SPECIAL FILM EVENING 14TH JULY 2009
WATCH RARE FOOTAGE OF MOTOR RACING FROM AINTREE
CLUB FILM EVENING
Just a few minutes drive from the M58/M57/A59 Junction
The Directors of the Club invite you to our Special FILM EVENING at the Park Hotel. This is a unique opportunity to see rare film of racing on the Aintree Club Circuit in the 70's and early 80's.
The films were produced by the late Jim Evans, an Honorary Member of the Club and an Engineering Director from Wolverhampton, who was very much involved with Modified Sports Cars and Group C Sports Car Racing.
All of the films were shot using professional 16mm colour film and include contemporary background music, flared trousers, Triumph Dolomites, Ford Escorts, F1 powered Special Saloons, Formula Ford, Formula Libre (F1,F2, F5000, F Atlantic) the famous Aintree Double Decker bus, cars disappearing into the long Aintree grass, the spins and crashes at Country Corner and all the star drivers and cars of the period!
If you've ever wondered what racing was like at Aintree, here is your chance to see it!
There will be a nominal charge for entry for non-members on the door with proceeds going to The MotorSport Safety Fund.
A proud history An exciting future Be part of it!
ALL WELCOME TICKETS NOT REQUIRED
Advanced Notice - Tuesday 13th October 2009
An evening with Stuart Turner - former Competitions and Public Affairs Director of Ford Europe and Competitions Manager B.M.C.
The "Mastermind" behind the all conquering MINI and ESCORT victories on the race and rally circuits of the world.
Hear how Stuart's visits to Aintree in the 50's helped influence his outstanding contribution to British Motorsport in more ways than one!
Former home of the British Grand Prix: 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and
1962.
The 1957 Grand Prix also took the premier Title of Grand Prix de’ Europe.
-----Turn your sound on to listen to the last lap live BBC Commentary of
the '57 GP-click browser stop button to kill sound-----
These events were all Formula 1 World Championship races.
Aintree also hosted 11 other International Formula 1 Events
including the famous "Aintree 200".
IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATE Liverpool
Celebrating Liverpool's Grand Prix and Formula 1 heritage.
This will feature both live demonstrations and static displays of
Formula 1, racing sports and saloon cars from the 1950's and 60's and a
selection of contemporary world class competition machinery around a specially
created "street circuit" close to the City Centre/Waterfront.
NEWS UPDATE – July 2009
The Club is pleased to announce that negotiations to use the King's
Waterfront site, pictured above, as the venue for the event, are continuing.
The Club now has provisional
permission to use Gower Street (Albert Dock), which will enable a complete lap
to be incorporated using Wapping, Queens Wharf, King’s Parade and Gower Street
for parade and demonstration runs.
When we have full authority to use the venue from the landowners,
English Partnerships, we will announce a definitive date of when the event will
take place.
We know this will be a great disappointment to motor racing enthusiasts
in the North West but the use of the venue is entirely dependent on the
permission of the owners and the goodwill of existing users.
The event will consist
of a paddock display area and a demonstration/parade route along King’s Parade
and Queens Wharf on the Liverpool Waterfront, close to the World Heritage Site
at the Pier Head and next to the new Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre.
- North West Automotive/Motorsport Industry Display
& Demonstration
- Weekend Waterfront Paddock Display area
- Saturday Evening Reception and Dinner
- Sunday Evening Parade and Demonstration along
King’s Parade
- Expected public attendance of 20 000+
Further details will be released in due course.
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Festival of Motorsport Report and Update
Fangio and Moss discuss tactics before the start of the '55 GP with the
legendary Team Manager, Alfred Neubauer organising the Mercedes mechanics
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The magic of
Aintree....despite the rain, the stands are full to capacity. All of the
department stores in Liverpool sold out of plastic macs that day!
Start of the 1961 British Grand Prix won by Count Wolfgang (Taffy) von Trips -
Ferrari 156 (3rd Ferrari - white helmet far right).
27 Formula 1 cars line up for the start - Tatts Corner is immediately behind
these cars.
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Sir
Stirling Moss, drifting around the outside of Fangio at Tatts Corner, winning
the 1955 British Grand Prix, in the Mercedes W196, at Aintree
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Click here for a
scalable map of our location including the circuit and major surrounding
highways.
Club
Circuit entrance at North Eastern end of
Aintree
Station (Merseyrail Northern Electric Line – trains every 15min from Liverpool
Central) is opposite the Racecourse Main Entrance on
However,
Old Roan Station is closer to the Circuit
Entrance - see map.
Liverpool
All contractual arrangements
relating to the use of the venue by individual motoring organisations are with
the Aintree Racecourse Company Limited. Tel 0151 523 2600
ACC Contact– Michael Ashcroft – (+44) 0151-525-5060(e) or (+44)
07821 230 961
For Competitive Motorsports Events,
the Association of North Western Car Clubs Championship coordinator is David Thomas Tel/Fax:(+44) 01492-584872 (7-9pm
only)
Summer events 2009
25th April, Aintree Spring Sprint 27th June, Aintree Summer Sprint 5th September, Aintree Autumn Sprint
Aintree Track Days
Drive in the tracks of Moss, Fangio and Brooks on the Historic Aintree Racing Circuit!
30th May 2009
3rd October 2009
In 1987, the Club pioneered the promotion and operation of Track Days and Sprints, with an emphasis both on high standards of safety and slick organisation, as an evolution of the Tuesday Test Sessions, which were the world's first events organised to allow non-racing access to a purpose built motor racing circuit.
These were established by the Club in 1954-5.
The Club was also entirely responsible for the management and financing, including the provision of all track equipment , of the "Club Circuit" for nearly 35 years, since 1964
when the then owners of the Racecourse, the Tophams, closed the 3 Mile Grand Prix circuit, pending sale of the course.
Motor Cycle Racing
Weds 6th May Machine testing
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Please note:
All events take place on the 1.64mile (2.65Km) "Club Circuit
Circuit open to Spectators from
Clubhouse
Bar and Café open to visitors.
Free Car Parking and Paddock access
All vehicles
enter via Northern entrance off
(click here
for location MAP)
For General Enquiries relating to the Venue
(History, past events and future usage), please contact:
Aintree
Circuit Club - Michael Ashcroft at: info@aintree.org
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