This bank holiday weekend saw the running of the Donington Historic Festival 2016, and like previous events there were plenty of cars from previous decades to see both on track and on display around the circuit. The weekend included races for various touring car vintages, sports cars ranging from pre-War through to the 1970s, a…
The weekend’s BTCC event saw a support calendar that included the opportunity to see MSA Formula 2016 at Donington Park, as the FIA Formula Four event included three races. I’m a big fan of Formula Four as there is normally high quality and close racing making for an exciting watch. This weekend was no different.…
Last weekend saw the second race outing for the British Touring Car Championship as we saw the class of BTCC 2016 at Donington Park. The series was there with its normal support races including MSA Formula, the Ginetta series, and the Clio Cup. Saturday was best described as a changeable day at the…
Donington Park is home to many forms of entertainment, and although it may be most famous for its circuit and the home of many impressive rock concerts, it has held rally events in the past, and after a hiatus of several years, this form of motorsport returned in late 2015 as the Dukeries Rally returned…
It’s November, and as the nights get longer and the sun sets earlier, the motor racing season in this part of the world draws to an end for the winter, and after many trips this year, I headed off to Donington Park yesterday for the last race meeting of the year, the BRSCC Winter Raceday 2015.…
Last Saturday and Sunday saw the BRSCC Finals Weekend 2015 when a number of the championships for the series organised by the British Racing & Sports Car Club came to an end. There were Finals events at both Silverstone and Donington, given the large number of series, and I went along to see the Donington…
Last weekend’s British GT event included an appearance for Formula Jedi 2015 at Donington Park. The exciting single seater series was one of a number of support races, and included two races over the course of the weekend. This year’s season has three clear title contenders, in Ben Hingeley, Lee Morgan and Michael Watton, who between…
Last weekend saw the climax of the British GT 2015 at Donington Park. It promised to be an exciting weekend with the line up including the excellent BRDC F4 championship and Formula Jedi, as well as several other support races, and it certainly lived up to the hype with great racing action across the various…
This weekend saw the BRDC F4 2015 at Donington Park as the Formula Four series supported the British GT decider round. Although this was the final race meeting for the GT series, the BRDC F4 teams have another outing in two weeks at Brands Hatch. Last year saw a series of six drivers who could…
Today saw the 360 Motor Racing Club at Donington Park, so I went along to see some of the action. The main action was two three hour endurance sessions, the sort of races that are quite rare. Today saw the Endurance Racing Series three hour race, followed by the 360 Allcomers Series, the other three hour…
This weekend sees XH558, the last flying Avro Vulcan, performing the Salute to the V Force Tour, as the majestic aircraft makes her way around the various sites in the UK that are home to the remaining V Force aircraft. I was at East Midlands Airport earlier to see The Spirit of Great Britain –…
Last weekend saw the Download Festival 2015, the rock music event in the Leicestershire village of Castle Donington, held at Donington Park. Donington has hosted such festivals for many years now, being home to the Monsters of Rock festival, which was the reason I first visited the village, for Monsters of Rock 1996. 19 years…