Thruxton to celebrate 50 years
FIFTY YEARS OF RACING AT THRUXTON WILL BE marked on June 2-3 with a high-profile weekend of historic competition at the Hampshire track.
Categories rarely, if ever, seen at the high-speed circuit will headline a special race programme designed to celebrate five decades of racing at Thruxton.
Among the grids will be the Royal Automobile Club’s Woodcote Trophy, the Stirling Moss Trophy and the Historic Touring Car Challenge, featuring grids of pre-’56 sportscars, pre-’61 sports-racing cars and pre-’91 touring cars from Motor Racing Legends.
From the Historic Sports Car Club will be the Super Touring Trophy, Historic Formula Ford and Guards Trophy, with further race content to be confirmed.
Thruxton managing director Bill Coombs said: “We will have a mixture of racing and demonstrations over both days, all of which will echo five decades of the circuit.
“This is going to be more of a festival than just a traditional race meeting.”
To mark the occasion, a new hospitality building will be officially opened on the inside of the first corner, Allard.
Thruxton was developed as the British Automobile Racing Club’s new home track after Goodwood closed for racing in 1966. The first race meeting at the circuit was on March 17 ’68, and it hosted an international Formula 2 race a month later. Half a century later, the track layout remains unchanged while a programme of investment continues to improve facilities.