FRIDAY 4 MAY 2007
Take part in the Opening Ceremony of Britain’s only round of the FIA GT Championship, featuring The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy
Britain’s only round of the FIA GT Championship, featuring The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy, heads to Silverstone on 4-6 May. While the opportunity to see Nigel Mansell’s return to racing with the Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari team will be a resounding highlight on the track, the opportunity to take part in the event’s official Opening Ceremony – the London to Silverstone Supercar Tour – on Friday 4 May, will prove to be a popular pre-event experience for anyone taking part.
Following the huge success of last year’s inaugural Supercar Tour, event promoters - Silverstone Circuits, The Royal Automobile Club and SRO - are delighted to confirm that a cavalcade of highly sought after supercars will once again accompany the prestigious Tourist Trophy on a pre-determined route from The Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall to the famous Northamptonshire circuit.
Following a photocall in London, an exclusive field of up to 50 supercars will head out of London behind a special Police motorcycle escort, before driving an 80 mile non-motorway route to Silverstone. The Tour concludes with a lap of honour around the world famous Grand Prix circuit to signal the official opening of another breathtaking weekend of top motorsport action.
In addition, one supercar from the entry will be selected by the organisers to lead the assembly out of London, and transfer the historic Royal Automobile Tourist Trophy to Silverstone, where it will be awarded on Sunday 6 May to the winners of round two of the 2007 FIA GT Championship.
The 2006 London to Silverstone Supercar Tour provided a spectacular opening to the three day meeting, and this year’s event has been enhanced to include the following:
- Entry to the Tour - only 50 21st Century Supercars will be accepted - Three-day Silverstone Event Passes for two persons, plus souvenir event programme - Breakfast for two at The Royal Automobile Club Pall Mall on the Friday morning - Special Police motorcycle escort from Pall Mall to outer London - Refreshments on route at two meeting points - Two or three laps of the full Grand Prix Circuit on arrival at Silverstone - Route maps, passes and administration - Private hospitality suite overlooking the circuit at Brooklands with two-course lunch and afternoon tea for two persons on Friday The Tour is open to the latest vehicles, as well as other special supercars at the organiser’s discretion. 35 cars are already entered for the 2007 tour, including models from Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti (Veyron), Dodge, Ferrari, Koenigsegg (CCX), Lotus, Maserati, Porsche and Spyker (C8). With this year’s entry caped at 50, a limited number of places are still available for the 2007 London to Silverstone Supercar Tour. Official Entry Forms are available to download from the Silverstone website – http://www.silverstone.co.uk/pdf/supercar_tour07_entry.pdf.
Please fax forms to the organisers on +44(0)1327 856 025, or email info@motion-works.co.uk. Alternatively Entry forms can be posted to: Motion Works UK Limited, Silverstone Innovation Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire NN12 8GX.
The all-inclusive entry price for the Supercar Tour is £345 per entry, including driver and one passenger. A special evening dinner, priced at £75 per person, is also scheduled for participants at The Royal Automobile Club on the Thursday evening.
Weekend Tickets for Silverstone’s round of the FIA GT Championship, featuring some of the most spectacular supercars in the world, are available in advance, for £20. Saturday and Sunday only tickets will also be available on the day for £15 and £25 respectively.
Access for children aged 15 years and under, accompanied by an adult, will be free of charge, while parking, covered grandstand seating, paddock access and centre transfer will also be included with a general admission ticket. To book tickets, or for further information, visit silverstone.co.uk, or call 08704 588 260.
