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  Bentley holds 'An Unbroken Line' exhibition 10 Feb 2011 (News)
  Bentley's Design team are offering a rare opportunity to take a glimpse inside the usually secret and closed world of their studios and follow the development of a Bentley from the first sketch right through to the moment it sweeps through the factory gates. The 'An Unbroken Line' exhibition - just unveiled at Bentley's Crewe headquarters - follows the compelling story of creativity and exacting technical precision behind the creation of the latest Bentleys including the Continental GT and Mulsanne.
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  CarFest North Moves to Oulton Park 22 Jul 2013 (News)
    Friday evening’s performance is headed by Texas supported by The Magic Numbers and, though the weekend is a complete sell-out, some extra tickets are now available for the Friday. Gates open at mid-day with the non-stop entertainment commencing shortly afterwards at 12:30. For more information and tickets visit the official Carfest website at www.carfest.org .
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  007 Cars for Pageant of Power and Beaulieu 26 May 2012 (News)
  The 2012 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will be open to the public from 15 to 17 June at Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire. It was awarded Best Tourist Event in Cheshire in 2010 and runner-up in 2011. Gates open at 8.00am every day. Adult tickets for the fireworks concert event on Saturday 16 June start at £20, while child tickets start at £5. For more information about the Pageant or to book tickets, visit  www.cpop.co.uk The Bond in Motion Exhibition at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu is the largest of its kind staged anywhere in the world and showcases 50 of the best loved and most iconic James Bond vehicles in celebration of the 50th year of James Bond movies.
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  Club Racing at Croft This Weekend 24 May 2011 (News)
  Sunday also starts with additional qualifying, again at midday followed by eight more races from 1.30pm. Admission for adults is just £12 per day (payable on the gate) with entry for children aged 15 and under FREE. Car parking is also free and all admission includes access to the race paddock enabling the public to get a close-up look at the cars as they are being worked on as well as a chat with many of the competing drivers over the weekend.
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  West Country Festival of Speed: 25th/26th August 27 Jul 2012 (News)
    Prior to the 3rd August, tickets can be bought online for the reduced rate of £10 for adults, and £5 for children. Post August 3rd August, tickets can only be bought on the gate - £12 adults and £6 children   To enter the hill climb you must have a non-race National-B licence from the MSA (Motor Sports Authority). Once you have this licence you can then apply via the Plymouth Motor Club to enter the hill climb.
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  Santa Pod Run What You Brung 6th March 28 Dec 2010 (News)
  This includes general admission, track sign-on and drift and handling track admission. For non drivers and spectators general admission £10 on the gate and passengers wishing to ride in a car on track is £10. For full information and costs please visit www.rwyb.co.uk or call the team on 01234 782828.
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  Donington Historic Festival timetable announced 25 Feb 2015 (News)
  Advance discounted tickets cost £20 for a single day ticket, £32 for a two-day ticket and just £45 for a three-day weekend ticket (on-the-gate prices will be £25, £40 and £60, respectively). Children aged under 16 are admitted for free. Visit www.doningtonhistoric.com for more. Saturday   09:10-12:35 Qualifying 12:35-13:35 Lunch Break / Demonstrations 13:35-14:05 Qualifying 14:20-14:40 FJHRA/HSCC 'Silverline' Historic Formula Junior Championship – Front-Engined (Race 1) 14:55-15:20 HSCC Historic Formula 2 (Race 1) 15:35-16:00 Historic Grand Prix Cars Association combined grid of pre-61 and pre-66 Grand Prix cars (Race 1)  16:15-16:35 FJHRA/HSCC 'Silverline' Historic Formula Junior Championship – Rear-Engined (Race 1) 16:50-19:20 ‘1000km’ for 1964-71 World Sportscar Championship Sports, Touring and GT Cars   Sunday   09:10-10:45 Qualifying 11:00-12:30 GT & Sports Car Cup for pre-66 GT and sportscars 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break / Demonstrations 13:30-14:30 U2TC for pre-66 under-two-litre Touring Cars 14:45-15:05 FJHRA/HSCC 'Silverline' Historic Formula Junior Championship – Front-Engined (Race 2) 15:20-16:20 Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy for pre-56 sportscars 16:35-17:00 HSCC Historic Formula 2 (Race 2) 17:15-18:00 HRDC ‘History of the BTCC 1958-1966’ 18:15-18:40 Historic Grand Prix Cars Association combined grid of pre-61 and pre-66 Grand Prix cars (Race 2) 18:55-19:15 HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy for Touring Cars from the Group A and Super Touring era (Race 1) 19:30-19:50 FJHRA/HSCC 'Silverline' Historic Formula Junior Championship – Rear-Engined (Race 2)       Monday   09:10-12:00  Qualifying 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break / Demonstrations 13:00-13:50 Historic Touring Car Challenge for pre-86 Touring Cars 14:05-14:45 HSCC Jaguar Heritage Challenge for pre-66 Jaguar cars 15:00-15:40 ‘Mad Jack’ for pre-War sports cars 15:55-16:15 HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy for Touring Cars from the Group A and Super Touring era (Race 2) 16:30-17:30 Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-61 sportscars 17:45-18:30 HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ for pre-60 Touring Cars
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  Donington Historic details unveiled 1 Apr 2014 (News)
  Advance tickets cost £20 for a single day, £32 for a two-day ticket and just £45 for a three-day weekend ticket (on-the-gate prices will be £25, £40 and £60 respectively). Children aged 13 and under are admitted for free. Advance discounted tickets can be bought via www.doningtonhistoric.com .
