Motoring events diary
Motoring events for the enthusiast's diary for July and August 2009
July 24-26Hungarian GPThe Formula 1 championship’s lesser-known ring hosts this season’s tenth round. www.f1.com
July 24-26Silverstone ClassicLegendary racing aplenty, with ’60s F1 cars, Group C racers and Edwardian machines among the highlights.www.silverstoneclassic.com
July 25Classic Touring Cars, Lydden HillThe Kent circuit hosts the Classic Saloon Festival, with everything from Rover SD1s to Ford Capris in action.www.classictouringcars.com
July 28Morgan centenary, BeaulieuCelebrate 100 years of the antiquated sports car. There’s even a raffle to win yourself one!www.beaulieu.co.uk
Jul 31-Aug 2Griffith Growl, EttingtonCelebrate the Wheeler era as the Griffith (p186) and other TVRs gather in Stratford. www.griffgrowl.com
July 31-Aug 2WRC, FinlandThe Finns are out for revenge after Seb Loeb won in their back garden last year. www.wrc.com
Aug 16BTCC, KnockhillThe most northerly round of the British Touring Car Championship is steeped in history and trivia: it’s the site of Vauxhall’s 100th BTCC race victory, Gabriele Tarquini’s infamous series of rolls in an Alfa 155, and where Colin McRae made his one-off BTCC appearance in a Prodrive BMW in 1992. You can be there this year by bagging some tickets on us – head to here for the competition. www.btcc.net
Aug 1-2MG Fest, GaydonThe Heritage Motor Centre hosts a weekend of MG loving, with a gymkhana and the chance to sample special MG real ale. Yes, really. www.mgfest.co.uk
Aug 2BTCC, SnettertonThe Touring Car drivers return from their summer jollies, picking things up with round six in Norfolk. www.btcc.net
Aug 15-16DTM, NürburgringCombine a tourist trip to the Ring with the sixth round of the German Touring Cars.www.nuerburgring.de
Aug 21Evo TrackdaySpend the whole day blatting around Bedford’s 4.2-mile GT circuit. Instructors are on hand, too. www.evotrackdays.co.uk
Aug 21-23European GPIt’s the second F1 race to be hosted at Valencia’s street circuit. Look out for the swish 140 metre-long swing bridge. www.f1.com
Aug 30BTCC, SilverstoneFans’ favourite Jason Plato holds the BTCC lap record here in a SEAT. Can his slidey Lacetti beat it? www.btcc.net
Sept 5-6DTM, Brands HatchCheer on Brit ladies Katherine Legge and Susie Stoddart (pictured) at the British leg of the German Touring Cars.www.dtm.com
Sept 11Evo Track EveningMiss this one and you’ll have to wait until next summer to play with us at Bedford Autodrome. You have been warned… www.evotrackdays.co.uk
