Research undertaken by local Motor Racing enthusiasts has revealed that commitments made by Aintree Racecourse Company Limited to reinstate the famous Tatts Corner section of the historic Aintree Grand Prix circuit are worthless.Despite significant opposition from the Motor Racing community, Aintree Racecourse Company Limited deliberately went ahead with the construction of two new grandstands which intrude onto the famous Tatts Corner section of the circuit.The Liverpool circuit played host to the British Grand Prix in the 1950s and 1960s and is still used for Club-level motor sport activities to this day. However, the historic Grand Prix circuit, on which such famous drivers as Sir Stirling Moss, Juan-Manuel Fangio and Jim Clark often raced, has effectively been placed beyond use for demonstration events such as the Aintree Festival of Motorsport by the construction of the grandstands and the erection of various fences, gates and steps adjacent to and across what remains of the now narrowed circuit.Charles Barnett, the outgoing Managing Director of Aintree Racecourse Company Limited, had previously given written assurances that such demonstration events would still be possible and that Aintree Racecourse Company Limited intended to compensate for the loss of the track by realigning the inside line of the course (circuit) by an equivalent amount (to the incursion) in correspondence with Peter Kilfoyle M.P. (Liverpool Walton) and Andy Wallis, Planning and Economic Regeneration Director, Sefton Council.Merseyside-based Motor Racing enthusiasts have, with the assistance of Peter Kilfoyle M.P., since sought a meeting with representatives of Aintree Racecourse Company Limited to discuss the realignment of Tatts Corner. The Managing Director then wrote to Peter Kilfoyle M.P. on the 20th June, 2006 and stated that: “I cannot see any benefit in discussing the reinstatement of the Motor Circuit where the Grandstand is being built,” but added that, “while construction work is in progress, it is difficult to get a good idea of the final layout, so it may be more appropriate to re-look at the site when construction is nearing completion.” However, Aintree Racecourse Company Limited made no attempt to initiate such a meeting before the ancillary works referred to above were completed either through Peter Kilfoyle M.P. or otherwise.The Motor Racing enthusiasts concerned believe that the commercial viability of Aintree Racecourse would be enhanced by the use of the Aintree Grand Prix circuit for Car Manufacturers’ Launches, Dealer Days and Track Days but proposals for such events have, in the past, been met with apathy by Aintree Racecourse Company Limited.2007 marks fifty years since British drivers Sir Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks won the Grand Prix d’Europe at Aintree in their British-built Vanwall but, instead of celebrating this famous event, Aintree Racecourse Company Limited has chosen to mark the occasion by finally putting the Grand Prix circuit beyond use.A spokesman for the Motor Racing enthusiasts concerned said: “We are saddened by the impact that these new grandstands have had on a famous and important Motor Racing venue, the heritage of which seems to have been deliberately ignored. There is still a place for the Aintree Grand Prix circuit in today’s world. We believe that the circuit should be used to increase Aintree Racecourse’s revenue and significantly benefit the Merseyside economy.  “We therefore urge Aintree Racecourse Company Limited to honour the commitments previously given by the Managing Director to both Peter Kilfoyle M.P. and Sefton Council and, after due consultation with all the interested parties, to realign Tatts Corner so that the circuit can still be used for demonstration events.“We believe that Aintree Racecourse Company Limited should be celebrating, not erasing, the venue’s Motor Racing heritage and hope that the new Managing Director realises the commercial potential of that Motor Racing heritage.”