Attractions galore for Historic Festival

A HOST of off-track attractions are being added to the excitement and entertainment of the 2018 Donington Historic Festival from May 4-6.

At the Melbourne Loop, Group B rally cars will demonstrate their considerable power and agility while on Saturday, May 5, a Spitfire and Hurricane from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will treat DHF visitors to a flypast. And on Sunday, May 6, the BBMF Dakota flies over the event.

Back down to earth again, F1 car demonstrations on the Saturday and Sunday of the event, plus static displays on all three days, will celebrate that famous day at Donington Park in April 1993, when Ayrton Senna fought Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and the British weather to win the European Grand Prix by an incredible 80 seconds.

The all-access paddock will allow festival visitors to see race teams in action and get those essential close-up photos of the range of competition cars at the event.

Complimenting this are lunchtime pitlane walk sessions, when spectators can get a glimpse of the view from the other side of the track.

Donington Park has been fur- Historic cars will take to the Donington Park circuit.

ther developed over the winter months, with MSV introducing a number of new elements, from grandstands to new toilets.

MSV has also launched a new café, bar and restaurant named Garage 39.

There will be over 1,000 classics from dozens of car clubs and the pre-1990 classic parking area, with lunchtime parades when some of those cars will take to the track.

Infield visitors on the Saturday can enjoy a mammoth gathering of over 200 Ford Mustangs by enthusiast club Simply Mustangs UK.

Members of the British Historic

Kart Club will take to the Melbourne Loop, showcasing karts from the golden era of British karting.

Festival visitors also get the chance to take to the public roads around Donington Park in a classic or supercar. The very generous members of the Sporting Bears Motor Club are giving 10-mile passenger rides in their classic and supercars in exchange for donations to a worthwhile charity, the Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Tickets can be booked via www.donington-park.co.uk