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29 Nov 2015, 23:34 (Ref:3594314) | #1 | ||
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HSCC race Dates for 2016
Official announcement of HSCC Race dates.
News from the Historic Sports Car Club Sunday 29 November 2015 HSCC 2016 calendar to start at Castle Combe The Historic Sports Car Club has unveiled its 2016 racing calendar, which will open with a special two-day meeting at Castle Combe (16/17 April). The new event at the Wiltshire track will be a focal point of the club’s 50th anniversary season and will celebrate the very first HSCC race in 1966 when a group of 1950s sports cars contested the inaugural Griffiths Formula race at Castle Combe. The balance of the season includes high-profile events on the Silverstone and Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuits as well as major historic festivals at Croft and Oulton Park. Season highlights include the International Trophy on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit (21/22 May), the Autosport three-hour meeting at Snetterton (4/5 June), the Wolds Trophy meeting at Cadwell Park (18/19 June), the Historic Super Prix on the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit (1/2 July), the Croft Nostalgia Festival (6/7 August) and the Oulton Park Gold Cup (27-29 August). One-day events will be held at Brands Hatch Indy (24 September) and the traditional Silverstone Finals (15 October). HSCC members will also have the opportunity to race at Spa-Francorchamps during the Classic Six-Hour meeting (16-18 September). In addition, the HSCC will again be organising the racing element of several key events, including the Donington Historic Festival (30 April-2 May), the Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) and the Walter Hayes Trophy (5/6 November). “We’ve got an excellent calendar for 2016 and I’m particularly pleased to be going to Castle Combe to mark the club’s 50th anniversary,” said HSCC Chief Executive Officer Grahame White. “We’ll announce more details about the Castle Combe event over the coming weeks.” The provisional HSCC calendar is: Sat/Sun 16/17 April Castle Combe (50th Anniversary) Sat/Sun 21/22 May Silverstone GP (International Trophy) Sat/Sun 4/5 June Snetterton (Autosport 3-Hours) Sat/Sun 18/19 June Cadwell Park (Wolds Trophy) Sat/Sun 1/2 July Brands Hatch GP (Historic Super Prix) Sat/Sun 6/7 August Croft (Nostalgia Weekend) Sat-Mon 27-29 August Oulton Park (Gold Cup) Sat 24 September Brands Hatch Indy Sat 15 October Silverstone National (Finals Day) For more details about the HSCC, please visit www.hscc.org.uk -ends- For more information, contact the HSCC on 01327 858400, by fax to 01327 858500 and by e-mail to office@hscc.org.uk For media enquiries, please contact Paul Lawrence on 01952 510382. |
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30 Nov 2015, 08:41 (Ref:3594396) | #2 | ||
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Dikko,
Thanks ! Pleased to get a Castle Combe round this year, but what a pity no Donington date... Nick |
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