24th / 25th July 2010
CRMC have been asked by Silverstone Classic www.silverstoneclassic.co.uk to organise two fast parades of Post Classic bikes this year, with a view to staging 2 rounds of our championship there next year.
The Silverstone Classic is the largest event of its kind and they are keen to bring back the bikes, which is much easier now that the bikes and cars use the same (new) circuit layout.
We would like to get 60 CRMC bikes together, to add to the 15 or so celebrity riders including Mick Grant, Roger Marshall, Alex George and Maria Costello.
I will get an Entry Form organised soon, but meanwhile the dates are 24 & 25 July for Post Classic Superbikes.
We will stage a 20-minute parade each day and riders will benefit from riding with the stars, free entry to the show and the truly awesome new Silverstone circuit! It will be open to both CRMC race licence holders and CRMC parade riders.
Spaces are limited as this is going to be popular - please contact me in the first instance. mark.george@crmc.co.uk
6th September 2010 - CRMC Test Day at Snetterton - Friday, 10th September 2010
The CRMC have organised a test day at Snetterton. Open to CRMC members and costing just £30 for the morning session and £40 for the afternoon session, this is a great opportunity to get yourself and your bike "in the groove" for the weekend's racing. Noise testing will be carried out by CRMC officials and once tested, you will not need to be re-tested over the weekend.
To register, click here and you will be taken to the relevant MSV webpage. Full details are also contained in the CRMC Final Instructions that were issued last week.
24th August 2010 - CRMC Eligibility News
We are reviewing the eligibility rules and want to hear from you with your ideas. Have a look at the forum or email mark.george@crmc.co.uk
Donington Park has been saved after a new company took over the running of the historic racing circuit.
Owner Kevin Wheatcroft's deal with Worcestershire construction firm Adroit Group ended months of uncertainty about the future of the track.
Bosses at Adroit had vowed to bring back the glory days to the circuit by pumping millions of pounds into the derelict site.
The circuit was left unusable after an attempt to turn it into a Formula One Grand Prix venue ended disastrously last year.
Hi folks,
And the CRMC were there!! What a brilliant weekend it was! Thanks to everyone involved behind the scenes who made it happen!
Regards,
Roger.
Press Release continued:
David Broome, Adroit's managing director, said: "We intend to bring the site back up to a world class standard. The entire site needs attention while much of it will require a total overhaul."
The company has initially signed a 25-year lease but said it planned to buy the freehold within four years.
Adroit's Steve Watton is the circuit's operations director.
He said: "Our intention is to buy the freehold once Donington Park is back on its feet.
"We are looking to put together a pretty full calendar from the beginning of September to the middle of November."
Mr Watton, a former racing car driver who has raced cars around the Castle Donington circuit, said: "It was a great opportunity for us to get involved with an iconic name. Opportunities like that don't come around very often."
He said the new management was planning to resurrect the iconic Dunlop bridge. However, health and safety laws means it will not be able to straddle the track. Instead it will stand at the side of the circuit.
The new operator is to host its first event on August 15, when vintage motorcycles will race at the track.
It will be followed by The Masters Series, featuring a range of historic racing cars on September 3 to 5, and the British Touring Car Championship on September 18 and 19.
The circuit lost a 17-year deal to host the Formula One British Grand Prix last year after failing to raise the £120 million needed to upgrade the racing track.
Donington Ventures Leisure, the track's former operator, went into administration with debts of £4.8 million in November.
Refurbishment work carried out by Donington Ventures was left unfinished, leading to speculation about the track's racing future.
Mr Wheatcroft, whose late father Tom bought the circuit in 1971, said: "We feel we have found the right people to move Donington forward into a new and exciting future."
Donington Park's troubles began after its owners leased it to a new company just months before the credit crunch began.
In February 2007 it was announced that Donington Ventures Leisure Limited, led by Simon Gillett from Birstall, had taken over the running of the track and had plans to invest in it.
In July 2008, the late Tom Wheatcroft, whose family owns the site, helped Mr Gillett strike a deal with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to bring the British Grand Prix to Donington from 2010.
A few months later, Donington Ventures unveiled at £100 million scheme to transform the track and facilities.
But with the credit crunch blooming into a full-scale recession, raising the cash proved a problem.
In February 2009, the national media reported that Donington Ventures was in financial trouble, with debts of £66 million.
Two months later, in April, the company was being sued by the Wheatcroft family for failure to pay rent. The issue was resolved out of court.
Also last year there was also an ongoing planning battle with North West Leicestershire District Council over circuit changes.
Permission was eventually granted in late June, but the financial problems for Mr Gillett's company were far from over.
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