| V8 Trophy Racing (Formerly Days of Thunder):
A Unique Entertainment Experience Quite simply, MAC TOOLS V8 Trophy
Thunder Racing is a unique experience. It blends the
high octane world of US-style motorsport showmanship with equally
high-profile music shows and leisure activities that make the series
the most innovative and serious enhancement to the UK’s motorsport
and entertainment scenes for many years. Designed specifically to
entertain the whole family, each event offers a host of leisure
features and an atmosphere that is unmatched in the UK calendar:
- The MAC TOOLS V8 Trophy Championship takes
place at the £72
Million, purpose built venue, Rockingham,
Motor Speedway, Corby, Northamptonshire. The spectator
facilities are unrivalled within the UK, providing stadium
seating for 50,000 people (10,000 under cover), High quality,
fully serviced suites overlook the whole circuit and provide
a relaxed atmosphere for corporate guest and racing enthusiast
alike.
- V8 Trophy cars are modelled on the most successful form of
motor racing in the World –
Nascar.
- The most powerful and fastest European racing championship
averaging more than 150mph.
- Thundering 5.7 litre V8s tuned to 470bhp & sporting either
a Ford Taurus, Chevrolet Monte Carlo or Pontiac Grand Prix body
shells.
- 10 rounds of wheel-to-wheel action at Rockingham’s spectacular
1.5 mile banked oval track.
- SCSA reached over 44 million people in 2004,
UK Broadcaster Channel 4 and Satellite Broadcaster Motors TV
both air highlighted programmes.
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