No cars allowed at British Grand Prix
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When the F1 racing moves to Donnington it looks like you'll have to go on the bus to get there.
They know how to please motorsport fans don't they!!!
They know how to please motorsport fans don't they!!!
Nottingham Evening Post said:
THE British Grand Prix at Donington Park looks set to be the first no cars event on the Formula One calendar...
Plans are being developed for punters to leave their cars at home on the F1 weekend.
Fans could travel by bus from Nottingham, Leicester or Derby, take the train to East Midlands Parkway Station or fly to East Midlands Airport, Simon Gillett, chief executive of Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd, announced during an open day to showcase Donington's corporate activities.
Mr Gillett said fans could book their transport with their F1 tickets and accommodation.
He said: "This will be the first public transport Grand Prix. We are not bringing cars here.
"We are looking to use public transport from all the major conurbations, the airport and the Parkway station."
He also revealed Donington Park will host a new event – bigger than the Download festival – with details coming in the following weeks.
A planning decision for the £100m track development is expected from North West Leicestershire District Council by next year.
The plans include six grandstands, with 67,890 seats, a new clubhouse, suites for spectators around the track, a medical centre, a media centre, pits and paddocks buildings and toilets.
The track, which is to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, will have a new half-mile section featuring the steepest climb on an F1 circuit and a new "signature" corner, says Mr Gillett. If planners give the green light, construction is set to start immediately.
"We are still on schedule for our construction programme," said Mr Gillett. "We will have a nine-month construction programme in an 18-month window."
Up to 300 jobs will be created in the construction phase and up to 60 jobs will be created at the track because of the event. There will be hospitality for 11,000.
Mr Gillett said: "We have got the time and we have got the money. It is going to be the world's best circuit."
chris.birkle@nottinghameveningpost.co.uk
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Doningt...Plans are being developed for punters to leave their cars at home on the F1 weekend.
Fans could travel by bus from Nottingham, Leicester or Derby, take the train to East Midlands Parkway Station or fly to East Midlands Airport, Simon Gillett, chief executive of Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd, announced during an open day to showcase Donington's corporate activities.
Mr Gillett said fans could book their transport with their F1 tickets and accommodation.
He said: "This will be the first public transport Grand Prix. We are not bringing cars here.
"We are looking to use public transport from all the major conurbations, the airport and the Parkway station."
He also revealed Donington Park will host a new event – bigger than the Download festival – with details coming in the following weeks.
A planning decision for the £100m track development is expected from North West Leicestershire District Council by next year.
The plans include six grandstands, with 67,890 seats, a new clubhouse, suites for spectators around the track, a medical centre, a media centre, pits and paddocks buildings and toilets.
The track, which is to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, will have a new half-mile section featuring the steepest climb on an F1 circuit and a new "signature" corner, says Mr Gillett. If planners give the green light, construction is set to start immediately.
"We are still on schedule for our construction programme," said Mr Gillett. "We will have a nine-month construction programme in an 18-month window."
Up to 300 jobs will be created in the construction phase and up to 60 jobs will be created at the track because of the event. There will be hospitality for 11,000.
Mr Gillett said: "We have got the time and we have got the money. It is going to be the world's best circuit."
chris.birkle@nottinghameveningpost.co.uk
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