2008 Events
MOTOR RACES ON THE FULL GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
♦ 21 Races during Saturday/Sunday including 9 two driver races and a Saturday Evening Dusk Race
♦ 15 Qualifying sessions during Friday
♦ 14 Race Group Paddocks – F1, GP, Group C, Sportscars, GT, Saloons, Road Sports & others
♦ 650 plus period race cars
♦ 900 Competitors including over 100 from overseas
♦ Over 130 GP/F1 cars in action – incl 1980/90s F1 cars!
GRANDSTAND VIEWING
♦ FREE seating in all open grandstands around the
Grand Prix circuit
CLASSIC CAR OWNER CLUB DISPLAYS by FARECLA
♦ Over 60 different car clubs on display
♦ Over 4,000 classic & historic motor cars from 1900 to
1990 on display during the 3-days
♦ Huge Lotus, Porsche, Ferrari, Jaguar owner displays
EXHIBITIONS
♦ Art & Photography Gallery featuring works from over
30 automotive artists
♦ Over 100 specialist trade stands covering automotive
to Antiques & Craft
♦ Over 100 Autojumble stands
AUCTION BY BONHAMS
♦ Specialist Porsche & Lotus Sale
♦ Porsche & Lotus road/race cars & related automobilia
♦ Over 150 lots expected
SCARF & GOGGLES (S&G)
♦ Central entertainment, dining and meeting point
♦ Fine food, drink and specialist menus
♦ Live music entertainment
♦ Interviews and autograph sessions
♦ Giant screen with LIVE TV track action
♦ Friday evening screening of the 1966 feature film
‘GRAND PRIX’
♦ Happy Hour from 6pm each day!
CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS at the S&G
♦ Murray Walker
♦ Roy Salvadori
♦ Jack Sears
♦ David Brabham
♦ Further star names to be announced
NEW BOOK SIGNINGS at the S&G
♦ Murray Walker with the ‘Murray Walker Scrapbook’
♦ Barry Williams with ‘Whizzo’
LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
♦ Imagine the Beatles (Sat eve at the Scarf & Goggles)
♦ Soul Convention (Fri eve at the Scarf & Goggles)
♦ The Peter O’Donnell Duo & Quartet (Lunch times &
Sun eve at the Scarf & Goggles)
♦ Roving music entertainers from the College of Music.
TV & RADIO
♦ Live Motors TV race coverage on Giant Screens
♦ Murray Walker commentating during GP/F1 races
♦ Live Event Radio broadcast with Race Commentary on
1602 AM plus Festival Commentary on 87.7FM
GROUP B RALLY DEMONSTRATION
♦ Over 20 Group B cars performing demonstration runs
on a special course by the Slowly Sideways Group
♦ Displays each day (see Event Timetable)
RETRO RUN
♦ Over 200 pre 1988 classic cars arriving during
Saturday mid-day from 4 UK start points
♦ Sunday morning parade laps around the GP circuit
AIR DISPLAYS
♦ Spitfire of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
♦ Hawker Hunter - 1950 Jet Fighter
♦ Mustang - WWII Fighter
♦ Red Devils Freefall Parachute Display Team
♦ Team Guinot Wing Walkers
♦ Yakovlevs Aerobatic Display Team
♦ Over 30 Vintage Aircraft from the VAC with a fly-in and
feature static display
♦ Hot Air Balloons
♦ Helicopter Pleasure Flights
CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINMENT
♦ Period Fun Fair
♦ Crèche
♦ Children’s Entertainers & Caricaturist
EVENT SOUVENIRS
♦ 100 page glossy Event Souvenir Programme plus 40
page Race Card & FREE FM/AM Radio
♦ Event souvenir collection - hats, shirts, gifts and more
HOSPITALITY
♦ Full range of corporate hospitality available
CAMPING & ACCOMMODATION
♦ Camping & Motorhome sites around the lake in
Whittlebury Park - only 5 to 10min walk into the circuit!
♦ Selection of local Hotels & B&B available
CAR PARKING
♦ FREE parking in all public car parks at the venue