Great and British Motorsport Festival
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A Great and British Motorsport Festival is a package of motor races organised by the BARC and promoted by Dunlop. The events are a new addition to the motorsport calendar and appears at the Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Pembrey, Castle Combe, Silverstone, Thruxton, Croft and Donington Park racing circuits. Despite the title of the events, a race meeting is held at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
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[edit] Format
The race meetings are held over two days, with the Saturday being devoted to free practice sessions and qualifying, with the occasional race to close the day. Sunday is devoted to racing as well as other strategies to increase spectator attendance such as coach rides around the circuit.
[edit] Championships
A number of championships will feature on every Great and British event. These are the Radical Enduro championship which is for Radical SR8 cars are features two 40 minuite races with a driver change part way through each race. The Radical Biduro championship also features, which features two 20 minute races for Radical SR4 machinery. The other permanent championships are the MINI Challenge and two championships for Ginetta sportscars.
[edit] Guest Races
Each event will also feature a number of championships that will only appear at selected events. These include the Max 5 championship for Mazda MX-5s, kart racing, truck racing, the EuroBOSS championship for former Formula 1 cars, races for Caterhams and Westfields. The Belgian event also features races for the Belcar and Dutch Supercar Sports Car Championship. In 2007, a new saloon car package will join the bill which is intended to be a nurturing ground for aspiring Touring Car drivers.
