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Reserve your place for the experience of a lifetime. Watch the dedication and passion of drivers and teams alike battling wheel to wheel at speeds in excess of 200 mph! We guarantee you official prime allocated tickets coupled with a superb corporate package. So you can be confident your day will be a business success.

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The VIP Restaurant facility is situated just behind the Rockingham grandstand. The tented village is ideally located - within one self-contained hospitality area lies everything you will need for the perfect days racing. Your grandstand seats are in the upper tier of the grandstand overlooking the start/finish line. With views of 95% of the circuit the location offers superb views of non-stop track activity. Available to parties of 1 to 30, it offers you a perfect solution as to how best to enjoy the weekend’s racing.

PRIVATE CHALETS
A special feature of ChampCars at Rockingham is the chance to hire your very own Private Chalet. All chalets are located behind the Rockingham Grandstand with grandstand seats in the Upper Tier. You have excellent views of cars entering the pit lane and 95% views of the entire circuit. The facility will be for parties of 30 or more and will be ideal for the group or company wishing to entertain their clients in style.

Unlike other world championships, purchasing hospitality for this event will provide you with the opportunity to meet the drivers in action with your access to the Pit Lane.

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The NDS EuroBOSS Series

Donington Park is the place to be on Bank Holiday Monday, 6th May,
for all motorsport fans. The open paddock and relaxed atmosphere will allow fans to touch, admire and be photographed with some of the world’s most famous cars lined up to compete in the NDS EuroBOSS Series, Europe’s fastest motor racing Series. The Series aims to stir the passions of all motorsport fans… with just a little assistance from famous ex-Formula One cars including the howling V12 Ferrari of Jean Alesi and Michael Schumacher’s thundering V8 Benetton.

The starting grid of at least 24 entrants from the world of Formula One, Indy Cars and F3000 will be fighting it out in the opening round of the NDS EuroBOSS Series. The performance of these hybrid cars is stunning as they still run on slick tyres with the races themselves being fast and furious allowing the spectators as close to the action as possible. 

Organised under the regulations of the RAC Motor Sports Association – the governing body of motorsport in Great Britain – the NDS EuroBOSS Series offers a high-octane spectacle for spectators as the cars are allowed to race to their full high-speed potential without the many restrictions placed on current F1 entrants.  As a result, teams competing in the NDS EuroBOSS Series have been responsible for setting lap records at many UK and European circuits.

On Sunday 5th May events include the Austin 7 Triple Challenge, International Historic Formula 2 Trophy and on Bank Holiday Monday the feature race is the NDS EuroBOSS Series with the Alfa Romeo GTA Challenge, Top Hat Enduro for 60’s and 70’s Historic Touring Cars, 750 Motor Club Formula 4 Championship providing further on-track action.

For those whose passion runs deeper than the spectacle of the race the competing 1995 Ferrari V12 was driven to victory in Canada by Jean Alesi, his only win in F1 whilst the 1994 Benetton V8 Cosworth was driven by Michael Schumacher in his first ever Championship winning year. The former Jordan of Rubens Barrichello will also line-up on the grid along with the 1999 Reynard Indy Car of Brian Herta in its original livery. The current EuroBOSS Masters Champion Bernie Harris will drive a Lola Beatrice, formerly driven by Patrick Tombay whilst local Derbyshire driver Geoff Farmer will drive a Pacific Cosworth 3.5 litre V8. It all promises to be an action packed weekend of high class racing, oozing with nostalgia.

A number of competitors have progressed from the Series for European Big Open Single Seaters – EuroBOSS – to race in the FIA F3000 Championship, the FIA World Sportscar Championship and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. One EuroBOSS team even went on to purchase Minardi and enter Grand Prix racing!

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Twenty-four of the worlds most exciting racing cars will line up for the opening round of the 2002 NDS EuroBOSS Series at Donington Park on Monday 6th May (Bank Holiday), including no less than 16 cars with an F1 pedigree. Ferrari, Benetton, Arrows, Jordan, Minardi and Tyrrell are all represented and adding further spice to the race is the involvement of the Bobby Rahal 1999 Reynard Indy Car in it's original Miller Light livery. The car, formerly driven by Brian Herta, will be raced at Donington by Canadian Robbie Sterling, offering spectators a rare opportunity to see cars from F1 and Indy competing side by side.

The Jean Alesi 1995 Ferrari V12 will be driven by Klaas Zwart and current
EuroBOSS Masters Champion Bernie Harris will compete in a Lola Beatrice, formerly driven by Patrick Tambay. The 1994 Benetton V8 Cosworth, previously driven by Michael Schumacher during his first Formula One World Championship winning season, will be driven by last years Series runner-up Earl Goddard.

An open paddock enables the public to mix with an international driver line-up
and get within touching distance of the magnificent racing machines before
experiencing fast and furious track action. The Series holds 15 outright lap
records across Europe and with a new breed of ambitious young drivers such
as Earl Goddard, Phil Andrews and Gary Ward recognising the potential of
NDS EuroBOSS for career progression, it promises to be a compelling season
of racing.

Phil Andrews, Driver, Team Ascari:
“I can’t wait to get out on the track and Donington Park is my local circuit, I
first raced there when I was just 16 in Formula Ford. I have held lap records in
all the categories I have raced at Donington Park so am hoping to keep up the
tradition on 6th May. It seems to be a good circuit for me, I have had plenty
of wins and am confident that I will be at the front of the field.”
 
Earl Goddard, Driver, Kockney Koi Racing:
“This year I shall be undertaking a full season in the NDS EuroBOSS Series and my aim is simply to win or score well in as many races as possible.  I can’t wait for the first race at Donington having won there twice last season.  The car is well prepared and I’ll be looking for a hat-trick, the only down side is that I’ll probably get less than an hour to familiarise myself with the car before the action starts.  Let’s hope I’m a quick learner!"

The Series has been strengthened by a major sponsorship tie-up with
Healthcare specialists NDS and range of media partnerships including a
television deal with Channel 5. The NDS EuroBOSS Series arrives at
Donington for the first round on 6th May in good shape and with a formidable
grid of exciting cars aiming to stir the passion of all Motorsport fans.

The 2002 NDS EuroBOSS Series comprises a total of eight rounds, including races in Ireland, Holland, France, Germany and the Czech Republic.

The cars will take to the track at 10:15am for a practice session with cars
battling for pole in qualifying at 11:50am.  The race powers off at 3.25pm
and, with a spectacle of 24 cars thundering away from the starting grid, an
action packed race is guaranteed… with overtaking a certainty!
 
There will be a full days racing on Bank Holiday Monday as part of the H&H
Classic Auctions Historic Race Weekend, with support races including the
International Historic Formula 2 Trophy, the 750 Motor Club Formula 4
Championship, the Stock Hatch Challenge and a one-hour endurance race for
pre-1965 Touring Cars.
 
Tickets for the two day event which takes place on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th May cost £10 (each day) and can be purchased in advance on the Donington Circuit Hotline on 0870 4000 699. Tickets will also be available on the day from Donington Park.

Thanks to our friends at EuroBOSS we have 5 PAIRS of tickets to this meeting to offer as prizes in our FREE TO ENTER COMPETITION. All you have to do to be be entered into the free draw for these tickets is answer the simple question below and e-mail us the answer by clicking here 

along with your name and address by the closing date of 26th April 2002.