The 2010 Event Calendar
We’ve been busily piecing together the event calendar for 2010. Of course the big crowd-pleasers – the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood Revival, and the Auto Italia events – are all present and correct. For 2010, however, we have the added excitement of seven rounds of the new Trofeo Abarth 500 GB to look forward to.
Here’s the full 2010 event calendar as it stands today:
| 31 January | Abarthisti takes over Duxford, IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
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| The Imperial War Museum at Duxford is home to more than 200 military and civil aircraft, as well as maritime and land warfare exhibits housed in seven cavernous exhibition halls and hangars. Our base for the day will be the American Air Museum, and we’ve been granted special access to park on the apron directly outside. | |
| 3/5 April | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, Oulton Park |
| The opening round of the 2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB at Oulton Park will be one of the most attended events of the season and by being on the calendar we will be part of the official start to the UK Motorsport season. | |
| 17/18 April | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, Silverstone (GP circuit) |
| The second round of the 2010 Trofeo Abarth 500 GB at Silverstone will be on the opening rounds of the FIA Formula Two Championship. | |
| 1 May | Auto Italia Italian Car Day, Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey |
| Held in the historic surroundings of the famous Brooklands circuit, the Auto Italia-sponsored Italian Car Day is a great opportunity to see some of the finest examples of Italian metal. A selection of trade stands will be present, and the Brooklands Museum will also be open to visitors. | |
| 22/23 May | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, Cadwell Park |
| The Trofeo Abarth 500 GB takes to Cadwell Park to support the British Superbikes | |
| 6 June | Auto Italia Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire |
| Italian car enthusiasts across the country look forward to the annual event at Stanford Hall. Cars from every era will be proudly displayed within the Hall’s picturesque setting, with many clubs in attendance. | |
| 26/27 June | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, Snetterton |
| The Trofeo Abarth 500 GB arrives at Snetterton, supporting the GT Cup Championship & Formula Palmer Audi | |
| 27 June | Bedfordshire Italian Car and Bike Day |
| Held at The Sharnbrook Hotel on the A6 between Bedford and Rushden, the Bedfordshire Italian Car and Bike Day attracts a wide selection of Italian metal to the family-run hotel and restaurant. Entry is free for all show cars/bikes, which are to arrive by 10:30am. Public admission is £3 per adult, and gates open at 11am. | |
| 2, 3, 4 July | Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood, West Sussex |
| The Festival of Speed is far more than just a hillclimb – it is a celebration of the history of motor sport and can justifiably claim to be the world’s biggest and most diverse classic motor sports event. Taking place outside Goodwood House, using the main road through the Park as the track, it’s the only occasion where you’ll see in action the greatest competition cars and star drivers from the entire history of motor sport. | |
| 24/25 July | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, Silverstone (GP circuit) |
| At Silverstone in July, the Trofeo GB will support the Silverstone Classic event. | |
| 1 August | Goodwood Breakfast Club |
| The Goodwood Breakfast Club plays host to a series of meetings with the promise of an eclectic mix of vehicles and a great organic breakfast menu to get the appetite of any motoring enthusiast going. Theme: Performance Car Legends – Post-1970s drivers’ cars, including track day favourites. | |
| 4/5 Sept | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB, Brands Hatch (Indy circuit) |
| In September, the Trofeo GB returns to Brands Hatch to make use of the Indy circuit, supporting the DTM and Trofeo Europe (tbc). | |
| 17, 18, 19 Sept | Goodwood Revival, Goodwood, West Sussex |
| The Goodwood Revival is the world’s largest historic motor race meeting, which relives the glory days of historic Goodwood Motor Circuit. But the Revival is far more than a series of races for historic cars – it is a magical step back in time, a chance to get away from the modern world and revel in the romance of motor racing as it used to be. | |
| 3 October | Goodwood Breakfast Club |
| The Goodwood Breakfast Club plays host to a series of meetings with the promise of an eclectic mix of vehicles and a great organic breakfast menu to get the appetite of any motoring enthusiast going. Theme: Souped-up Sunday – Tuned tearaways, including hot rods. | |
| 23/24 October | Trofeo Abarth 500 GB & Italia, Monza, Italy |
| The Trofeo Abarth 500 GB links up with its Italian counterpart at famous Monza, Italy. |
A regularly-updated events calendar can also be found on the Abarthisti website: Abarthisti Events.
Photo credit: Scuderia Sitar.