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Silverstone Classic Tickets On Sale For 2016

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Silverstone Classic Tickets On Sale For 2016

After the huge success of this year’s record-breaking Silver Jubilee extravaganza – an event which attracted more than 100,000 visitors for the first time in the Classic’s 25-year history – the 2016 Silverstone Classic (29-31 July) is already gearing up for another massive attendance next summer

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Silverstone Auctions Celebrates Another Successful Silverstone Classic With £5,083,773 In Total Sales

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Silverstone Auctions Celebrates Another Successful Silverstone Classic With £5,083,773 In Total Sales

This racing car-only sale was the first auction of its kind to be offered by Silverstone Auctions and achieved total sales value of £1,071,220*. Highlights of the Competition Car Sale included a 1959 Cooper Monaco, which sold for £219,375

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Stretton Stars At Silverstone Classic

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Stretton Stars At Silverstone Classic

In a weekend of superlatives, when persistent rain could not dampen the atmosphere, the four Masters grids were outstanding with huge fields of cars delivering top quality races.

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Curtain Comes Down On Record-Breaking 25th Silverstone Classic

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Curtain Comes Down On Record-Breaking 25th Silverstone Classic

In celebration of the event’s momentous milestone, a special Silver Sunday Parade brought together more than 200 silver cars from Land Rovers to Lexus’, MGs to Mercedes and Saabs to Ssangyongs

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Marino Franchitti all set for his Silverstone Classic race debut

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Marino Franchitti all set for his Silverstone Classic race debut

Marino Franchitti is just one of the hundreds and hundreds of racing drivers all revved up for this weekend’s sensational Silverstone Classic (24-26 July). The 37-year-old Scot, though, has a very special reason to be exceptionally excited – he’s about to fulfil a dream. “I’m going to race an incredible car and I just can’t wait,” he enthused.

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Scarf And Goggles Awards To Honour Event Originators

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Scarf And Goggles Awards To Honour Event Originators

Paying tribute to the pair’s pioneering achievements in creating the blueprint for what’s now The World’s Biggest Classic Motor Racing Festival, the Stuart Graham ‘Scarf and Goggles’ Award will be presented to what’s judged to be the most admirable car competing at the Classic

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Silverstone To Sparkle With Silver Dream Machines

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Silverstone To Sparkle With Silver Dream Machines

The spectacular parade is open to everyone with a silver car – old or new – and has already attracted an amazing array ranging from a 1934 Austin Seven Special to the latest creations from legendary marques such as Land Rover and Aston Martin.

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Enormous Response To Guards Trophy Race At Silverstone Classic

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Enormous Response To Guards Trophy Race At Silverstone Classic

The Guards Trophy GT and Sports Racing Championship is open to pre-1966 GT cars and pre-1969 sports-racing cars and is the best-supported championship in historic racing. In 2014, 167 drivers took part in the seven-round championship.

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‘Battle Of Britain’ Races Added To Silverstone Classic Bill

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‘Battle Of Britain’ Races Added To Silverstone Classic Bill

Two evocative new races for much-loved British GT and saloon cars from the Fifties and Sixties have been added to this summer’s massive Silverstone Classic line-up (24-26 July).

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Paul Young Joins Status Quo In The Classic’s Live Music Line-Up

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Paul Young Joins Status Quo In The Classic’s Live Music Line-Up

As well as famously singing the opening and closing lines to the original Band Aid single ‘Do they Know It’s Christmas’, Young enjoyed numerous top ten hits including ‘Love of the Common People’, ‘I’m Going to Tear Your Playhouse Down’, ‘Come Back and Stay’ and ‘Everytime You Go Away’.

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