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Circuit
location
Donington
Park is situated close to Nottingham East Midlands Airport, near M1 J23a
and M42/A42 J14. Circuit website www.donington-park.co.uk
Ticket
prices and availability
Adult admission charge on each day is £12, children 15 and under go
free. Tickets can be ordered in advance from the Donington Park booking
line on 01332 819527. Seven owners can take advantage of a two-for-one
ticket deal by downloading a special voucher from www.caterham.co.uk
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SEVEN TO SMASH RECORDS AT DONINGTON
PARTY
"We
are very pleased to see so many entries for what will certainly be the
greatest automotive birthday celebration ever held," said Magnus Laird,
Caterham Motorsport Director. "There will be 21 races featuring drivers
from nine countries, including France Germany, Switzerland, Italy and
South Africa, and they will all, I am sure, provide some breathtaking
action."
In
addition to the 330 racing Sevens there will be hundreds more road-going
cars due to attend to make the Seven's 50th birthday bash the
largest-ever gathering of the machine which Lotus founder and automotive
design genius Colin Chapman unveiled in 1957.
In
addition to the two days of thrilling race action visitors will be able
to see a multitude of static displays, including a collection of
historic Lotus and Caterham Sevens owned by Caterham founder Graham
Nearn, plus historic Lotus Formula 1 cars owned by Clive Chapman's
Classic Team Lotus and cars from the Historic Lotus Register.
The
race highlights include.
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Caterham Eurocup
A capacity grid of 36 is expected for Caterham's European series for
the CSR 260 and Superlight models, with two 30-minute sprint races plus
a one-hour endurance event on the schedule. In the CSR class Richard Hay
and Clive Richards will be defending their points lead from a renewed
assault from the Acre Jean/Hyperion team, which has recruited single-seater
and GT race winner Phil Glew to partner Oliver Bull for the remainder of
the season. In the Superlight division Graham Fennymore will be out to
extend his overall lead in the face of opposition from series returnee
and 2006 Eurocup race winner Ted Murray.
Avon Tyres Caterham Superlight Challenge
Reigning Champion Graham Fennymore - having missed the opening event
to concentrate on his Eurocup campaign - returns to take the fight to
championship leader Will Mitcham, the Oulton Park double victor. But
both men will be under pressure from such as Peter Ratcliff, Rachel
Green and '06 Roadsport Champion Gary Halcrow among a field of
approaching 30 cars.
Colin Chapman Trophy Race / Trophée Lotus
A 30-car grid of Lotus Sevens, early crossflow-powered Caterhams, as
well as a Lotus XI, many of them French owned and driven, will bring the
Seven's heritage to life at Donington; two 30-minute races are
scheduled.
Coupe Caterham France
Vincent Beltoise, the 16-year-old nephew of 1970s Grand Prix winner
Jean-Pierre Beltoise, is among the French Caterham contingent. Vincent,
the son of Caterham's French motorsport agent, Corinne Beltoise, is in
his maiden season of competition.
Motorsport News Caterham Roadsport Challenge
With 40-plus cars vying for grid space the Roadsport racers will get
three separate races with each driver taking part in two of them. Jeremy
Ellis is the so-far unbeaten leader of the championship class. In
Roadsport B, Silverstone double race victor Gareth Thomas heads the pack
to Donington.
Circuit Driver Caterham Academy
The Academy drivers will be tackling their first-ever race, having
started their maiden seasons with sprint events and a hillclimb.
Nineteen-year-old Ben Atkinson-Willes is the Group 1 Academy
championship leader, while in Group 2 JJ O'Malley, having proved his
prowess by winning both his speed events, will need to display superior
race tactics also to maintain his points lead.
BookaTrack.com Caterham Graduates Championship
In excess of 100 Graduates club members have entered to take part in
three separate races for the Classic, Super Graduate and Mega Graduate
divisions. Jamie Ellwood - a championship winner in all three of the
Graduates classes - will be in action, as will Oliver Jackson and Martin
Amison, who will be back in action for the first time since their major
2006 accident at Spa.
Qualifying starts at 0935 Saturday with racing from 1415. Sunday's
action starts at 0900. Ticket prices and availability: adult admission
charge on each day is £12, children 15 and under go free. Tickets can be
ordered in advance from the Donington Park booking line on 01332 819527.
Seven owners can take advantage of a two-for-one ticket deal by
downloading a special voucher from www.caterham.co.uk
Circuit location: Donington Park is situated close to Nottingham East
Midlands Airport, near M1 J23a and M42/A42 J14. Circuit website
www.donington-park.co.uk
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