Forthcoming UK Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 06-08.07.2012 | Formula 1 British Grand Prix | Silverstone (Arena GP) |
| 01-03.06.2012 | British Drift Championship | Norfolk Arena |
| 23-24.06.2012 | MG Live 2012 | Silverstone |
| 25-26.08.2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Silverstone |
The 2012 Season Starts Here
The last week has seen a flurry of activity as championships big and small held their annual media days and opening tests, with some already even getting down to racing proper. The British Touring Car Championship heads strongly into a new all-turbo generation and this year boasts 10 models from nine different marques on its 24-car grid, including the technicolour liveried return of the MG name.
The BTCC season opener hits Brands Hatch on 1st April, followed a week later by the first rounds of the British GT Championship and the British F3 International Series at Oulton Park. While some single-seater formulae have struggled in recent times - Formula Renault postponing its UK series due to poor entries - British F3 continues to attract young talent. With recent champions including the Scuderia Toro Rosso pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, its status as a stepping-stone to Formula 1 is hard to dispute.
Read more...Silverstone
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- Wednesday, 04 November 2009
The downside of the huge former airfield site, is that it does not offer as clear a view as many more contoured tracks so it is less than a perfect spectator circuit. It does however offer an exceptional range of races to watch. Ignoring the GP, Silverstone brings Le Mans Endurance Series, World Touring Car and FIA GTs as well as a world of Club series.
Best views: The complex around Priory and Brooklands provides a lot of slower corners for a great view, with regular offs. Some raised banking gets you above the fences for photos on the inside of Abbey. Excellent RallySprint circuit allows you to get up close to the action by the watersplash.
