Organiser & Promoter: Tour Britannia Ltd. Suite 3, First Floor Town Centre House Southam Road Banbury Oxfordshire OX16 2EB Great Britain

Organising Club: The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC)

Description: Tour Britannia will run under the RACMSA sporting regulations and is open to drivers with pre-1976 road legal cars. Vehicles in the Competition category must comply with FIA Appendix K technical rules.

 The total distance will be approximately 800 miles with an anticipated four races and seven speed tests.

Key officials: Sporting Director Fred Gallagher Commercial Director  Alec Poole Clerk of the Course  Andrew Kellitt Race Director   Grahame White

Entries: The maximum number of entries is 180.

 The first 45 entries received in each category before 15th March 2005 will be guaranteed a place. Thereafter, priority will be given to cars of a type which competed in the British Empire Trophy from 1951 to 1958, or the Tourist Trophy from 1905 to 1965, and cars which have played a significant role in British motor sporting history.

 Entries Open   26 November 2004 Reduced Rate Entries Close  15 March 2005  Entries Close    4 July 2005 Late Entries Close   15 August 2005

Entry fees: Early fee of £3995, including top class accommodation and all meals.

Eligibility: Tour Britannia is open to road legal cars produced before 31 December 1976 with appropriate FIA papers.

Categories & classes:  The event will be divided into two categories, Competition and Touring-Regularity.

  Competition Category

  Class 1 “Ards” FIA Period A, B, C & D Up to 31.12.1946  Class 2 “Dundrod” FIA Period E1 1.1.1947 to 31.12.1956  Class 3 “Goodwood” FIA Period E2 & F 1.1.1957 to 31.12.1965  Class 4 “Oulton” FIA Period G 1.1.1966 to 31.12.1971   Class 5 “Silverstone” FIA Period H 1.1.1972 to 31.12.1976

  A maximum of 90 cars will be accepted in the Competition category.

  Touring-Regularity Category

  Class 6 “Shelsley” Open Cars of FIA Periods A, B, C & D  Class 7 “Prescott” Closed Cars of FIA Periods A, B, C & D   Class 8 “Loton” Open Cars of FIA Periods E & F   Class 9 “Craigantlet” Closed Cars of FIA Periods E & F   Class 10 “Gurston” Open Cars of FIA Periods G & H   Class 11 “Doune” Closed Cars of FIA Periods G & H

Running of the event: Competition

 The results will be determined on both race circuits and speed tests. The races will be held over eight laps after five laps of practice. Speed tests will be timed to a tenth of a second and take place at hill climb venues, sprint courses, stately homes and parks. Competitive sections will be linked by generously timed liaison sections. An Index of Performance will be used to determine the overall winner.

 Touring-Regularity

 Cars will complete five laps at each race circuit. The difference in time between lap three and lap four will be penalised at the rate of 0.1 second for each 0.1 second difference. At the other venues, each class will have a target time set. Any variance from this time will be similarly penalised. Intermediate timing points may be set up.

Prizes: Overall Tour Britannia winner (on index)    Best scratch performance for Classes 1, 2 & 3  Best Touring-Regularity category performance  1st in each Class  2nd in each Class Best One-Make Team “Competitors’ Choice” Concours