BTCC ANNOUNCES CALENDAR FOR ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has today
released its provisional fixture list of ten race meetings
for 2008 when the series will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Notably, Silverstone will return to the calendar while Brands
Hatch’s full-length Grand Prix circuit will stage the
season finale.
As ever, the BTCC calendar is spread across a wide geographical
area so fans from effectively all corners of the UK have a
chance to see Britain’s favourite motor racing series
in action.
BTCC Series Director Alan Gow comments: “As Britain’s
premier race series, it is hugely important that the BTCC
is made as accessible for as many people as possible throughout
the country. This is also of major importance to the many
teams, drivers and sponsors who are part of the grid.
“I am delighted that Silverstone is able to return
and also that Rockingham will again be a part of our calendar
following its superb event earlier this season. It means that
all of the UK’s top race circuits can join us in celebrating
half a century of BTCC.
“The world-famous Brands Hatch Grand Prix track is
a fitting venue for 2008’s season finale; it is steeped
in history and revered as a classic circuit by every racing
driver and also where the first BTCC Champion Jack Sears was
crowned back in 1958.
“We very much look forward to meeting the crowds in
what will be a milestone season in the history of this great
British championship.”
2008 Calendar – Dunlop MSA BTCC (provisional):
Rounds, Venue, Date
1,2&3, Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent, Sat.29/Sun.30 March
4,5&6, Rockingham, Northants., Sat.12/Sun.13 April
7,8&9, Donington Park (National), Leics., Sat.3/Sun.4
May
10,11&12, Thruxton, Hants., Sat.17/Sun.18 May
13,14&15, Croft, North Yorks., Sat.31 May/Sun.1 June
16,17&18, Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire, Sat.12/Sun.13
July
19,20&21, Snetterton, Norfolk, Sat.26/Sun.27 July
22,23&24, Knockhill, Fife, Sat.16/Sun.17 August
25,26&27, Silverstone (National), Northants., Sat.30/Sun.31
August
28,29&30, Brands Hatch (Grand Prix), Kent, Sat.20/Sun.21
September
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