NEW ROCKINGHAM SEASON OPENS WITH BEST OF BRITISH

MOTORSPORT is back at Rockingham next month (April) with some of the best British Club Racing raising the curtain on a new season. The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) returns to Northamptonshire over the weekend of April 5/6 to launch the circuit’s 2014 racing calendar with a packed programme of single-seaters, sports cars and saloons.

Kicking-off their season will be the ambitious young drivers of the Protyre Formula Renault Championship including Pietro Fittipaldi, grandson of double Formula One World Champion Emerson. The Brazilian won the title in 1972 and 1974.

Always great to watch, the Protyre Formula Renault Championship is one of the leading UK single-seater race series, and is often the first step for many future stars of both Formula 3 and Formula One!

Representing the saloons the Kumho BMW Championship never fails to impress with its large grids and close racing. Also on the timetable will be Track Attack Race Club, which includes the Nippon Challenge, Tricolore Trophy, MR2 Series & Coupe Cup.

Door-to-door action comes from the Michelin Clio Cup Race Series and Road Series, stepping stones to the BTCC supporting Renault UK Clio Cup. The Race Series features third generation, 2.0-litre racing Clios while the Road Series is for race-converted Clio Renaultsport 197 roadcars.

It’s also the first round of the newly-named Junior Saloon Car Championship, which is a great opportunity for 14-17-year-olds to launch their motorsport careers. All racing takes place on the 1.94-mile International Super Sportscar Circuit.

For more information take a look at www.rockingham.co.uk adult tickets start at just £10 for the day and all those under 16 are FREE. Gates open at 8am and the competition on track starts at 9am.

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