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Midlands Prepares For Britain's Premier Race Series |
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Tuesday, 03 April 2007 |
 The clock is ticking: there is now little more than a fortnight to go before Britain’s premier motor racing series – the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship – arrives at the Rockingham circuit in Northamptonshire for its latest rounds on Sunday 22 April.
This will be Rockingham’s first BTCC race meeting for four years and promises to be one of the Midlands region’s biggest sporting and social events of 2007. With swift access from the A1 and M1 motorways and with a large catchment area reaching Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Herts, Leics, Lincs, Northants, Notts and Norfolk, thousands are expected to flock to the event.
BTCC Series Director Alan Gow comments: “Rockingham is truly one of the
UK’s top-line sporting venues for the public to come and enjoy, with
first-class facilities.
“Its huge grandstands make not only for a very dramatic backdrop, but
also ensure that the spectators do not miss a single second of the
action with views of the entire circuit.
“I’m also very pleased that Rockingham is making this event as
accessible as possible for the public with some great ticket deals and
free admission for children, plus plenty of pre-event promotion and
activities to keep the crowds entertained during the race weekend.
“The BTCC and its supporting championships all guarantee fantastically
close racing and you don’t have to be a motor sport nut to come along
and become hooked. In value for money terms, I couldn’t think of a
better family day out. We very much look forward to welcoming the
public to Rockingham on 22 April.”
Jason Plato (Oxford) will arrive at Rockingham the early championship
leader – he won twice in his SEAT Leon at Brands Hatch last Sunday to
build a nine-point gap to reigning champion Matt Neal (Droitwich) in
his Team Halfords Honda Civic.
Rockingham will mark something of a home event for Plato’s SEAT Sport
UK squad – its headquarters are in Northampton where his Leon and that
of team-mate Darren Turner are race-prepared. Also on the 26-strong
grid will be Northampton’s own BTCC racer Nick Leason, in his BTC
Racing Lexus.
All-day adult tickets to Rockingham’s BTCC meeting on 22 April are
priced just £21 if booked in advance, either via Rockingham’s website
www.rockingham.co.uk or by calling its hot line 0870 166 0438. That’s a
saving of £6 on the day. Admission for children is FREE.
The price includes access to the BTCC’s paddock and the popular Pit
Lane Walkabout when the public is openly invited into the pit lane to
meet the teams and drivers for autographs, photos and plenty of
fabulous giveaways. An 11-race bill of action awaits spectators,
including three rounds of the BTCC plus supporting action from BMW,
Porsche, Renault and SEAT.
For all the latest BTCC news and information visit the championship’s official website http://www.btcc.net/.
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