28 Apr 2009
With 16 races for 12 Historic Racing Cars’ categories the Algarve Historic Festival will be the biggest historic motor racing event ever held in Portugal and Spain. It will take place at the new Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão, between the 16th and 18th of October 2009.
This date coinciding with the mid term school holidays gives the entrants an excellent opportunity to take their families for a few days holiday in sunny Algarve. Promoter Francisco Santos has drawn together with the new circuit administration a complete programme on and off the track with various social activities. Entrants will have a welcome drink and barbecue in the paddock on Friday after practice and a welcome dinner and show at the Vilamoura Casino on Saturday.
During the Press Conference at the new Algarve Circuit (AIA), Paulo Pinheiro, AIA’s CEO and promoter Francisco Santos signed a three year contract for the organization and promotion of the Algarve Historic Festival for three years, up to 2011, on the same October week-end.
Official Travel Agents “Portugal de Luxe” and “Grandstand Tours” have also organised a wide range of tours and hotel packages with special rates for all tastes and pockets, and groups.
The new circuit has been praised by top Formula 1 drivers, including Michael Schumacher who has extensively tested in the GP variant in both two and four wheels. Directors of HGPCA, The Masters Series, Motor Racing Legends and Lurani Formula Junior have already visited the circuit and chosen a variant for the historic cars which has less hard braking bends.
The on-track programme has 10 free practices and 10 qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday morning. The first of the 16 races will be at noon Saturday and the last will start at 5.30 pm on Sunday.
Apart from racing the Algarve Historic Festival will also have two main attractions with a social concern: a “Mini 50 Year Commemoration Charity Parade” and a “Ferrari, Maserati and Osca European Charity Parade”, with the patronage of Maria Teresa de Filippis and Ing. Alfieri Maserati. These two concentrations of cars will enable owners to drive three laps of the new circuit and contribute – €50 per car – towards a Children’s Welfare, Protection and Healthcare Organization.
Grandstand, paddock and VIP tickets are already on sale.
Historic Racing Car Categories:
Pre-War Motor Racing Legends, HGPCA/ BRDC Sports Cars, HGPCA Pre1961 and Pre-1966 Formula 1, Grand Prix Masters, World Sportscar Masters, Sports Racing Masters, Gentlemen Drivers GT & Sport, Masters Pre-66 Saloons, Masters Touring ‘70s, Masters Proto ‘70s, Lurani Formula Júnior.
Source Autodromodoalgarve.com
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