The 2012 Silverstone Classic powered by the AA will showcase an even greater spectrum of motor sport history following confirmation that two exciting new races will be adding to this summer’s on-track action.
The UK drifting scene continues to grow and the premier national series, the Maxxis British Drift Championship has announced its calendar ahead of the start of its fifth season.
The 2011 Silverstone Classic opened in fabulous style with over 700 of the world’s finest historic racing cars taking to the track for official qualifying ahead of this weekend’s 22 races on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit.
With the new motorsport season fast approaching Rockingham has announced its 2012 race calendar which will feature action on both two and four wheels with the return of motorbike racing to the Northamptonshire circuit.
This summer’s 2012 Silverstone Classic powered by the AA will be one of just three official showpiece events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the MGB, widely hailed as one of Britain’s most cherished sportscars.
The Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race held at Daytona Milton Keynes on Monday, December 5, proved a fitting tribute to the 2005 IndyCar Champion and double Indy 500 winner who hailed from nearby Emberton in Buckinghamshire by raising over £17,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.
Three former Grand Prix racers plus a former British Touring Car champion are among the star names racing at the Silverstone Classic (22-24 July). On top of the host of celebrities in action in the special Celebrity Challenge race and rock music legends playing live on stage, a raft of famous names from across the sport will be rolling back the years and tackling the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in historic racing machinery.
