BTCC Donington 2016

BTCC 2016 at Donington

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…

BTCC Media Launch 2016

BTCC Media Launch 2016

Yesterday saw the BTCC Media Launch 2016 at Donington Park, with the teams and drivers on display not just for the media but fans who made their way along to the Leicestershire circuit. I popped along to see what was going on, and it was a busy event with a long queue to get in…

Donington Rally, March 2016

The Donington Rally

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…

Ian Hughes in the Monoposto Tiedeman Trophy

BRSCC Winter Raceday 2015

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.…

The Mighty Minis at Donington Park, October 2015

BRSCC Finals Weekend 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…

Formula Jedi 2015 at Donington

Formula Jedi 2015 at 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…

British GT Racing 2015 at Donington

British GT 2015 at Donington

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…

Will Palmer returns to the pits in BRDC F4 at Donington

BRDC F4 2015 at Donington

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…

360 Motor Racing Club at Donington Park

360 Motor Racing Club at Donington Park

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…

Download Festival 2015

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…

Tom Sykes celebrates at Donington

World Superbikes 2015

The World Superbikes 2015’s stop in the UK was to Donington Park, a popular track among bikers, and for me, there was the extra interest that the rider leading the championship, Jonathan Rea, grew up in the same town as me, and even went to the same school as me.  I went along, and of…

No Limits at Donington Park, May 2015

No Limits Donington 2015

Last weekend saw the running of the No Limits series at Donington Park. For those not familiar with No Limits, the organisation runs various motorbike racing formulae, as well as track days. The weekend featured several 600 and 1000 motor bike events, as well as the No Limits Pre Injection Cup 750 race. There was…