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  Full Programme of Events at Croft in June 3 Jun 2012 (News)
  As well as taking a close look at the mouth-watering machinery on display, visitors will be further entertained by several significant side shows including a 0-60mph speed challenge, concourse d’elegance and on-track ‘cruises’. Tickets to this event are just £10 per day (payable on the gate) with admission for children aged 15 and under FREE all weekend. Then just a fortnight later on the weekend of 23/24 June comes ‘the big one’, the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship televised on ITV4.
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  Croft Circuit 2012 Season Calendar 24 Apr 2012 (News)
    The meeting at the North East’s premier motor sport venue just outside Darlington is sure to appeal to enthusiasts from across the region who will be eager for their first motor sport fix of 2012. Admission is just £12 per day (payable on the gate) and FREE all weekend for accompanied children aged 15 and under. Admission includes access to the competitors’ paddock meaning visitors will have plenty of opportunities to chat with many of the drivers during the two days.
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  27% Off Silverstone Classic Tickets Booked in March 23 Mar 2012 (News)
  . Those booking before the end of March benefit from significant discounts of as much as 27 per cent when compared to tickets purchased on the gate – plus an additional ten per cent saving for those members of the new event partner, the AA. With such substantial reductions on offer, it’s no surprise that ticket sales are already running at record levels. “Every year the Silverstone Classic just gets bigger and bigger and more and more popular,” reported Nick Wigley, Event Organiser. “The event is already established not only as the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival with more than 1000 racing entries but also as a huge family attraction with lots of top class entertainment for those of all ages.
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  Auto Trader Thunderball at Santa Pod Dragstrip 22-25 April 25 Feb 2011 (News)
  Both of these lovely ladies will be there for fans on the Bank Holiday Monday Advance tickets start at just £10 for the Friday, £19 for Saturday, Sunday or Monday or just £48 for the whole four days. Tickets on the gate range from £12 for the Friday only up to £55 for the entire event. So, once you've factored in the free parking, free camping, free under 16s and free pit walkabouts, it just goes to show that amusing your clan this Easter needn't leave you penniless!
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  Fat Kids Cause Congestion 19 May 2009 (News)
  More than three-quarters of British kids, 78%, live within two miles of their school, yet a staggering 63% of them are driven to and from the school gates every day, either in a car or bus, according to fresh research released today. The Kia Motors Walk to School Report reveals a nation of walk-shy families who are responsible for 5.5 million unnecessary daily road journeys to drop the kids at school.
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  Comment: Longbridge - the final chapter? 30 Jan 2017 (News)
  You only have to visit the Pride of Longbridge rally, which this year takes place on 15 April at Cofton Park, directly opposite the former factory's main entrance, to see the huge groundswell of enthusiasm that exists for BL-ARG cars. Yet I wholeheartedly believe that there wasn't a car that emerged from the gates of Longbridge without a number of flaws. Despite that, there were enough of us around who loved them - and, indeed, still do. Rover owners and workers protest at the closure of the Longbridge factory in 2005.
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  BTCC Croft Just One Week Away 11 Jun 2011 (News)
  Both Lewis and Damon regularly attend events to show their support… Croft BTCC race day (19 June) tickets cost just £27 per adult on the gate while admission for accompanied children aged 15 and under is FREE. All entry includes access to the BTCC paddock plus Sunday morning’s Pit Lane Walkabout session when the public can meet the star drivers for autographs, photos and plenty of team giveaways.
