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2007 RACE MEETINGS ANNOUNCED BY CASTLE COMBE CIRCUIT
04 January 2007 - Castle Combe Circuit
Castle Combe Circuit is pleased to announce an exciting and varied calendarof race dates for 2007, featuring nine meetings for cars and one dedicated tomotorcycles.
Highlights include the return of Formula
Palmer Audi as Castle Combe''s headline
single seater championship, after a
three-year absence; the first visit of
Britcar to the circuit; and a celebration of
40 years of Formula Ford racing. The season also brings up two landmarks:
Castle Combe''s 250th Special GT race and
its 100th saloon car race. Monday 9 April -- Husqvarna Retro
Raceday
Featuring cars from the swinging ''60s for
Top Hat Saloons, Cloth Cap Sports Cars,
Oldies But Goldies and Stars of the ''70s,
plus the opening rounds of the Castle
Combe Championships for FF1600,
Saloons & Special GTs. This meeting will
also feature a ''meet the drivers and see
the cars'' grid walkabout during the lunch
break, previewing the Castle Combe
Circuit based championships.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
13.00. Admission £15 per adult; £7.50 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Monday 7 May -- Springtime Raceday
A festival of club racing, with races for
Formula Vee, Stock Hatch, Locost, RGB &
Monoposto Championships, plus round 2
of the Castle Combe Championships for
FF1600, Special GTs and Saloons, the
latter featuring the 100th Castle Combe
Saloon Car Race.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
13.00. Admission £15 per adult; £7.50 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Monday 28 May -- Classic Saloon Raceday
Touring Cars from the ''60s, ''70s and ''80s,
including rounds of the Classic & Historic
Saloon Car Championship, Post Historic
Touring Car Championship, Classic Group
1 Touring Car Championship, Pre ''93
Touring Car Challenge, Production BMW
Championship, Classic Thunder Modified
Production Saloons; also the Sports
Racing & GT Challenge, plus round 3 of
the Castle Combe Championships for
FF1600, Saloons & Special GTs.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
13.00. Admission £15 per adult; £7.50 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Saturday 23 June -- British Raceday
Highlighting the iconic Mini and the
Caterham sports car, this meeting has a
very British feel to it, with races for the
Dunlop Mini Se7en & Miglia Challenges,
Caterham Roadsport Championships, plus
round 4 of the Castle Combe
Championships for FF1600, Saloons &
Special GTs.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
12.15. Admission £12 per adult; £6 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Saturday 14 / Sunday 15 July -- Summer
Racing Festival
Two days of action-packed GT and single
seater racing. The headlining Formula
Palmer Audi Championship includes a host
of young, aspiring drivers racing the
fastest single-seater race cars to visit
Castle Combe during 2007. On Saturday,
GT racing comes to Castle Combe with
two 50-minute races for the EERC Britcar
Championship. Featuring Porsche, Ferrari,
Mosler, BMW, Marcos & Lotus, with the
added excitement of driver changes, this
is a spectacle not to be missed. The GT
theme continues on Sunday, with rounds
of the Lotus On Track Elise Trophy and
Caterham Academy. For saloon car fans,
this meeting also features the popular Alfa
Romeo Championship, Dunlop Track &
Race Saloon Championship and T-Car
Championship (for 14-17 year olds). The
Castle Combe Championships for FF1600,
Saloons & Special GTs complete the
line-up.
:: :: Saturday: Practice from 08.40; racing
starts at 13.00. Admission £8 per adult;
£4 per OAP; accompanied children free.
:: :: Sunday: Practice from 08.40; racing
starts at 10.55. Admission £15 per adult;
£7.50 per OAP; accompanied children free.
:: :: A weekend ticket is available in
advance at £20 per adult; £10 per OAP.
Paddock transfer is free for all advanced
bookings and £2.50 on Sunday. Saturday 28 / Sunday 29 July -- Moto Star
Motorcycle Raceday
Two days of motorcycle racing for the new
ACU Star Championships, The Lansdowne
Trophy, Suzuki GSX-R Trophy, F2 Sidecars,
Formula 125, GP 125 & 250, Ducati Sport
1000 Cup, plus parades and the Castle
Combe Superbike Grand National Invitation
Race.
:: :: Saturday: Practice from 09.00; racing
starts at 13.00. Admission £8 per adult; £4
per OAP; accompanied children free.
:: :: Sunday: Warm-up from 09.00; racing
starts at 11.00. Admission £15 per adult;
£7.50 per OAP; accompanied children free.
:: :: A weekend ticket is available in
advance at £20 per adult; £10 per OAP.
Paddock transfer is free for all advanced
bookings and £2.50 on Sunday. Saturday 4 August -- Classic Raceday
Featuring a variety of races from the
Historic Sports Car Club, including Classic
Racing Cars, Historic Racing Saloons,
Historic Formula Ford, Classic Sportscars,
Classic Clubmans and the Jaguar XK
Challenge, plus the Castle Combe
Championships for FF1600, Saloons &
Special GTs.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
12.45. Admission £12 per adult; £6 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Monday 27 August -- A Plant LUX Traffic
Controls Sportscar Raceday
A celebration of sportscar racing, with
races for the Aston Martin Championships,
Ferrari Formula Classic, Porsche Open &
Club Championship, plus the Castle Combe
FF1600 and Saloons; featuring the 250th
Castle Combe Special GT Race.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
12.30. Admission £15 per adult; £7.50 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Saturday 15 September -- MG Raceday
Featuring races for the MG Trophy, Total
Butler Championship, MG Midget Challenge,
MG BCV8 & Metro Championships,
Thoroughbred Sportscars, plus the Jaguar
XK Challenge, TR Register Championship
and Morgan Challenge, in addition to the
Castle Combe Championships for FF1600,
Saloons & Special GTs.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
13.00. Admission £12 per adult; £6 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day. Saturday 6 October -- The Formula Ford
Carnival
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of
Formula Ford, with races for the
traditional knock-out FF1600 event
featuring the 3 Nations Cup, Classic FF1600,
Classic FF2000, Historic FF1600 and Sports
2000 Championships, in addition to the final
rounds of the Castle Combe Saloon Car
and Special GT Championships.
:: :: Practice from 08.40; racing starts at
12.45. Admission £12 per adult; £6 per
OAP; accompanied children free. Paddock
transfer is free for all advanced bookings
and £2.50 on the day.
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