The Donington Historic Festival is a major new event on the historic racing calendar, aiming to rival the very best UK and international historic motorsport events by inviting only the highest calibre of cars and drivers. Taking place on the weekend of 30th April, it certainly offers a more interesting alternative to the 'other' event happening on the same weekend....more PH at least.
As well as more than 300 world-class historic racing cars competing flat-out on the (newly updated) Donington circuit, there will be hundreds of glorious classic cars on display including Group B rally cars and historic karts.
On track, the racing will have historic racing cars battling it out in a packed programme of races with cars from the 30s to the 80s, and wildly diverse grids that range from Group A Touring Cars to Group C sportscars, taking in pre-63 GTs, Formula Junior, 1950s and 1960s sportscars and pre-war cars.
Two new series will also enjoy their first ever rounds at the 2011 Festival: first, the JD Classics Challenge for 1977-85 Touring Cars and, on the Saturday evening, a 250km, two-driver endurance race for World Endurance sports prototypes from 1964-71.
Gates open at 08.30 and the circuit action starts at 09.00, running through to 20.00 on the Saturday and 18.00 on the Sunday.
The weekend line up will comprise:
- Group C sportscars
- RAC Woodcote Trophy for pre-56 sportscars
- FIA Lurani Trophy for Formula Junior Cars
- Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-61 sportscars
- Pre-63 GT
- Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series
- HSCC Historic F2
- U2TC, Pre-66 under-two-litre Touring Cars
- JD Classics Challenge for Groups 1 and 2, and Group A Touring Cars
- '1000km' for pre-72 sports-racing cars
As the line-up looks very 'PH' we have arranged for all PHers to receive an additional 25% discount on the advance ticket prices.
To PHers an adult (16+) Saturday or Sunday advance tickets will be £13.50 and adult Saturday and Sunday weekend tickets are only £22.50 (children under 16 go FREE if accompanied by an adult ticket holder)
Click here to book online or call the 24-hour ticket booking line on 0844 873 7355, quoting the special PistonHeads promo code PHDHF1 to claim your 25% discount.
For more information on the event see here