Silverstone Classic - 28.29.30 July
Following on from the 2006 FORMULA 1 Foster’s British Grand Prix, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Wimbledon and the football World Cup, the spectacular season of summer sport will continue on 28-30 July, as the attention of the motorsport world switches to the eagerly anticipated Silverstone Classic, in association with Bonhams.
Now celebrating EIGHT decades of classic motor racing, and featuring some of the most valuable and highly sought after machinery ever raced, over 800 competitors will battle it out on Silverstone’s Historic Grand Prix circuit.
A staggering line up of 22 races, with over 600 race cars and motor cycles, will create probably the largest paddock in the world, while the opportunity to see these stunning cars and motor cycles re-living their glorious past, racing in a competitive environment, makes the Silverstone Classic an absolute must for anyone with a passion for motorsport and classic racing.
Away from the track there is plenty to keep families and the casual enthusiast entertained, but it is the representation of so many race eras; the standard of racing; the variety of race series; the open and fast 3.144 mile Historic GP circuit; and the true international flavour of the Silverstone Classic that differentiates it from any other motorsport event in the world. The Derek Bell Trophy alone features pre 1980 cars from F1, F2, F3, F Atlantic and F5000, while other race series competing at the three day event include Historic Formula Endurance, GT & Sports Endurance, Sports cars, Supersports cars, Saloons and a Special Feature Pursuit Challenge exclusively for Aston Martins, featuring DBR1 to DBR9 works race cars.
The oldest car competing at the event will be a 1921 TT 3 litre Bentley which will roll back the years when it’s driven out on track by Richard and Andrew Frankel in The BRDC500 Trophy. Meanwhile, the youngest car at the Classic is a 1992 Spice GTP, driven by Jim Mullen in The British Empire Trophy, which now makes this year’s Silverstone Classic an eight decade celebration of classic motor racing. The international appeal of the event is probably best represented by the Colin Chapman Trophy for HSCC Historic Formula Junior cars which fields an entry list that includes drivers from the USA, Australia, Germany, Japan, Scotland and, of course, Northampton!
This year’s Silverstone Classic will also feature, for the first time, two races for Classic 750 and Unlimited Motor Cycles. Fifty riders are expected to make the start grid for each of the races on Saturday and Sunday on bikes that represent the good and the great of classic motorcycle racing.
Among the marques and machines on show will be Triumphs, Yamahas, Kawasakis, Ducatis, Norton Seeleys, and a Harris Laverda. In addition to a spectacular race entry list the entire infield will be packed with car and motor cycle club displays, featuring more than 1,500 classic examples from over 50 famous marques; a period fun fair; air displays; hot air balloon flights; an Antique & Craft Fair; trade stalls; a Photo & Art Gallery; The Scalextric Roadshow, plus live music and barbecues in the famous Scarf & Goggles entertainment area. The list of activities is numerous, with plenty to keep the whole family entertained throughout the 3-days, both on and off the track.
Tickets for the 2006 Silverstone Classic have been priced at an attractive £15 per day if booked in advance (£20 on the day), while special Event Tickets offer great value at £40 for all three days. Children aged 15 years and under, accompanied by an adult, go free, while parking, roving grandstand seating, Paddock access and centre transfer are all also included in these special prices.
To purchase tickets, or for further information on the 2006 Silverstone Classic, visit silverstone.co.uk/classic, or call 08704 588 260.
