Donington Park Circuit opened its gates to local residents for an visitor evening on 27 April.
The Castle Donington circuit reports that a large crowd enjoyed a wide range of activities, from tours of the circuit itself and race control to the large variety of displays in the Paddock Suite, where visitors were able to meet with staff and many local businesses and partners of the circuit.
The emergency services were also in attendance as many lucky locals were able to get on track, not just for fast drives with circuit staff, but also as passengers in police cars and a fire engine! Other driving activities included test drives in a skid car and passenger rides in a Caterham on the Melbourne loop with BookaTrack.
Donington Park MD Christopher Tate said: “An open approach to our relationship with all elements of our local community is very important to us here at Donington Park. Allowing our friends and neighbours into the circuit free of charge, to hear and see all the great things going on here this year is just one small way of saying thank you to the many people nearby who have shown great support for Donington since the circuit’s re-opening in 2010. Their response by attendance and enthusiasm last evening was fantastic for us to see – and a great time was had by all, especially the young, whose interest is the future for all forms of sport, including ours here.”
Next up on track, the Donington Historic Festival takes place at the circuit this Bank Holiday weekend (2-4 May), with 20 races across the three days and over 400 historic racing cars participating, while some of the cars racing at the circuit will parade into the Castle Donington village on Saturday evening.
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