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  See 400 classics on track at Donington Historic Festival 13 Jan 2016 (News)
  A single-day advance discounted ticket for the Donington Historic Festival costs £21 and a two-day ticket £34, while a three-day weekend ticket costs just £48 (on-the-gate prices will be £28, £45 and £65, respectively). Children aged under 16 are admitted for free. Advance discounted tickets can be bought via www.doningtonhistoric.com and through the 24-hour ticket hotline 0844 873 7355.
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  Santa Pod Main Event 1st-4th June 28 Apr 2012 (News)
  Advance ticket prices start from just £12 for the Friday, or £30 for each of the action packed main days (Saturday, Sunday or Monday) The entire 4 day event costing just £70 in advance or £80 on the gate. With the kids getting on for FREE, it could be the best family weekend that you’ve ever enjoyed. For more details please visit www.santapod.com
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  Croft Circuit revs up for historic RAC rally action 28 Oct 2011 (News)
  JUST £10 PER ADULT; KIDS 15 & UNDER FREE Tickets to see the R.A.C Rally in action at Croft will cost just £10 (payable on the gate) with admission for children aged 15 and under FREE . For more details call the Croft Circuit office on 01325 721815 or visit the www.croftcircuit.co.uk website.
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  Foreign entries rev up for Croft Nostalgia Weekend 1 Aug 2011 (News)
    But they will have to beat a number of local racers all eager to shine in front of their home crowd – among them 18-year-old James Buckton from Harrogate in his historic Elden Formula Ford, York’s Robert Rook and Selby’s Jim Clark in their Ford Lotus Cortinas, fellow saloon car racer Andy Yool from Barrow-in-Furness in his Ford Anglia, Workington’s Robert Gates in his evocative E-type Jaguar and Whitley Bay’s Richard Evans in his sensational March Formula 2 car. There's also 'adopted local' Nick Fleming from Upper Largo, Fife in his stunning Chevron B8 sportscar (pictured above).
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  Donington Historic Festival timetable announced 18 Feb 2016 (News)
  Saturday, 30 April 09:10-12:50 - Qualifying 12:50-13:50 - Lunch Break / Parades and Demonstrations 13:50-14:15 - HSCC Historic Formula 2 International Series, Race 1 14:30-15:20 - Historic Touring Car Challenge for pre-91 Touring Cars 15:35-15:55 - HGPCA Nuvolari Trophy for pre-50 Grand Prix cars, Race 1 16:10-19:10 - ‘1000km’ for 1964-71 World Sportscar Championship Sports, Touring and GT Cars Sunday, 1 May 09:10-10:50 - Qualifying 11:05-12:35 - GT & Sports Car Cup for Pre-66 GT and Pre-63 Sportscars 12:35-13:35 - Lunch Break / Parades and Demonstrations 13:35-13:55 - HGPCA Nuvolari Trophy for pre-50 Grand Prix cars, Race 2 14:10-15:10 - U2TC for pre-66 under two-litre Touring Cars 15:25-15:50 - HSCC Historic Formula 2 International Series, Race 2 16:05-17:05 - Royal Automobile Club Woodcote Trophy for pre-56 sportscars 17:20-17:40 - HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy for Touring Cars from the Group A and Super Touring era, Race 1 17:55-18:55 - Pre-80 Endurance for sports racing, GT and Touring Cars Monday, 2 May 09:10-12:00 - Qualifying 12:00-13:00 - Lunch Break / Parades and Demonstrations 13:00-13:45 - HRDC ‘Touring Greats’ for pre-60 Touring Cars 14:00-14:40 - Jaguar Classic Challenge for pre-66 Jaguar cars 14:55-15:55 - Stirling Moss Trophy for pre-61 sportscars 16:10-16:30 - HSCC Super Touring Car Trophy for Touring Cars from the Group A and Super Touring era, Race 2 16:45-17:25 - ‘Mad Jack’ for pre-War sports cars 17:40-18:25 - HRDC  ‘BTCC Celebration 1958-1966’ Ticket prices A single-day advance discounted ticket for the Donington Historic Festival costs £21 and a two-day ticket £34, while a three-day weekend ticket costs just £48 (on-the-gate prices will be £28, £45 and £65, respectively). Children aged under 16 are admitted for free. Advance discounted tickets can be bought via www.doningtonhistoric.com and through the 24-hour ticket hotline 0844 873 7355.