GRDC+

Ginetta Racing Drivers Club+ Donington 2017

The Donington Decider for the British GT series weekend included the Ginetta Racing Drivers Club+ Donington 2017 rounds.  It’s impressive how many Ginetta racing series there are, and the British GT series support package includes two Ginetta events, the GT5 Challenge and the Ginetta Racing Drivers Club+.  The series is intended to be a progression from…

Ginetta GT5 Challenge Donington Rounds 2017

Ginetta GT5 Challenge Donington Rounds 2017

The visit to Leicestershire for the British GT series included the Ginetta GT5 Challenge Donington Rounds 2017 with the final three races deciding the championship over the weekend.  Wet qualifying saw a mixed up grid with Max Bird, Ryan Hadfield, Rob Boston, Carlito Miracco and Lewis Brown making up the top five for what looked like…

Britcar 2017

Britcar Donington Rounds 2017

This weekend saw the Britcar Donington Rounds 2017 as part of the BARC event at the Leicestershire circuit. Britcar is an endurance racing series run across five classes that see some fantastic cars competing, with this weekend featuring a 50 minute race and a two hour event, both on Saturday. The cars on the grid…

Caterham Festival 2017

Donington Park Caterham Festival July 2017

The beginning of the month saw the Donington Park Caterham Festival July 2017 which marked the 60th anniversary of the ever popular car not just with a series of Caterham races, but also with the launch of the Caterham Seven Donington Edition.  There are only ten of the edition, each of which is named after one…

FF1600 at Donington July 2017

Donington Formula Ford Rounds July 2017

The Caterham Festival at Donington Park at the beginning of the month included the Donington Formula Ford Rounds July 2017 with the National Formula Ford Championship and the Northern Formula Ford Championship both in action. The weekend was hot on the heels of the Kirkistown round a few weeks before, and was part of a…

World Superbikes at Donington, May 2017

2017 Superbike World Championship British Round

Donington Park plays host to the 2017 Superbike World Championship British Round this weekend, with three Britons leading the table before the weekend, including Jonathan Rea who has taken seven of the ten wins so far this season.  Could he take his third successive title?  The weekend is more emotional than most, coming just a few…

Donington Historic Festival 2017

Donington Historic Festival 2017

The May Day bank holiday weekend saw the Donington Historic Festival 2017, which has become a standard date in recent years for the event at the Leicestershire circuit.  As normal, there were plenty of on track races and car parades as well as plenty to see around the track, including an incredible number of vehicles from…

Radical Racing

Radical Racing 2017 Donington Event

This weekend’s MSVR Donington event includes, among other series, the inaugural rounds of the new LMP3 Cup, the F3 Cup and the Radical Racing 2017 Donington Event.  Radical Racing is a relatively cost effective racing series, with the cars based on a motorbike engine, which helps to ensure busy grids and plenty of close racing.…

F3 Cup 2017

F3 Cup Donington Round April 2017

The current MSVR weekend includes the F3 Cup Donington Round April 2017, the first of seven weekends for the series around the country. This weekend’s event includes various other championships such as the inaugural and exciting LMP3 Cup for and Radical racing. The F3 Cup is made up of consists of three classes; the Cup Class (cars…

LMP3 Cup Donington

LMP3 Cup 2017 Donington Round

There is an MSVR event this weekend which includes the LMP3 Cup 2017 Donington Round, the inaugural event of the series, as well as other championships including the F3 Cup and Radicals.  LMP3 is a class of European Le Mans Series racing, and the new event has attracted plenty with a good motor racing pedigree meaning…

Ginetta Juniors Donington Park 2017

Ginetta Juniors at Donington Park 2017

The BTCC event over the Easter weekend saw the Ginetta Juniors at Donington Park 2017.  Daniel Harper set the fastest time in qualifying, giving him his first pole, with Scott McKenna beside him on the grid.  In the first race, McKenna challenged for the lead from the start, although Harper held on.  An off into the…

Ginetta GT4 Supercup at Donington 2017

Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2017 at Donington Park

The BTCC event over the Easter weekend saw the Ginetta GT4 Supercup 2017 at Donington Park, with the cars on circuit over the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend.  George Gamble had set the pole time, ahead of Ben Green.  Carl Boardley was quickly in the lead, though, of the first race, with Green also…