouraged to continue to use the facility." Richard Usher added: "I am incredibly excited to begin the next chapter in Blyton Park's history and I am sure our customers are too." Sounds like a win-win all round!

In the immediate future we expect Blyton to continue functioning as per usual, which is good news as we're big fans of it! It's high time a Ginetta track test featured on PH too...

 

 

[Fire99]

Without looking too deeply into the details I'm impressed with how Ginetta has made steady expansion and growth.
They seem to have some pretty canny decision makers...