Over the weekend of 28/29 June 2008 the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club and Donington Park are putting on a Classic Bike Racing weekend to celebrate the return of racing to the historic Donington Park circuit in 1977. As well as all the usual CRMC championship races, rounds of the UEM Vintage Cup and IHRO races bring an international flavour to the event. Two races for the very successful Lansdowne Cup series which caters for original specification bikes of the early 60s will also be a feature of the weekend.
Two big features are scheduled for Sunday. The first is the inaugural running of the Classic Racer Wheatcroft Trophy Race which will carry a prize fund of £1000. This race will be for bikes of the 1977 era – or Post Classic class as it is generally known. The other monster happening on Sunday is a celebration involving as many of the riders and bikes which took part in the first bike race meeting in 1977 as possible. There will be a big marquee in the paddock where there will be a display of well known bikes of the period and where spectators can mingle with the stars who rode in 1977. And a number of these bikes and riders will take part in a parade around the circuit.
If you or your bike raced at Donington in 1977 – especially at the first meeting – and you would like to be involved in this exciting weekend, the organisers would love to hear from you. Contact Gordon Russell
CRMCelig@aol.com or 01953 850677 for further information and to register an interest.
10 Mar 08, 01:46 PM
