Rockingham swansong
GINETTA GT5/G40
Ginetta plans to run winter races for its Ginetta GT5 Challenge and G40
Cup series at the Rockingham
‘send-off’ meeting next month.
After it was announced that motorsport activity at the Northamptonshire venue would cease at the end of the year, plans were soon made for a farewell event.
Ginetta is one of the manufacturers to get involved in the November 24-25 meeting and has decided to put on extra races for its GT5 and G40 Cup categories.
“I had a few people ask if we were going to do a winter series,” explained Ginetta motorsport manager Ash Gallagher.
“People will be keen to do the last race at Rockingham and we plan to run combined races for the GT5 Challenge and G40 Cup. I’ve already got 20 people who have said they want to do it, despite it being at the end of November.
“Ginetta has done lots of racing at Rockingham over the years, and it’s a nice thing for us to do. It’s a shame [Rockingham closing] – we always had a friendly welcome from the staff there.”
A number of allcomers races will form part of the meeting, with separate contests for saloons/hatchbacks, GTS and singleseaters. Caterhams are also set to race.
The Ginetta Junior Winter Series will take place the weekend before the Rockingham send-off meeting. The contest will form part of the final racing event of the year at Brands Hatch on November 18-19.