Club Booking has now closed for Silverstone classic.
For those attending there is an opportunity to enter the Concours d'Elegance.
Silverstone e-mail wording is below:
Enter the Concours d'Elegance and represent your car club.
Thank you for purchasing a car club display package for this year's Silverstone Classic. You're now eligible to enter your car into the Concours d'Elegance via your car club.
The Concours d'Elegance, supported by Classic & Sports Car magazine, is an exciting new addition to this year’s programme at the Silverstone Classic and provides a chance for car clubs to take centre stage.
Cars entered, along with their car club details, will be featured on the Silverstone Classic website and will be shortlisted by a leading panel of judges which already includes F1 car designer Tony Southgate, TV Personality and Wheeler Dealer, Mike Brewer, 'For the Love of Cars' presenter, Ant Anstead, as well as representatives of Classic & Sports Car magazine.
Nominations are now invited from all classic car clubs registered to attend the 2016 Silverstone Classic. Each club may enter one car into each of the following three classes.
1. Concours d’Elegance
The car which most embodies the spirit of the classic era in the composition of the body work, paintwork and upholstery.
2. Original and/or Unrestored Classic Car
The car which most accurately represents the specification of the vehicle when new, in every detail. This may be an unrestored vehicle.
3. Historic Classic Car Award
The car with the most impressive provenance in either continuous ownership or historic connections.
All cars entered in to the above will also be judged for the following classes:
4. The Judges' Special Award
An award with no specific or technical criteria but awarded to the car selected as the Judges’ favourite of the day for whatever reason.
5. The Spectators' Special Award
As voted by the public at the event and via the Silverstone Classic website during the lead up to the event. Voting will open on 5 July and continue until 12 noon on the Saturday of the Silverstone Classic, 30 July 2016.
6. Longest Distance Driven to the Event
Classic car travelling longest distance to the Silverstone Classic under its own power.
Contact your car club coordinator to be the entry to represent your club.
Please note:
•Nominations must be received by midnight on Thursday 30th June.
•Nominations must be made by the car club coordinator, following permission from car owner.
•Owners of nominated cars must be in possession of a Sunday admission ticket to the event and an infield car club display vehicle pass.
Organisers will contact owners and the relevant car club co-ordinator of those cars shortlisted by Friday 15 July 2016. These cars must be on display at the Silverstone Classic on Sunday 31 July and should be there for all three days for the best chance in spectator voting. On Sunday 31 July, they will be displayed in a prominent location near the Village Green of the event for the award announcements.
Winners of all 6 Concours classes will be announced during the lunchtime break in track racing (scheduled for 11.50 – 13.05) on Sunday 31 July.
For any queries, please contact carclubs@silverstoneclassic.com
