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| Location | North West Leicestershire, England | |
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| Major Events | British Touring Car Championship, British F3, British Superbikes, SBK, MotoGP, Pickup Truck Racing | |
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| Circuit Length | 4. North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The British Formula Three Championship is a national motor racing championship that takes place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland The British Superbike Championship ( BSB) is the leading Road racing superbike championship in the United Kingdom. History The Superbike World Championship began in, being open to modified versions of road bike models available to the public Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 Pickup Truck Racing is a motor racing series for Pickup trucks that holds races at circuits in the United Kingdom. 023 km (2. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 5 mi) | |
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| Lap Record | 1:18. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 029 (185. 608 km/h) (Ayrton Senna, McLaren, 1993, F1) | |
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| Circuit Length | 3. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK 149 km (1. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 957 mi) | |
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Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England, owned by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Castle Donington is a large Village almost considered a town with a population of around 7000 in the North West of Leicestershire, close to Derby North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is used as a motor racing track, and for music festivals.
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Motor Racing
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The original Donington track was opened in 1931, and initially used for motorcycle races. In 1935 it saw Richard Shuttleworth win the Donington Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo P3, in the 1937 British Grand Prix and 1938 British Grand Prix, the race winners were respectively Bernd Rosemeyer and Tazio Nuvolari, both in Auto Union 'Silver Arrows'. The Shuttleworth Collection is an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden airfield in Bedfordshire, England. The 1937 Donington Grand Prix was a Grand Prix race held on October 2, 1937 at the Donington Park circuit The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship Bernd Rosemeyer ( October 14, 1909 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany – January 28, 1938 on the Frankfurt Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari ( November 16, 1892 &ndash August 11, 1953) was an Italian Motorcycle and Racecar Auto Union was an amalgamation of four German Automobile manufacturers established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, during the Great Depression Silver Arrows (in German Silberpfeile) was the name given by the press to Germany's dominant Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union Grand Prix motor racing
The circuit was closed in 1939 due to World War 2, when it became a military vehicle depot. In the early 1970s the circuit was bought by Tom Wheatcroft, who funded the rebuilding of the track, which was re-opened May 27, 1977. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The first postwar race meeting was organised by the Nottingham Sports Car Club, but that nearly didn't happen, as the local ramblers tried to assert their rights to retain access to footpaths at the 11th hour. The meeting went ahead as a "Motor Trial", a legal loophole that curtailed the use of single seater racing cars for that opening meeting.
The NSCC continued to run race meetings at Donington until the Donington Racing Club was formed and a licence to run race meetings obtained.
The Melbourne Loop was built in 1985 to increase the lap distance to 2. 5 miles (4. 02 km) and allow the track to host Grand Prix motorcycle races - at 1. 957 miles (3. 149 km) without the loop, the circuit was deemed too short.
In recent times Donington has held meetings of the British Touring Car Championship and British Superbikes and as well as the 1993 F1 European Grand Prix. The British Touring Car Championship is a Touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The British Superbike Championship ( BSB) is the leading Road racing superbike championship in the United Kingdom. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The 1993 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Donington Park on April 11, 1993. This race was won by the late Ayrton Senna, and was described by AtlasF1 as the 'Drive of the Decade' [1]. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple Autosport is the title of a weekly Magazine covering Motorsport, published in the United There is a memorial to Senna in the grounds of the racetrack, outside a shop selling motorsports memorabilia.
Other events taking place at the track include the World Series by Renault and the Great and British Motorsport Festival. Renault_World_Series_Donington_2007jpg|left|thumb|World Series by Renault at Donington Park in 2007 A Great and British Motorsport Festival is a package of motor races organised by the BARC and promoted by Dunlop. On 26 August 2007 the circuit hosted the British Motocross Grand Prix, with a purpose-built motocross circuit being built on the infield of the road circuit [2]. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Motocross is a form of Motorcycle sport or All-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed Off road circuits
In 2007 the track was sold to Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd. [3]
The track is also the location of a museum, the Donington Grand Prix Collection. This opened in 1973, and is the largest collection of Grand Prix cars anywhere in the world. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
Music Festivals
Donington Park has a great pedigree of holding rock concerts and festivals, having played host to the Monsters of Rock concerts from the early 80s to mid 90s, when groups such as AC/DC, Metallica - who have each headlined three times - and Iron Maiden - who have headlined a record four times - performed there. Monsters of Rock was an annual rock music festival in England held every August at the Castle Donington racetrack from 1980&ndash1996 (with the odd exception The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. For other uses see Iron maiden. More recently, it has played host to Stereophonics' A Day At The Races event in 2001, Ozzfest in 2002 and Download Festival in 2003, headlined by Iron Maiden and Audioslave, who were late replacements for Limp Bizkit, who pulled out of the festival. Stereophonics are a British Rock band, consisting of Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Javier Weyler and Adam Zindani. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Audioslave was an American Hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles California in 2001 Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Download was held again in 2004, when Metallica returned to Donington, accompanied by a star-studded lineup including Slipknot, KoЯn, Linkin Park, Slayer and a number of other high profile rock bands. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in The 2005 Download festival was held in June, featuring Black Sabbath as well as System of a Down, Feeder and Velvet Revolver. Black Sabbath are an System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum In 2006, Tool, Metallica and Guns N' Roses headlined, and in 2007, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden headlined on June 8th, 9th and 10th 2007. Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. For other uses see Iron maiden. Download 2008 is currently scheduled to be held here from the 13th-15th June, with headliners including Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Lostprophets (lɒstˈprɒfɪts are a Welsh rock band formed in 1997.
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Location
The location of the circuit has been disputed for years. Whilst lying within the traditional borders of Leicestershire, south of the River Trent, its postal address uses a Derbyshire postcode - and the East Midlands Airport just a mile down the road was once controversially named "Nottingham" East Midlands' Airport in 2005. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire.
The facility is also used to host a weekly Sunday market.
Donington Park is located just off the M1 and is very close to East Midlands Airport, and aircraft taking off fly directly over the circuit at low altitude, as can been seen from this map. . The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where East Midlands Airport is an Airport in the East Midlands of England, near Castle Donington in Leicestershire.
Trivia
- The Donington Park track has been simulated and can be driven in several racing simulations, like Spirit of Speed 1937 (the 1937 version of the track is featured, as the name suggests), Sports Car GT, Le Mans 24 Hours, ToCA Touring Cars, ToCA 2 Touring Cars, ToCA Race Driver, ToCA Race Driver 2, TOCA Race Driver 3, GTR, GTR2, GT Legends, F1 Challenge '99-'02, MotoGP 3, rFactor, SBK-07, and Racedriver GRID. Sports Car GT is a racing game / simulation published by EA ( Electronic Arts) TOCA Race Driver 3 (also known as DTM Race Driver 3) is the third title of TOCA racing Video game series developed and published by Codemasters GTR2 is a sports car racing simulator developed under license by Blimey for SimBin for the X86 PC and is a sequel to GTR GT Legends is a sports car Racing simulator developed by Simbin for the PC The EA Sports F1 Series consists of five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport rFactor is a computer Racing simulator designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era
- The hill approaching Craner Curves (beginning just after Hollywood corner) is steeper than it appears and it is possible to reach speeds in excess of 40 mph (64 km/h) using only a bicycle.
References
- ^ The Races we Remember: the Specials of the 90s
- ^ FOX FIM Motocross Grand Prix of Great Britain-Last Info. Youthstream. Retrieved on 28 August 2007. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ "Donington is sold", grandprix. com, 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince
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