| May 11-13, 2012 UK Donington * FIM 2012 WSB Round 5 |
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FIM 2012 WSB Round 5May 11-13, 2012 in Donington, United KingdomWorld Superbike at Donington Park “Donington Park is located on Donington Hall, an old estate that belonged to the Gillies Shields family. It is situatued near Nottingham. It was the most important race venue of the United Kingdom until forced to close down during World War II. The army took its residence at Donington and rearranged the site as a military depot. In the post-war era, the army had difficulty in letting go of Donington. They still owned it until 1971, when Ton Wheatcroft bought the track. Wheatcroft was a racing fan from his boyhood when he watched the great racing drivers of the day in action at Donington Park in 1937 and 1938. Wheatcroft finished his national service and began to build a hugely successful building empire. By the 1970s he was in a position to indulged his passion for the sport and Wheatcroft bought Donington Park to provide a home for his collection of classic racing machinery and as a future home of the British Grand Prix. During the World Superbike race at Donington Park none of the seats will be numbered, i.e. reserved. You will have access to all stands available on a first come-first serve basis. All granstands will be uncovered. Children under the age of 5 will have free entrance to the track, as long as they are accompanied by an adult. Children from 5 until 15 years old will need a apecial child ticket, which you can find in the ticket list on your right. Please note that children will pay full price for pitwalk and paddock tour! Pitwalk is possible when in posession of special Pit Walk pass, which are available in our shop. Please check the list on your right. Assembly point is between the Paddock Suite and Garage 38, times to be confirmed. Donington Park is located in county Leicestershire, the Midlands of the United Kingdom, not far from the cities Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. TRAVEL TO THE UNITED KINGDOM Nottingham East Midlands Airport is located at only 3 KM distance from Donington Park. The airport hosts some European connections and also offers easy further access to other parts of the U.K, with scheduled flights to Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow. When coming from abroad it's best to book a ticket to the international airport of Glasgow and from there book a ticket to Nottingham (and vice versa). TRAVEL TO THE CIRCUIT By car Donington Park is on the A453 next to the East Midlands airport. Leave the M1 at junction 23a or junction 24 and just follow the signs. By public transport From the airport, both train and bus services can be used to the track. Train stations located close to Donington Park include Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham. From there it is only a short distance walk to the circuit, or if preferred, a cab can be chartered easily. Trent Barton also operate their Rainbow 5 service regularly between Nottingham and Loughborough, which calls at Castle Donington and Nottingham East Midlands Airport. KinchBus operates an hourly Airline Shuttle service from Loughborough Train Station which stops at Nottingham East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington and Derby Train Station before terminating at Derby City Centre. Tickets: http://superbike.gptickets.com/index.asp?pageid=WWW_SBKGP_COM_RACES_DONPARK If you have a comment or additional information about this motorcycle racing event, please post it below.
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